The Bhopal classical music lovers witnessed a mild and a melodious evening of the ragas from Agra Gharana.
A four-day Agra Gharana Mahotsav began from Thursday at Antarang Hall Bharat Bhavan. The Mahotsav is being organised under the Anhad series of classical performances.
The opening day of the Mahotsav was all about wondrous performances and delightful ragas of Agra Gharana, blended with the melodious voices of Hindustani Classical singers. The first day of the mahotsav began with the performance by most renowned classical singer of all times Ustad Amir Mohammad Khan.
His performance was undoubtedly the most enchanting in every manner. As he began his performance the classical music lovers could not appreciate his melodious voice. Every raga he performed was filled with purity and innocence of its own. Interestingly, Ustad Amir Mohammad Khan was accompanied by his grandson and Sa Re Ga Ma Pa fame Mohammad Aman Khan on vocals. Grandson accompanied his grandfather with all the passion and love for music which was witnessed on Thursday at Antarang.
With the performance by Aman it was clear the kind of training he has received by his grandfather. Also Aman’s father Mohammad Zafar Khan was a part of the show.
They began their performance with Raga Shudha Kalyan bilambit ek taal with lyrics ‘Bajo re Bajo’. Then they performed Dhrut Taal bandish ‘Bayiyaan lagaye Tori’ leaving the audience enthralled. Then they performed the ancient bandishien of Agra Gharana which added the zest in their performances. Then the trio performed Raga Shukr Bilavan and lachcha Bilavan, nat kumod bejod bandishien. Then they performed Raga Megha. And finally they wrapped up their performance with Raga Bhopali bandish.
It was amusing for the audience to witness a performance of its kind with three generations of the musical trio performing together was just mesmerising for the audience.
later, the mahotsav was followed with the performance by Ustad Ahmed Khan Niyazi. Known for his ecstasy and perfection in the Hindustani ragas, Niyazi melted the hearts with his performance on Thursday.
In the third session of the evening, classical singer Aditi Kaikini Upadhya gave a breathtaking performance. She presented the Gagan Bihan and Dadra in Raga Pilu. The mahotsav was then followed with the spellbinding performance by Ghulam Hasnen. And the first day of the mahotsav had a grand closure with the performance by Shubra Guha.