The art lovers of the city witnessed a mild classical event with the performance of the young budding classical artists here on Thursday. A cultural event Gayaki Ke Rang was organised by Saptak Society of Fine Arts, Bhopal and was held at Antrang Hall Bharat Bhavan.
The students of Saptak Society of Fine Arts gave a wondrous performance before the Bhopalites leaving them enthralled with their classical gayaki.
The programme began with the Urdu prayer Hamd Ekar Saje Do Jahan presented by Jameel Hussain. Notably this hamd or a poem in the praise of Almighty is written by a noted Urdu poet Kausar Jahan Kausar and is composed by Jameel Hussain.
The programme was further followed with performance by the students. They performed Sajan More Ghar Aaye in Ek Raga Jog.
The event moved with the mild and charming performance by a noted classical singer Dipti Parmar. She began her performance with Raga Shyam Kalyan in Chhota Khayal in Ek Taal Madhya laya, followed with Tarana in ek Taal and wrapped up her performance with Tappa in Raga Khamaj in Punjabi rhythm.
Notably, Dipti is an exponent in Khayal Gayki,
aalap, gamak, sapaat taan, upaj, and has a special ability in presentation with different moods like Thumri, Dadra, Tappa. The
audience much enjoyed her performance.
The performance by Saroj Rao added zest in the musical eve as she performed Raga Khamaj on the guitar. The programme was followed with the performance of the students and the audience listened to them with rapt attention.
The students performed Chand Kedar Raga Panchi Bawra Chand Se Preet lagaye from the movie Pakhdandi. The programme was wrapped up with the ghazal performance Ab Dil Mayassar Ho or Dil Ko Khabar Aye by Tariq Ansari.
The artists were accompanied by Shiraz Hussain on Sarangi, Amir Ahmed Khan on Tabla and Jameel Hissain on Harmonium.
President of Saptak Society of Fine Arts Bhopal, Khursheed Sikander said, “We are working in the field of art and culture for the past 16 years.
“We train children in classical music and dance with all kind of vocal and dance
performances and majorly strive to create a kind of love and excitement in
children’s heart for
classical music.”