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Rajan, Sajan Mishra enthral audience

Staff Correspondent

`Banaras Bandhu' keep audience spellbound for over four hours

STELLAR PERFORMANCE: Maestros Rajan Mishra (left) and Sajan Mishra performing at the Datta Jayanti in Manik Prabhu Samsthan in Humnabad on Thursday.

Bidar: From a distance, no one could make out that there were two people singing. That was the effect maestros Rajan and Sajan Mishra produced, on the people of Manik Nagar in Humnabad on Thursday evening.

What was even more amazing was that they seemed to do it effortlessly.

They were here to perform in the 160th anniversary of the Sangeet Darbar at the Manik Prabhu Samstan in Humnabad. The Samsthan has been organising music concerts during the annual Datta Jayanti celebrations since 1845.

The brothers, who are among the seniormost exponents of the Gwalior

and Kirana Gharana, enthralled audience for over four hours. The "Banaras Bandhu," as they are fondly called, presented a variety of performances.

Their bouquet included a strictly traditional raga, some pieces of poetry written in the native tongue of Uttar Pradesh, a bhajan and a popular, light raga on public demand.

The concert started at 9.30 p.m. and went on up to 1.30 a.m., without a break.

"Ramachandra Rajan" and "Damodar Hari Nam Bol" set to Raag Kaunsi Kanada, which has inspired innumerable film songs in the country, were the first to fill the air.

Then came "Jay Jay Jay Durge Mata," in Raag Durga, which has become a representative tune of the duo. This was sang in response to demands from the connoisseurs.

The brothers attempted and succeeded in what many singers fear to try. They sang two compositions in Raag Shivaranjini, which is usually the favourite of instrumental musicians and singers do not use. "Radhe Thore

Nayananme Sham Base," with a implied meaning in the word "Sham," was an instant hit. A reply to this, in unadulterated Khadi Boli, "Mana Mohana Moro Sham," was naturally, the next item. The concert came to an end by a memorable Bhajan. It was a devotional song based on the Basaveshwara's concept "work is worship.

Former Ministers Basavaraj Patil Humnabad and Basavaraj Patil Attur were present. Sri Siddharaj Manik Prabhu, who completes 60 years as head of the Samsthan this year, his sons Sri Gnyanraj and Sri Anand Raj and others were present. Thefestival ends on December 16.

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