Ustad Rashid Khan Rekindling romance with music
Padma Shri Ustad Rashid Khan is thought to be the most popular classical music maestro of the present time. With a unique vocal prowess, he equally immerses in the melodic ocean while performing khayal music, light classical genre or even film songs. In a conversation with The Daily Star, the living legend shared different aspects of music along with his rendition style.
“I feel very happy to perform in Bangladesh every time. Countless audience gathers every year in Bengal Classical Music Festival thanks to the magnificent initiative taken by Abul Khair. It is an excellent aura of Classical Music where the performers and the music lovers thoroughly enjoy,” said Ustad Khan.
“When I perform, I focus on generating apt melody of a raga. Rekindling romance is important in the rendition of music. Dramatising in delivering notes and embellishing the piece with precise melodic ornamentations enchant the audience as I experience. I love to perform with an attempt to insert new elements in my rendition every time. Thus, I try to beautify my rendition with producing taan, layakari, murki, bahelawa and more,” said the artiste.
While Ustad Rashid Khan is on stage, the audience eagerly waits for the unmatched musical proceedings as his rendition stands out for the emotive overtones in his melodic elaboration. The emotional content may be in the alap, or the bandish, or giving expression to the meaning of the lyrics, according to the Ustad. This brings a touch of modernity to his style, as compared to the older maestros, who placed greater emphasis on technique and skilful execution of difficult passages.
“Classical music is such a vast subject that requires true and interactive taleem (training) from an accomplished performer Guru. Otherwise, it will not bear proper fruit,” concluded the music maestro.
Performing tonight at the festival
Dhamar by Geetobitan
Bharatanatyam by Vidushi Alarmel Valli
Surbahar by Irshad Khan
Vocal by Sameehan Kashalkar
Sitar by Ustad Shujaat Khan
Khayal vocals by Ustad Rashid Khan
Flute by Pt. Hariprasad chaurasia
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