If music has the intensity of love, romance, inspiration etc. it also has the real pain, truthfulness and the emotions. When someone like Ustad Amjad Ali Khan performs for a cause it's very obvious that it'll create tremendous curiosity amongst the people. The same curiosity and excitement were seen recently at Nehru Park during 'Music in the Park' series organised by Spic Macay. The evening was dedicated to victims of Mumbai terror attack.
The program kicked off with the lighting of lamp by Jerome Bonnafont (Ambassador of France in India), Milena Ramirez (Ambassador of Venezuela in India), Parimal Rai (Chairman, NDMC) & Smt. Subbalakshmi Khan (wife of Ustad Amjad Ali Khan), followed by one minute silence to pay tribute to the victims.
He commenced his concert with 'Nibadh Alaap' in 'Raag Sree' followed by various others and ended with tunes of 'Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram'. His performance was unusual as his tunes were very touchy and painful saying the story of this tragedy. During the concert he also performed his own creation in 'Raag Bapukaunce', he created in the memory of Mahatma Gandhi for UNESCO. Well known media personality Suneet Tondon was the compere for the evening.
After the concert Ustad said, my family since generations have believed that music is a gift of god and it has no religion. Entire nation is upset about recent terrorist activities in Mumbai, they (terrorist) are like animals who don't understand the pain, they just want to create never ending fear and we are the victims of it. We need to stand by it and at the same time a strong reply should be given so that they think before doing anything.
Held out in the open in a lush green park enclosed by sprightly trees and carrying ineffable smell of the fragrant dewy grass and blooming flowers at the advent of spring, the ambience was a handiwork of SPIC MACAY, joined in by the NDMC and Airtel, ideal for the outpouring of mellifluous music.
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