Name: Hé Govind: An Ode to Krishna
Start: 2024-09-28T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Central Piedmont Central Campus

$H\u00e9 Govind: An Ode to Krishna$

We hope you will join us for the AIM for Seva Charlotte/Winston-Salem, Chapter 2024 Donor Appreciation Event. It will be held Saturday, September 28th at 5 p.m. at the Parr Center New Theater
Central Piedmont Central Campus 1201 Elizabeth Ave., in Charlotte.
AIM for Seva is delighted to present Hé Govind: An Ode to Krishna, a soulful musical journey that transports the listener to the divine realm of Lord Krishna. This live concert is a treat for the senses and features many of the compositions of popular saints and seers of India including those of AIM for Seva Founder Swami Dayananda Saraswati.
Hé Govind is an ethereal blend of soul-stirring vocals and divine bansuri melodies. Experience a celestial journey that uplifts the spirit and resonates with the heart.
Pandit Pravin Godkhindi is from Dharwad, which is considered the cradle of Hindustani music in Karnataka. His father, Venkatesh Godkhindi, a renowned vocalist and bansuri artist, was his first guru, teaching him Kirana Gharana Gayaki style. He gave his first concert at the age of 6 and held the audience spellbound. Later under mridangum artist Anoor Ananthakrishna Sharma, he mastered the layakari. Pravin later added the Gatkaari and Tantrakaari styles to his music knowledge by his own effort.
In 2015, Pravin became the first to perform Indian classical music on the 8-foot-long contrabass flute. He is adept in traditional, creative, western, Carnatic and fusion styles of music.
Pravin has performed with eminent musicians like Ustad Zakir Hussain, Dr. Balamuralikrishna, Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Dr. Kadri Gopalnath, Sivamani and many more. He has received innumerable awards both nationally and internationally, including an award from the honorable president of India for the music of the films Beru and Vimukthi. Pravin is the first artist from Karnataka to represent India in bansuri at the World Flutes Festival in Argentina.