Changes may be the basic tenet to survive the ravages of time. Yet multiple genres of age-old Hindustani music seem to continue as a living tradition, though with slight alterations. This is especially the case with Thumri singing. This feeling was reaffirmed when the three Thumri singers, Malashree Prasad, Purnima Choudhary and Dharmanath Mishra presented a variety of thumris in various ragas at the Thumri Festival in Patna recently. The event was organised by
Doordarshan Patna to mark the Golden Jubilee Year of Doordarshan.
The event started with a Thumri recital by Malashree Prasad, who has received training from a number of gurus including Ustad Munawar Ali, the son and disciple of the Patiala gharana maestro, Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan. She began with a thumri in raga Mishra Tilak Kamod in Jata tala. The singer ably evoked the typical mood of this evening melody through the composition “Maharaja Kiwaria Kholo”. Multiple images of tender moods were evoked through the combination notes Pa Ni Sa Re Ma Ga Sa and the vakra chalan or intricate movement of other notes in the melody.
She continued her singing with a kajari “Barsan lage badaria jhum jhum kei” and the dadra in Mishra Pahari, “Jaye na paiyo hamari gali ake Shyam.” She was accompanied on the tabla by Nawwab Ali Khan and by Pankaj Mishra on the sarangi.
Purnima impresses
It was pleasing to hear Thumri singer Purnima Choudhary after a long gap in Patna. A disciple of Pandit Mahadev Mishra of Banaras and Pandit A. Khannan, she presented in raga Mishra Desh, the widely popular thumri “Mora saiyyan bulaye aadhi rat, Nadiya bairi bhai”. Gifted with a lovely voice, Purnima suitably delineated the soft mood of this Khamaj thaat melody of the evening. She then rendered a dadra from her rich collection, “Hamei na bhaye yaari” and a Mirzapuri kajri “Hamake sawan mein jhulani gadhawa de piya”.
The event also presented Dharmanath Mishra, a disciple of Pandit Vaidyanath Mishra, Bade Ramdasji and Ganesh Prasad Mishra. He sang a thumri in Mishra Khamaj, “Chavvi Dikhala Ja” and a dadra in Mishra Pahari, “Mar dala nazaria milay ke” and a kajri, ‘Ghir aai kari badaria’. He was supported on the tabla by Mahendra Singh and the sarangi by Makbool Hussain.
C.L. DASDoordarshan Patna to mark the Golden Jubilee Year of Doordarshan.
The event started with a Thumri recital by Malashree Prasad, who has received training from a number of gurus including Ustad Munawar Ali, the son and disciple of the Patiala gharana maestro, Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan. She began with a thumri in raga Mishra Tilak Kamod in Jata tala. The singer ably evoked the typical mood of this evening melody through the composition “Maharaja Kiwaria Kholo”. Multiple images of tender moods were evoked through the combination notes Pa Ni Sa Re Ma Ga Sa and the vakra chalan or intricate movement of other notes in the melody.
She continued her singing with a kajari “Barsan lage badaria jhum jhum kei” and the dadra in Mishra Pahari, “Jaye na paiyo hamari gali ake Shyam.” She was accompanied on the tabla by Nawwab Ali Khan and by Pankaj Mishra on the sarangi.
Purnima impresses
It was pleasing to hear Thumri singer Purnima Choudhary after a long gap in Patna. A disciple of Pandit Mahadev Mishra of Banaras and Pandit A. Khannan, she presented in raga Mishra Desh, the widely popular thumri “Mora saiyyan bulaye aadhi rat, Nadiya bairi bhai”. Gifted with a lovely voice, Purnima suitably delineated the soft mood of this Khamaj thaat melody of the evening. She then rendered a dadra from her rich collection, “Hamei na bhaye yaari” and a Mirzapuri kajri “Hamake sawan mein jhulani gadhawa de piya”.
The event also presented Dharmanath Mishra, a disciple of Pandit Vaidyanath Mishra, Bade Ramdasji and Ganesh Prasad Mishra. He sang a thumri in Mishra Khamaj, “Chavvi Dikhala Ja” and a dadra in Mishra Pahari, “Mar dala nazaria milay ke” and a kajri, ‘Ghir aai kari badaria’. He was supported on the tabla by Mahendra Singh and the sarangi by Makbool Hussain.
Source: Hindu, 2nd Oct. 2009
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