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Shubha Mudgal's Souharda Raga concert is an effort at celebrating the plurality of our culture
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MUSICAL GUEST Shubha Mudgal will be singing in town on Sunday
Shubha Mudgal has a timbre that breaks conventional notions of a feminine voice. And it has made a mark everywhere, from thumri singing and Sufi music to the latest advertisement for a car and Indipop songs. Her forays into popular music has raised many an eyebrow. While many in the classical music circles considered her experiments blasphemous, Shubha radically said: "I regret the fact that classical music is turning into a museum art, to be pulled out when you want to boast about the glory of an antique old tradition... "
For a cause
Like always, this singer with a robust voice is now coming to town to sing for a cause. Remember how she, with uninhibited passion, sang in one of her early albums Mann ke Manjeere, which she did for Breakthrough, an organisation for women's rights. Shubha who wowed audiences with her involved rendition of "Seekho Na" in the album Ab Ke Sawan and the more recent "Akele Hum Nadiya Kinare" from the film Raincoat, will be presenting Souharda Raga, an evening of music that reflects the heritage of communal harmony and plurality of this country. She will be presenting thumris, Sufi music and so on October 9, at the Ambedkar Bhavan, at 6 p.m.
The concert has been organised by Komu Souharda Vedike, a forum that works towards promoting the cause of communal harmony. "Indian music and architecture stand out as the epitome of the great spirit of harmony and interaction. And music, of all art forms, has been the sustaining force in propagating and nurturing the spirit of oneness; in communicating the people's lived experience of transcending the narrow boundaries created by religion and caste. No wonder our great Bhakti and Sufi saints used the medium of music to spread the message of harmony," says Gauri Lankesh of the Vedike. She adds that this heritage needs to be nurtured more than ever today, when communal forces are threatening the secular fabric of this country. "What better way to begin this process through music that touches everyone's heart, irrespective of one's religious upbringing?"
Tickets (priced at Rs. 1,000, Rs. 500, Rs. 250 and Rs. 100) for the concert are available at Casa Picola (Indira Nagar, Koramangala, Residency Road and Cunnigham Road), Sapna Book Stall (Gandhinagar), Gangaram's (M.G. Road), K.C. Das, Nagashri Book Stall (Jayanagar Shopping Complex), Ankita Pustaka (Gandhi Bazar), Ranga Shankara (J.P. Nagar) and Desi (South End Circle), besides the venue.
For details, call Yuvraj on 9448371389 or Deepu on 9448367627.
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