Through the lens of trigger-happy Nitin Patel

Here is from Nitin Patel's Harmonica Club of Gujarat portfolio:

Through the lens of trigger-happy Nitin Patel

Professional photographer Nitin Patel from London, who has recently been appointed the India representative of the world's oldest Harmonica maker, Seydel of Germany, was here on the New Year to introduce the latest models of this hand-made instruments to the members of the Harmonica Club of Gujarat. All the club rmembers got the opportunity of trying out about a dozen harmonicas that he had brought the India to let the players know about this unique company which is the first to make harmonicas with steel reeds. The Seydel harmonicas are expensive compared to harmonicas of other makes. But, they are strong, sturdy and sound sweet. 

While the club members were playing and generally fiddling with the instruments, Nitin Patel kept on clicking photographs. 

The HCG was honored to bestow life-time honorary membership on Nitin, who has been playing harmonica since he was a seven-year-old boy. He has the child-like enthusiasm and boyish smile at 67 today.

zindagi hans ke bitayenge

Paresh Bhatia has been training scores of school children in harmonica playing. Some of his disciples like Aditya Chalishazar and Devansh Shah have turned out excellent players, drawing applaud from audience at public performance. Today, as part of Christmas celebrations, Paresh Bhatia and Aditya played this song by the side of the Parimal Garden lake.

A TRIBUTE TO DEV ANAND – Hai Apna Dil To Aawara

I could not resist myself but to do another special tribute song to EVER GREEN SUPERSTAR DEV ANAND.  He loved Harmonica. He was the one who encouraged young R D Burman to play the harmonica in this film song.  All Indian harmonica players love to play this song.  I always feel happy when I play this song on Harmonica
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MdyhAnblrU

 Dev Saheb is not going to Rest In Peace in Heaven and he won't offer the God the lead role.

Shirish

Tribute to Dev Anand - GATA RAHE MERA DIL

GATA RAHE MERA DIL
I have played today (04th Dec 11) and uploaded this song from his Film “Guide” as a “TRIBUTE to Bollywood screen legend DEV ANAND” who passed away after “ROMANCING WITH LIFE”.  He passed away in London at the age of 88 on 3 December 2011 (4th December 2011 by Indian time) due to a cardiac arrest.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3Wt9oShuAM

Tribute to Dev Anand

The Harmonica Club of Gujarat paid tribute to ever green actor Dev Anand during their Sunday meet at Parimal Garden. All members played impromptu a song from Dev Sahab's film. Here are some videos:

Shivang Shastri at NHL Bristol 2011

Shivang Shastri is 13 year old  and he played `pavane`by Faure at NHL Bristol 2011
Shivang's family is from Ahmedabad.  His grandfather was in GEB Ahmedabad
His father is a Doctor living in Brmingham.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR-ZomuQRug

Ben Bouman at NHL Bristol 2011

I met Ben Bouman at NHL Bristol 2011 on 29th Oct 11
I thought I will share the link below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTwIPkVqUNMtp://

Shirish Swami
http://www.youtube.com/user/Sadashiv45

Evergreen Karun

He goes by the name of Evergreen Karun on Youtube. He is visually impaired and is 75 years' old. He has been playing harmonica for more than 50 years and has been a student of legendary Milon Gupta. Karun has given several public performances in the USA where he has been living now. He is originally from Shillong.

This is what he writes about himself by way of introduction on his Youtube channel:

" I am an artist by profession, and have been performing music on the harmonica as a hobby for the last fifty years. I learnt this art from the late Milon Gupta, the famous harmonica maestro of India in the mid-'50s. I enjoy playing both Eastern and Western music, and have performed the harmonica (or mouth organ) at various public performances in the United States and in India. 


I am a member of the Society of the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica (www.spah.org) since 2000. I am now visually handicapped due to macular degeneration since my early 30s, and playing the harmonica is my life."


Here are a few of his renditions:


1. Main Shayar to nahi

2. Lara's Theme from Dr. Zhivago

You can visit his Youtube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/EvergreenKarun

Collector of Harmonicas: Amzad Khan

Automobile engineer Amzad Khan from Baroda has made amazing progress in the last four years that he picked up harmonica. Since then, he has collected more than a dozen harmonicas, some of them rare pieces. I first heard him play in 2007, when he had just started learning the instrument. Today, Amzad Khan, popularly known among his friends as Babubhai, plays to perfection several popular Hindi film songs. We present here some of his renditions.

1. Jawaniya ye mast mast

2. Awara Hoon

3. Bekaraar karke humein yu na jaayiye