BHOPAL : The Bhopalites witnessed the astonishing performance of music maestro Padma Vibhushana Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj under the series ‘Poonam-35’ of Indian classical Music at open-air stage of Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya on Saturday.
Pt Jasraj started off his performance with Chhota Khyal in Raag ‘Jog’ in Teen Taal, lasting for 40 minutes, which left the music lovers spellbound. He said, “Today is poornima and Hanuman Jayanti, I will commence my performance with a song dedicated to Lord Hanuman”.
In the same Raag, he presented ‘Tarana’ in Teen Taal , mesmerising his fans who were present in large numbers here. It is noteworthy that he presented Tarana after many years. He also presented some other Ragas which enthralled the audience.
The Padma Vibhusan recipient, Pt Jasraj, was accompanied by Pt Rattan Mohan Sharma on vocal-support, Pt Tripti Mukherjee on harmonium and vocal support, Ojas Adiga on tabla, Shridhar Parthasarthi on Mridang and Mukund Pedhkar on Tanpura.
Indian Classical Music today, is one of the greatest gifts of India to the world. And a blessed few, much beyond their fame and fortune, have devoted their lives to bolster this claim far and wide. While renowned instrumentalists have done it through their chosen instruments, like the Sitar and the Sarod, Pt Jasraj has done it through that one God-gifted instrument: his voice.
His perfect diction, clarity in Sur (musical notes), and Gayaki (creative musical progression), command in all aspects of Laya and rhythm, depth of composition and an unmistakable interplay between notes and words evoked the desired mood and emotion.
This sensitivity, added to the pure classical approach, giving his singing a lyrical quality, the quintessential of the Mewati tradition of singing.
