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When Ustad Rashid Khan mesmerised Hyderabad

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KOLKATA, WEST BENGAL :

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The moment the scion of the Rampur-Seheswan gharana Ustad Rashid Khan stepped on stage, it felt like magic was infused at Rock Heights on Saturday evening.

The maestro of Hindustani classical music began the performance with the aalap of raag Yaman. Exploring every note of the intricate ragas, his sonorous rich timbre, lulled the audience into a musical bliss. The slow elaboration of vilambit khayal, the relaxed vistaars, passionate flourishes, and masterful taankaris defined the prowess of the Ustad. The second rendition, a composition in the beautiful ratrikalin raag Desh, enthralled the audience with meends rom madhyam to rishabh via gandhar that defines the raag.

Rashid then swung into the poignant Yaad Piya Ki Aaye, the famous thumri by Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan piece much to the delight of the rasikas present there.

“Will he sing Aayoge Jab Tum Saajna? I will be so heart-broken if he does not sing the song,” whispered a member of the audience. So when he concluded his concert with his famous Bollywood number, the crowd broke into a thundering applause.

When we caught up with the singer backstage to ask him if he had deliberately saved the song for the last, he said, “It’s good that people like it. The song is actually a thumri. Achhi baat hai ki usmein maine kuch aalag kiya hai. There are many thumris as good as Aaoge Jab Tum Sajna, if they are incorporated in films, they will become as popular as this score.”

The exponent of the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana, who is a father to Suha, Shaona and Armaan is proud about the fact that his daughters will carry forward his legacy .

“Girls in our family never sang in public. But when they decided to become singers and pursue a career in singing, I gave them my whole-hearted support. Zamana change ho raha hai. I believe in their happiness more than tradition. I wanted them to live their dreams,” he says, signing off.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News> City News> Hyderabad News / by Papri Paul / January 11th, 2017

Ustad Rashid Khan’s children mesmerize audience with soulful singing

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UTTAR PRADESH  / WEST BENGAL :

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For the first time ever, Ustad Rashid Khan, exponent of the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana and a leading light of Indian classical music along with his three children, Suha, Shaona, Armaan, were part of a concert last Saturday , leaving everyone mesmerized with their performances.

While son Armaan followed in father’s footsteps with a classical rendition, all eyes were on the daughters, who looked like rockstars and sang like nightingales. While Shaona belted out a Bollywood hit, elder sister Suha lent her voice to a Sufi number! And from the applause, it was evident that they had nailed it.

If that is a not a break from tradition, we don’t know what is, we tell Shaona. But she counters that there is nothing extraordinary about that. “In our family , girls are not allowed to sing and perform. But both of us wanted to sing as it’s in our blood, and our mother supported us whole-heartedly . However, to our delight, baba is slowly warming up to the idea of us singing in public,” shares the 19-year-old, whose head of curly highlights were as much of a hit as her singing. For the record, her rendition of Judaai from Badlapur left the audience speechless.

We got to know that while 11-year-old Armaan is being trained by the maestro himself, Suha and Shaona were trained not under their father, but at his academy . “I felt blessed to perform on the same stage with my family ,” says Rashid’s elder daughter, 23-year-old Suha, who has embraced Sufi music. “I secretly dreamt of sharing the stage with my father. Finally it came true. I have always wanted to excel in Sufi music. Before this concert, I performed in public only once, when I was 15.That was also a special day . But sharing the stage with Shaona, Armaan and father, was beyond special,” adds Suha.

Saturday’s show was special for Armaan too, since this was his first solo act. “We would definitely want to do more concerts like this in future,” says, Shaona, who has also formed a band, named Asian Heat, with five friends. Let’s hope we get to see the Khan children and their dad together again on stage soon!

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> Entertainment> Bengali / by Madhushree Ghosh / TNN / July 16th, 2015