The classical music lovers of the city would be treated with a mild evening wrapped with melodious ragas, as a renowned classical vocalist Begum Parveen Sultana would give a performance of calm music before them.
Parveen Sultana would perform at Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sanghralaya (IGRMS) here on Tuesday. The pioneer in classical music and vocal Parveen Sultana would be performing at a programme Poonam-32 at Avratti Bhavan, Muktakash Manch IGRMS.
Padma Bhushan Begum Parveen Sultana is an Assamese Hindustani classical singer of the Patiala Gharana. She is among the foremost classical vocalists in India and is known as queen of classical vocal. She was conferred the Padma Shri in 1976 and Padma Bhushan in 2014.
She has a unique style in her singing which always captures the attention of the audience and they listen to her ragas with rapt attention. Parveen Sultana has also sang musical tracks for Bollywood movies which of them include, Pakeezah, Razia Sultan, Parwana, Kudrat, Gadar: Ek Prem Katha and many more.
Notably, Begum Parveen Sultana is one of the most distinguished classical vocalists of Indian classical music. She has charmed the generations of Indian music lovers till now.
Her repertoire includes the semi-classical genres and she sings khayal, Indian folk music. Her semi-classical singing combines her classical training with the regional characteristics sometimes. Since her childhood she has mastered the art of classical music and performs it with putting her soul into it which in turn comes out to be most melodious raga ever.
Two months earlier she gave a splendid performance at Antrang Hall Bharat Bhavan under the 32nd anniversary of the cultural hub of the city. Then too she mesmerised the classical music lovers of the city and received huge applauses from her fans.