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Bangalore
By Deepa Ganesh
Jagjit Singh (left) and Ghulam Ali performing at the Central College Grounds in Bangalore on Saturday. — Photo: K. Bhagya Prakash
BANGALORE, MARCH 5. To begin with, it seemed like a not-so-good idea: two very different schools of thought coming together. A sparkling, ever evolving, ghazal savant Ghulam Ali, singing with our own, silken-voiced Jagjit Singh. But as the Metaphysical Poets put it, it turned out to be a "yoking together" of opposites, for a fine brew of camaraderie. The Ghulam Ali-Jagjit Singh Friendship Concert at the Central College Grounds today, produced by Maam Entertainment, saw a huge turnout. The concert on the sprawling grounds, turned out to be a historic event, for, in 1957, it had apparently been the venue of an India-Pakistan cricket match. Ghulam Ali, as usual, didn't disappoint his audience. He sang some evergreen ghazals like "Dil Mein Ek Lehar Si," "Chupke Chupke," and "Hungama Hain Kyon Barpa," while he also rendered ghazals from films. The rapturous crowd, which comprised people across generations, lapped up every word, every phrase uttered by Ghulam Ali. Most in the audience knew all his songs by rote. At the end of every "sher," they screamed with joy. Of course, they couldn't hum along, because each time the maestro sings a ghazal, he gives it an unanticipated twist. People kept screaming for more, but the pleasant-tempered ghazal maestro promised to come back, and made way for his "bhai" Jagjit Singh who began with the famous "Kal Chaudvin Ki Raat." It was quite a riotous rendition, with Jagjit Singh adding his own verses and his team giving it various kinds of interpretations. At one point, they even turned it into a qawwali. Among other songs of the evening was "Tukhrao ab ke pyaar karo, mein nashe mein hoon." The evening is surely going to be remembered for a long time to come. Because it was not just an evening that bonded two countries, but several generations of music lovers.
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