The music lovers of the city would now witness the tuneful melodies of the ‘Savaan Season’ in a programme ‘Kajari Jhoola Gayan Mahotsav 2019’. Being organised by Anhad wing of classical music, Bharat Bhavan, the two event would begin from Saturday. The event would feature the classical and semi-classical vocalists who would turn the evening even more melodious for the music lovers. Noticeably, this kind of event on Kajari Jhoola is being organized in the city for the classical music lovers of the city.
While talking about the programme CAO of Bharat Bhavan Prem Shanker Shukla said, “Kajari is a genre of semi-classical singing which is basically popular in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.” While describing further about the Kajari Jhoola he said, “In old times it was often sung by a group of ladies while on a swing and enjoying the rainy season. It is often used to describe the longing of a maiden for her lover as the black monsoon cloud come hanging in the summer skies, and the style is notably sung during the rainy season.” In most of the miniature paintings of Krishna and Radha one would find an essence of Kajari Jhoola, he added.
Kajari basically comes in the series of season songs, like Chaiti, Hori and Sawani, and is traditionally sung in the villages and towns of Uttar Pradesh, around Banaras, Mirzapur, Mathura, Allahabad and the Bhojpur regions of Bihar.
Notably, on the opening day of the programme August 17 Astha Goswami, renowned classical singer would give a performance. On the same day a renowned Kajari singer Neena Shrivastava would also perform. On August 18 Shashi Kumar Pandey would be performing. On the concluding day, noted singer Urmila Pandey along with her troupe would give a performance.