Gore Gore : Paresh Bhatia

Paresh Bhatia played this fast song and changed the mood from romance to masti... a step ahead :-)
I always feel proud to mention his capcity of writing the notations of any song, in original scale, within a few minutes. His mobile no is 09879048751 just try !!!
He has been training me and the young members of the club.
Always smiling, ready to help and dedicated to the club... Thank you Paresh sir...ji...
Both the coming programmes of 25th and 27th are arranged by him. On 25th the club is performing for a Bengali group and on 27th in Gandhinagar (the capital of Gujarat) , for the IAS officers meet.
Next month we will be performing in a very famous engineering college expacting the audiance of approx 1500 students + staff.
Anyone to join us ??????

Chaudavi ka chhand : Truely a man of melody

A man of melody as we call him, played this romantic song and all the senior citizens regressed themselves in to their love age.
Manohar Vaidya plays more than 300 songs WITH music, not only that he guides all of us even when we make mistakes. He would say "if you play like this it would sound better".
" Manoharji, you do not miss a single note, I am really very happy" Madan Kumarji said this about the melody man.....

E Malik Tere Bande Hum: Pankhar NI Haash

Jai Maharaj...
When they started playing the song, everyone present in the hall was mesmerized. Though there was a limitation of sound system, this song created the hypnotic effect in the hall and the musical journey started......
One very important fact I would like to mention here is that, Our Amjadbhai Pathan was having Roja, and all Muslim brothers do not eat, drink or put anything in mouth before certain time, but as he is always committed to the HCG and has responsible role to play in the programme, kept all the rules aside and played for this noble cause. Special thanks to him from all of us.
The Hall was packed with 200 most disciplined, knowledgeable senior citizens.

After the programme we got a chance to see Shri Ram Dasji Maharaj in the Santram Mandir.

Truly it was a wonderful and memorable experience.

Two more programmes are coming up on 25th and 27th. Invitations to all.......
Apoorva Bhatt, Dilipsinh Chavan, Rupesh Parmar and Amjad Khan Pathan

When veteran relives his youth

Manohar Majithia, 67, is the eldest member of the Harmonica Club of Gujarat. Before he joined the club, he had cut a CD in a professional sound recording studio. However, after he heard some of the players perform in a public park in Ahmedabad, he realised that he needed a lot of improvement. First of all, he had to change his instrument, the Chinese make 'Hero', to a chromatic one. After he bought Chromonica 280 from M Hohner, Germany, Majithia started practicing rigorously.

He has acute respiratory problem and runs out of breath while playing. However, this did not deter him from playing. Whenever, the club decides to stage a public performance he is among the first to enlist. So enthusiastic he is that he submits a list of 4-6 songs that he wants to play at the public function.

Here he presents one of the oldest number sung by Lata Mangeshkar:

Manohar Vaidya: Master of Melody

Manohar Vaidya has been playing mouth organ for over 50 years now, without break. In his earlier years, he had learned violin. He also plays keyboard without even looking at the keys. He is known for detailing. Members of the Harmonica Club of Gujarat are fortunate to have him as their guru who is ever ready to help everyone. The club is incomplete without him. You name a song, and Vaidyaji would play it to perfection.

Here is a masterpiece from him:

Genext is Promising: Aditya

When mouth organ maestro Madan Kumar visited the Harmonica Club of Gujarat on last 'Friendship Day' he was thrilled to listen to young Aditya play mouth organ. "It is for the young generation to promote this lovely instrument now," he said.

Aditya plays here a popular number from the film Kashmir Ki Kali. The music is by OP Nayyar.

Our Sunday Practice

Members of Harmonica Club of Gujarat have been playing in a public garden every Sunday ever since the club was formed more than a year ago. Here are a few recordings of the August 16,2009 practice session.

1. Lakho Hain yahan dilwaale

2. Yaad Kiya Dil Ne Kaha Ho Tum

Jo Shaheed Huye Hain Unki Jara Yaad Karo Qurbani

For the Independence Day, Devansh Shah played this immensely popular patriotic song which had made India's first Prime Minister Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru cry while listening to Lata Mangeshkar singing it. The song was composed by C Ramachandra and the lyrics were by Pradeep.

Devansh has been learning harmonica from Paresh Bhatia, who teaches music to school children in Ahmedabad. For this Independence Day special, Paresh Bhatia accompanied Devansh on bongos.

Old is Gold

Apoorva Bhatt was not even born when blockbuster black and white bollywood film 'Goonj Uthi Shehnai' was released in 1959. Starring Rajendra Kumar and Amita, the film became a hit primarily because of its lilting songs.

The music director was Vasant Desai, who used the Indian classical musical instrument Shehnai so successfully that the background scores became tear jerkers. The king of playback singing, Mohammed Rafi's mellifluous voice made the film's songs immortal.

We first present here the haunting song - 'Keh do koyi na kare yahan pyaar' - in Rafi Sahab's voice. We will then present the same song's rendition on mouth organ by Apoorva Bhatt.

And, now Apoorva Bhatt on harmonica playing the song 50 years after the release of the film:

Nostalgia - IV: Madan Kumar

Baar Baar Dekho Hazaar Baar Dekho Ye Dekhne Ki Cheez Hai Humaara Dilruba.

Yes, those who had the privilege of listening to Madan Kumar performing live in Ahmedabad at an informal gathering want to hear him play all the time.

"One needs to get into the spirit of the original song to be able to play it on the mouth organ in such a way that the feeling comes out naturally," he said.

We present here a fast number played by him which had rocked the bollywood in the 1960s: