Great stalwarts like vocalist Begum Parveen Sultana, sitarist Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan, flautist and shehnai player Rajendra Prasanna, Dhrupad singer Pt. Prem Kumar Mallick, and vocalists Ruchira Panda and Omkar Dadarkar will take centre stage in Hyderabad at the two-day Jashn-E-Deccan music festival to be held at Sreenidhi International School this weekend.
Jashn-E-Deccan organiser Katikaneni Jawahar Mahi informs that the event is into its third year and has not repeated any artiste. “Our aim is to bring the best to Hyderabad and create a vibrant and inclusive space in the realm of music and dance,” says Jawahar Mahi.
“We have held only Hindustani music fests, but intend to include other genres too like Sufi and Carnatic,” adds Jawahar Mahi.
Begum Parveen Sultana will perform at Jash-E-Daccan in Hyderabad
The most anticipated concert is of Parveen Sultana. She is expected to regale the audiences with her trademark Bhairavi or Darbari Kanhada. She believes that it is only classical music that gives her complete satisfaction. Audiences, who have heard earlier vouch that in her programmes, she shares chutkule and takes up their farmaishes .
Seventh generation of Etawah Gharana, sitarist Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan is popular for vocal phrasing of raga improvisations.
Pt. Prem Kumar Mallick belongs to the celebrated musical family of Darbhanga Gharana and trained in Dhrupad under the able guidance of Dhrupad maestro and his father late Pt. Vidur Mallick.Mumbai-born Omkar Dadarkar expresses his happiness over the opportunity to perform in Hyderabad. “People here appreciate Hindustani music and listen to good artistes. In short, they have an ear for music,” he adds.
On making classical music interesting to the youth, Omkar welcomed experiments in fusion with bandish and tarana, but wanted no tampering with the original music.
- December 16: Vocal by Omkar Dadarkar, accompanied by Suhas Shastri on tabla and Pt Surendra Bharathi on the harmonium.
- Flute by Rajendra Prasanna, accompanied by Pt Ravindra Yavagal on tabla.
- Vocal by Begum Parveen Sultana, accompanied by Pt Sameer Saha on tabla and Pt Jyoti Goho on the harmonium
- December 17: Vocal by Ruchira Panda accompanied by Bivash Sanghai on tabla and Anirban Chakraborty on harmonium
- Vocal Dhrupad by Pt Prem Kumar Mallick, accompanied by Mrinal Mohan Upadhyah on pakhawaj.
- Sitar by Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan accompanied by Sarnar Saha on tabla. At Amphitheatre, Sreenidhi International School, Moinabad from 6 pm onwards
- For details, visit www:jashnedeccan.com
Omkar says that though there is no rehearsed plan for the event, music is based on the ambiance. “I could start with thumri, dadra, and then go on to Bhajan and semi-classical music.”
Bansuri and shehnai player Rajendra Prasanna, who belongs to Banaras Gharana, agrees that Hyderabad is doing a great service to the musicians. “The city has many music connoisseurs and receives musicians with open arms,” add Rajendra Prasanna.
Ruchira Panda, senior disciple of Pandit Manas Chakraborty, belonging to Kotali Gharana will be performing for the first time in Hyderabad. “I have heard about the Hyderabadis love for music and am looking forward to perform in Hyderabad,” she says.
The kotali gharana singer says that performing with legends had helped her improve her music. “The shastriya sangeet has its own grammar and I have grown with it.”
On her repertoire, she says, “Indian classical music has music depending on the time and mood. Majorly, the compositions will no doubt depend on the ambiance, I would like to render a long Khayal, semi-classical and some bhajans.” Her live performances have compositions of her guru, her own and traditional, in that order.
The event is being organised by Sreenidhi Educational Group and KMR Foundation.
