Musical extravaganza enthrals audience

Tribune News Service

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Amritsar, January 30

Presenting a soul stirring jugalbandi of fusion music with jazz and qawwali, singer Shibani Kashyap and sufi qawwals Nizami Bandhu performed at a concert hosted by FICCI FLO on the Friday night.

Entertaining the audience with popular songs such as Sajna Aa bhi Jaa, Chandni Raatien and Jugni, Shibani also performed several jazz numbers as Nizami Bandhu’s led by Ustad Chand Nizam performed their ever popular Kun Faya Kun from Rockstar.

An evening dedicated to the purist music, the artistes’ collaboration asserted that the progression of fusion music in country is leaning towards preserving the traditional genre. “Fusion music must allow the genre of music being amalgamated to stand out on their own as well. While majority of musicians are eager to go commercial, I believe that the purists must keep preserving the traditions, whether classical, Hindustani or Sufi music,” said Ustad Chand Nizam.

Echoing the same sentiments, Shibani said, “I have always believed in purist music and there are only few artistes in the country, including AR Rahman, who have been able to successfully carry out fusion of various genre of music and stuck to originality. Today’s music is more about dance numbers than being food for soul. But then good music still stands out,” she said. Excited over her first collaboration with Nizami Bandhu, Shibani said though she loved performing Sufi music, sharing stage with stalwarts such as Ustad Chand Nizam has been gratifying.