The Bhopalites enjoyed the panache of the calm ghazal compositions in a Ghazal Night ‘Khayal-e-Ghazal’ organised here on Saturday at Bharat Bhavan Auditorium.
Organised by First Step Cultural and Social Welfare Society, the ghazal night marked the grand conclusion of three-day theatre festival ‘Devrang Utsav 2017’. The Sa Re Ga Ma Pa fame singer Jaspreet ‘Jazmi’ Sharma gave a splendid performance before the audience.
He is one of the ghazal singers who are inspired by an ace ghazal singer Ghulam Ali Khan. He not only performed some of his compositions but also performed the compositions of Mehdi Hassan, Roshan Nandan, Kateel Shifai, Bhoopendra Singh, Jagjit Singh, Mirza Ghalib and many more.
The event was dedicated to Narmada Seva Yatra initiated by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan. Being a wondrous presentation for the old songs and ghazal lovers, the show evoked a pretty good response. The music lovers tapped their feet along as the calm ghazals were beautifully performed before them.
With the presentation of the melodious songs of the ghazal fankars of the city, the listeners enjoyed the musical night with a lot of enthusiasm.
It is to be noted that Jaspreet ‘Jazim’ Sharma is an Indian ghazal singer. He is a gold-medallist at the national level in Thumri and Ghazal. He has been inspired by the ghazal singer Ghulam Ali Khan.
Interestingly, he has a complete music studio at home as he is also interested in music directing. He likes to play the harmonium, the tabla, and the synthesizer.
The ghazal listeners went totally enthralled as they listened to each melody with rapt attention.
As the ghazal night was taking a move and the audience were losing themselves in the enchantment of the calm music. As many as 15 ghazals were presented at the concert leaving the audience mesmerised.