Tune into traditional Punjabi music
23 May 2012 10:11 AM GMT
Highlighting the state's rich lineage of traditional music, 'Festival of Traditional Music of Punjab' was kicked off at the capital on Tuesday. The festival was inaugurated by Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister and Kiran Walia, Minister of Languages, Social Welfare, Child and Women Development.
The two-day festival that conclude on 23 May would present a variety of traditional Punjabi bandishes (composition) at India International Centre.
The festival kicked off with the performance of a vocal jugalbandi by Bhai Mohan Singh and Sukhdev Singh. Their unique enunciation began the festival with a bang. Starting with bhijurian chamkan ghoran ghatayat kalian… in Malkauns Raga, they moved into Raga Kedar and sang seekhe ho tum.
They followed it with a composition in Raga Desh he maa gharaj gharaj barsariyan boondanya.
The duo had learnt old bandishes of gayaki from famous Sitar Maestro Ustad Vilayat Hussain Khan. The vocal jugalbandi was followed by a performance of Tushar Dutta, a young vocalist from Kolkata.
According to Rawail Singh, Secretary, Punjabi Academy, 'With this exceptional music festival we are trying to showcase the rich tradition of Punjabi bandishes without losing its authenticity. The responses we have received during the past years have led us to make this festival one of our annual features. In these two days, our artists would be presenting a bouquet of century-old bandishes, including a series of ragas sung from early morning to midnight.'
On the concluding day, Raza Ali Khan, grandson of legendary Ustad Bade Ghaulam Ali Khan and son of Usatd Munawar Ali Khan and Meeta Pandit, a Delhi-based classical singer are slated to perform.
The two-day festival that conclude on 23 May would present a variety of traditional Punjabi bandishes (composition) at India International Centre.
The festival kicked off with the performance of a vocal jugalbandi by Bhai Mohan Singh and Sukhdev Singh. Their unique enunciation began the festival with a bang. Starting with bhijurian chamkan ghoran ghatayat kalian… in Malkauns Raga, they moved into Raga Kedar and sang seekhe ho tum.
They followed it with a composition in Raga Desh he maa gharaj gharaj barsariyan boondanya.
The duo had learnt old bandishes of gayaki from famous Sitar Maestro Ustad Vilayat Hussain Khan. The vocal jugalbandi was followed by a performance of Tushar Dutta, a young vocalist from Kolkata.
According to Rawail Singh, Secretary, Punjabi Academy, 'With this exceptional music festival we are trying to showcase the rich tradition of Punjabi bandishes without losing its authenticity. The responses we have received during the past years have led us to make this festival one of our annual features. In these two days, our artists would be presenting a bouquet of century-old bandishes, including a series of ragas sung from early morning to midnight.'
On the concluding day, Raza Ali Khan, grandson of legendary Ustad Bade Ghaulam Ali Khan and son of Usatd Munawar Ali Khan and Meeta Pandit, a Delhi-based classical singer are slated to perform.
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