Music is the soul of all energies as it is not only included in the Indian tradition, but it is also our identity, says renowned classical vocalist Padma Bhushan Begum Parveen Sultana.
The Bhopalites experienced a mild evening with the melodious classical music performance by world renowned classical vocalist Padma Bhushan Begum Parveen Sultana.
She presented her solo performance here on Friday at Antrang Hall, Bharat Bhavan under Jheel Mahotsav 2014.
Begum Parveen Sultana is an Assamese Hindustani classical singer of the Patiala Gharana and is known for her melodious voice across the world. She is counted among the foremost classical vocalists in India and is known as Queen of Classical Vocal.
As she has the ability to capture the audience’s hearts with her enchanting performance, she also makes the music lovers listen to her with rapt attention.
She began her performance with Raga Mahu Bihar in which she presented Do bandish.
To begin with the first bandish, she presented bilambit khayal in ek taal followed with Dhrut Teen Taal.
Her melodious singing adorned the evening with the enchanting ragas she presented and the classical music lovers enjoyed it to the fullest. The supreme qualities of her Hindustani classical singing were clearly seen as she began her performance that grabbed much applauses of the audience.
She was accompanied by Mukund Raj Dev on Tabla, Srinivas Acharya on Harmonium and Khushbu Pandey on Tanpura.
Begum Parveen Sultana had visited the city earlier as well. As she has been a part of classical music since years, she has experienced the magic of the classical music very closely. According to the Queen of Classical Vocal, Parveen, “Music basically the classical music narrates the old tradition of the country.
This is one of those arts which is never ending and will remain with every generation.” Elaborating more about classical music, she said, “Yeh humari pehchaan hai”. She further said, “Today’s modern music is nice but only that one which touches the heart and has the actual sur or taal.” Wrapping up her views on music, Parveen said,
“Nothing can be achieved through short-cuts proper riyaaz is neede to enhance your voice and to excel in music.”