Shiraz Ali Khan pays tribute to his forefathers

New Delhi: Morning is the best time to listen to music, but our hectic schedule makes it difficult to enjoy the early morning hours. To make people relish live music, “Morning Ragas”, a series introduced by Legends of India in association with Sangeet Natak Akademi, was organised in the national capital on Sunday. The concept of this concert was designed for two reasons: first, Sunday mornings are for spending more time in bed rather attending a concert. Second, this concept has been designed to promote the dedicated artist from younger generation. These concerts showcased the legends in the making. Present among the audience were Shinjini Kulkarni, Nirmalya Dey, Navnita Chowdhury, Ashish Ghosh and Siddhartha Banerjee among others. Ustad Bahauddin Dagar, who was also among the audience said, “These baithaks help audience come closer to the artistes and understand music and the musicians.” The programme that was held at Meghdoot Auditorium, Rabindra Bhavan, mesmerised the connoisseurs of Indian classical music. On this occasion Shiraz Ali Khan chose to pay tribute to his father Dhyanesh Khan, grandfather Ali Akbar Khan and great grandfather Acharya Baba Allauddin Khan. With young talented artiste, many young music lovers swayed their heads and tapped their feet while some sat still — heads bowed and eyes shut — in deep thought, as if deciphering what lies ahead as the soulful melody of Raga Nat Bhairav. The founder chairman of Legends of India and the curator of “Morning Ragas”, Dipayan Mazumdar said that “the purpose of presenting these soulful renditions were to bring the young generation into the fold of classical music and uphold our cultural traditions”.