SPIC MACAY's Rajasthani Sufi music programme by Badey Gajee Khan was held at Heritage School and Institute of Management Studies on Friday.
They left the students at the school as well as the college enthralled by their performance. During the interaction with the artists, the students got to know about several instruments they use, how to play them and how they are surviving the onslaught of time. They were also told many things about Manganiar community.
They sang the traditional and still popular Kesariya Balam and a devotional bhajan on lord Krishna 'Sri Radha Rani'. The Algoza recital by Alaudin langa seemed to have set new standards of excellence in the annals of Sufi music ever performed in Dehradun. Notably, it is a very tough instrument and only the Manganiar community has kept it alive though ages. The audience was all in cheers when they sang ‘Nimbuda Nimbuda' as well as ‘Ghumaakad’.
The Rajasthani folk music was presented by Din Muhammad and group of the Thar lok Kala Sansthan.
The lead singer is the legendary Bade Gajee Khan Manganiar who has been bestowed with National Sangeet Natak Academy Award by the President of India, Marwar Ratna Samman and many more.
Along with his group, he has performed in USA, England, Germany, Brazil, Japan, China, Norway, Spain, Canada, France and all over the
Middle East over 200 times. 'Nimbuda'-the famous Rajasthani song, catapulted him to fame.