But the ones to watch out for were the Keyboardist - Stephen, and the Guitarist - Chintoo Singh. The gentlemen on the Tabla and the Harmonium were outstanding, and gelled wonderfully with the melody and the ambience. The musicians accompanying Hariharan on the musical journey were par excellence.
With jazz shoobi-doops, he had the audience clapping to the next Geet - Jab Kabhi Bolona, where he sang of relationships and philosophy. After his next rendition, Mareez-e-Ishq, the wizard was on a roll. Rendering an unconventional composition, Hariharan proved his capabilities as an accomplished singer, with the improvisations in the oeuvre. With his third ghazal, the mood was being set gradually, and with the humming in his next ghazal, Aks Chehre Pe, Hariharan made the audience remember the legend, Ghulam Ali himself.
The star of the evening started the musical journey with his most famous ghazals - Kaash and Jhoom Le, from the same album. A rare event, that saw Padmashree Hariharan, the renowned Bollywood singer, perform a full-fledged three-hour Ghazal concert, was a complete treat for any connoisseur of Indian music, where one could indulge in intoxicating melodies by the whiz, and get tipsy and spellbound by the magic he wove through his voice.Īt 7 pm, the ambience at Nehru Centre was set perfectly, with the enthusiasticĪudience crowding into the auditorium quite early, but the concert started according to Indian standards, and only by 7:50 did the eager audience get to hear the soothing voice of Hariharan. Friday, the 7th of March witnessed one of the most melodious Ghazal concerts by an Indian personality in a long while.
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