Filled with love and devotion, this is such a superb example of the essence of qawwali. Beseeching Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti (Gharib Nawaz) to colour us in his exact hue. Surely Munshi Raziuddin at his best. ...blown away. lajawab!
note karein kaise 15.40 ke qareeb kitni khubsoorti se tarz aur raag badalti hai
Khwaja Piya, Mori Rang do Chunariya
Rang do Chunariya, Mori Rang do Chunariya
Ayesi Rang do, Rang nahi chhootay
Dhobiya dhoye chaahey, saari umariya
Sun re beer rangrej ke, So mein paanch mohar dun toye
Ayesi chundar rang de, Ke Piya galey laga le moye
Hamri chundariya, piya ki pagardiya, Donon basanti rang de rangiley
Jo tu maangey rang ki rangaii, Mera jogan girvi rakh le rangiley
Bina rangwaye, tohey jaaney na dungi
Jo mujhay daikhta hai, Nam tera laita hai.............
Whenever I listen to JafarHusainKhansaheb I am reminded of an old discussion about ras.
Not just the ras that is similar to nectar or sheera, words often used to describe the sweetness of singing, but also the ras which is the mood of the raag being sung. Whatever Khan saheb may be lacking in loudness he more than compensates with the ras in the recital of melody. "Mast Qalandar" is one such example of a sufianakalam that is meant to be sung with much gusto and a powerful passion. So much so that often it gets the listener to beysaakhta stand up and start to dance. Khansaheb may not inspire you to dance, yet the style of this special recital will touch the heart through the feelings conveyed.
O laalmeri pat rakhiobalajhoolelaalan,
SindridaSehvanda, sakhiShabaazkalandar,
Dama dam mast kalandar, Ali dam dam deandar
(O the red robed, May I always have your benign protection, Jhulelal (as he was affectionately called ). O, the lord,the friend and the Sire of Sindh and Sehwan ( or Serwan ),The red robed God-intoxicated Qalandar, The lord in every breath of mine, glory unto to you)
Rozha fekre man in ast o hame shab sokhanam Rozha fekre man in ast o hame shab sokhanam Ke chera ghafel az ahvale dele khishtanam Az koja amadeam amadan bahre che bod Be koja miravam akhar nanemayi vatanam ? Mandeam sakht ajab kaz che sabab sakht mara Ya che bodast morade vey az in sakhtanam ? Morgh bagh malakotam Neyam az allam khak Do se rozi ghafasi sakhteand az badanam Ey khosh an roz ke parvaz konam ta dar dost Be havaye sare khish par o bali bezanam .
- Mevlana Rumi Recital: Farrokh S. Namazi
English translation of the original Farsi poetry by Rumi: Whoever Brought Me Here
All day I think about it, then at night I say it. Where did I come from, and what am I supposed to be doing? I have no idea. My soul is from elsewhere, I'm sure of that, and I intend to end up there. This drunkenness began in some other tavern. When I get back around to that place, I'll be completely sober. Meanwhile, I'm like a bird from another continent, sitting in this aviary. The day is coming when I fly off, but who is it now in my ear who hears my voice? Who says words with my mouth? Who looks out with my eyes? What is the soul? I cannot stop asking. If I could taste one sip of an answer, I could break out of this prison for drunks. I didn't come here of my own accord, and I can't leave that way. Whoever brought me here, will have to take me home.
This poetry. I never know what I'm going to say. I don't plan it. When I'm outside the saying of it, I get very quiet and rarely speak at all. Trans. Coleman Barks.
On the occasion of world music day, Pakistan's legendary classical vocalist Ustad Naseeruddin Saami says that music can help spread peace and love between the two countries.
"Music has great power. It can heal even deepest of wounds," the legendary 'Khayal' vocalist said, stressing that it could help bring the people of India and Pakistan together.
"Hum sur kay saath baat kartey hein (we talk through our music)," Saami, who was in India for about a month giving performances, told PTI.
He was in the country on the invitation of Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture (SPICMACAY).
The 66-year-old 'Khayal' singer of the "Dilli Gharana" says that classical singing should be promoted among the younger generation.
"I feel classical singing has great powers. It can not only help bring the people of the two nations together, but it can also help wean away our younger generation from the ills afflicting the modern society," he said.
He said that the present generation was madly after Western music because "we do not teach them our own music forms. We need to cultivate a taste for these forms among the youth".
"It is not that the younger generation does not want to learn these forms. When I was in Cuttack for a performance, I was pleasantly surprised to see a group of about 1500 people, mostly youngsters, who were keen to know more about Khayal and other forms of classical singing," he said.
Speaking about his childhood days, Saami said he obtained training from his late uncle, the eminent Munshi Raziuddin.
He also obtained further training under the elders of the Dilli Gharana, Sardar Khan, Pyaray Khan and Iftikhar Ahmed Khan.
Saami attaches great importance to the historic traditions of his art. His style of singing is called 'Shudh Bani'.
"I am a strict practitioner of my inherited musical philosophy? that of maintaining and believing in the purity of 'Sur' (melody of notes) because Ragas demand Sur," said Saami, who performs other elements of classical music like Thumri, Sadra and Kajri with versatility, which is distinctive of his Gharana.
Saami said that his ancestors founded the school of music known as the "Dilli Gharana" while his ancestor Miyan Samaat had the privilege of being the disciple of Hazrat Amir Khusrao.
"I was born in Delhi and lost my parents early. My uncle groomed me. We are closely related to another great musician Qutub Baksh, also known as Ustad Tan Ras Khan, the legendary composer and vocalist of the Dilli school, who perfectly blended various aspects of the Khayal," he said.
Rajastani folk song "Kesariya Balam" is sung here by classical singer Ustad Naseeruddin Saami.
Originally from the Delhi Gharana, Saami is from Karachi, Pakistani.
His mentors were his Ustad and uncle Munshi Raziuddin. Ustad Sardar Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed and Piaray Khan whom he avidly follows. Saami saheb also happens to be married to the daughter of Raziuddin and his son Rauf Saami thankfully follows in his footsteps and has recently opened a school of music based in Defence, Karachi.
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comment by mfarazqq on Youtube:
Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali once said: "There would be no hate and division of hearts in sub-continent if one member of each family in the sub-continent were to learn classical music"..
Sir jee Sangeet mian bari taqat hai.. ye kaise dil se nafrat dur karti hai.. Lata Jee ya Rafi ko suntay hue hum sab bhool jetay hain.. jis tarah aap loog bade gulam ali ya yahan aur dosray singers ko suntay hue sab nafrat ki batain bhool jatay hoo..
Regerds,
Sarhad par se aapka ik bhai..
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True. This is one amazingly moving rendition. However, equally heart warming are the comments of love, peace and mutual respect on this page by music lovers of two neighbouring countries. I would request viewers to share this with friends and the younger generation to spread peace, love and harmony amongst us all. Too many tears shed, too much blood spilt, many lives lost....its now time to bury the hatchet and come together. Live and let live! Thank you Arifbhai!
