The soothing and mesmerising Sufiyana Sangeet was much enjoyed by the city’s lovers of the Sufi susic here on Tuesday. Renowned tabla player and Sufi singer Salim Allahwale gave a wondrous and spell binding performance before the classical music lovers of the city in a programme ‘Sufiyana’. The programme was organised by Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Bhopal at Peoples University Campus, Bhanpur. Moreover, the programme was held under the horizon series of classical music and dance events of ICCR.
As ghazal, the form of Sufi music is the poetic words full of expressions and emotions. The deepness of the ghazal could only be understood by understanding the rhythms of Sufi music and Salim Allahwale wonderfully maintained it throughout the performance. Salim Allahwale began his performance with the kalam of a noted poet Amir Khusro ‘Chhaap Tilak Sab Chhini ke mose Naina Milaike Ke’. The programme was followed with the hamd ‘Maula Karam Ho Karam Tujhse Faryaad Karty Hain Hum’, ‘Allahu- Maula Ali Maula Kaul’.
He then performed the composition of Baba Bulleshah, Baba Fareed Ganjeshakar and also performed sufi songs based on Hindustani classical music. Under Sufi music based on Hindustani classical music he performed a soothing fusion in Raga Darbari, Raga Khamaj, Mishra Pilu, Yaman, Ahir Bhairav, Sugh Sughrai, Raga Bageshri in Taal Deep Chando Ikwai, Punjabi, Kehkha, and Dadra.
Through a continuous riyaz he has developed a capability of capturing the attention of the audience as he sings. Witnessing Salim Allahwale’s singing the audience was able to experience the love and affection of the poetic rhythms. It was an enthralling experience for the classical music lovers of the city as they listened to every performance with rapt attention.
He was accompanied with Mohammad Naeem and Salim Allahwale on Tabla Sabir Khan on Dholak, Nikhil on Octopod and Mukesh Katare on Synthesizer and Amir Hafiz and Mohammad Rafiq on vocal.