As the Bhopalites are witnessing various marvelous performances at Bharat Bhavan, on Wednesday, the Nimadi and Bagheli classical tunes delighted the audience in the evening.Notably, as a part of the 33rd anniversary programmes being organised at Bharat Bhavan, folk singers Alochna Mangrole and Santosh Tiwari gave splendid performances at Antarang Hall, Bharat Bhavan. later, the audiences were overwhelmed with a tuneful performance by noted classical duo Pandit Rajan-Sajan Misra.
The mild evening of classical and folk rhythms began with the performance of Alochna Mangrole, who performed Nimadi folk songs. Alochna began her performance with Ganga Ki Badhai Geet. Her performance was followed with the songs that are sung during marriages and in folklores known as ‘Banna Geet’. Then, she performed Sawaan Geet that is usually popular during Rakshabandhan, she wrapped up her performances with Gangon Geet.
She was accompanied with Krishna Upadhyay on harmonium, Nitesh Mangrole on tabla, Prashant Shrivastava on dholak, and Aditya Upadhyay on manjira.The next segment of the folk singing was performed by Santosh Tiwari. He performed Bagheli folk songs. Santosh began his performance with the music of seasons i.e. ‘Ritu songs’. Under this segment, he began his performance with Hori Geet, Sar Bandhe Mukut. His performance was followed with the song on Navratri Kpyali Bole Aam Ki Daal Pe, Sawani Geet Ghiri Ghiri Re Ghata, Jhoola Geet Sakhiya Chala Chali, Kajari Geet Raat Chadhi Aaye Bhagwan, and he wrapped up his performances with Gelahi songs which are usually popular among the travellers Ekhi Dekh Na Paoun Bhole Naath.
As he was singing the folk songs, he also played the harmonium. He was accompanied by Vikas Soni on dholak and Vandana Tiwari, Rashmi Pande and Bhawna Sharma on vocals.later, the evening was adorned with the Khayal singing by Pandit Rajan - Sajan Misra. Notably, Rajan and Sajan are brothers, renowned singers of the khyal style of Indian classical music. Rajan and Sajan Mishra are part of a 300-year-old lineage of khyal singing of the Benaras gharana, the Mishra brothers have been performing in front of audience all over India and the world for years. On Wednesday, they performed Raga Kalavati and the audience listened to them with rapt attention.