A three-day theatre festival —Yaadien Mimu concluded with mild performance of ghazals ‘Shaam-e-Ghazal’ here on Thursday.
Renowned ghazal singer Alka Nigam gave a splendid performance before the music lovers of the city at Antrang Hall, Bharat Bhavan. Alka is a noted and a talented ghazal singer of the city. She has the essence to capture the attention of the audiences as she sings and also she manages to maintain the interest of the audience during the concert.
Alka has been singing since her childhood and has also done her post graduation in ghazal singing. She has given various performances across the nation and has received a huge response from the music lovers.
Alka has received various awards for her spontaneous performances. She is one of those artists to whom the audiences listen with a rapt attention. She manages to maintain the innocence and purity of the shayaris in ghazals.
She began her melodious performance with the ghazal composed by an Urdu poet Ashfaq Ashar Aye Khuda Phir Wahi Tehzeeb Purani De De.
Her performance was further followed with the ghazals like Aye Ishq Hume Barbad Na Kar by Neyara Noor, Chitthi Na Koi Sandes by Anand Bakshi, Haseen Aankho Ke Manzar Cheen lengy.
She enthralled the audiences with more ghazals like Uske Dushman Hain Bohot, Jabse Tune Mujhe Deewana Bana Rakha Hai, Jaane Kitani Udaan Baaqi Hai.
Alka wrapped up her performance with the ghazal Kiya Hai Deedar Us Sanam Ko.
She was accompanied by Naeem Allahwale on Tabla, Arif latif on synthesiser, and Rais Shah on violin.
It was a festival for the music lovers to listen to the relaxing music live in a concert. Notably, her performance wonderfully tied the audiences till the last as she beautifully explained the emotions of each ghazal through her melodious gayaki. As she performed here before the Bhopalites, her tuneful voice enthralled the audiences as he sung the compositions with the eye-catching expressions on her face that complimented her performance further.