Ustad Alauddin Khan and Ayet Ali Khan Concert
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A musical soiree featuring classical instrumentals in remembrance of the two great maestros of classical music Ustad Alauddin Khan and Ustad Ayet Ali Khan was held at Goethe Institut in Dhanmondi on Saturday.
Organised by Ustad Ayet Ali Khan Sangeet Niketan, the programme marked the 42nd death anniversary of Ustad Ayet Ali Khan and the 37th death anniversary of Ustad Alauddin Khan.
Australian High Commissioner in Bangladesh HE Justin Lee was chief guest and Goethe Institut Bangladesh director Angela Grünert was present as guest of honour.
Distinguished instrumental artists of the Khan family performed in the programme presided over by Ayet Ali Khan Sangeet Niketon president Mobarak Hossain Khan.
‘Music speaks of the culture it derives from. It also reflects different aspects of life of a particular region. Through classical music we find the predominant cultural trends of this region that takes us to different spiritual heights of mind’, said HE Justin Lee.
Mobarak Hossain Khan said that the Khan family had been trying to keep the trend of classical music alive, pioneered by Ustad Alauddin Khan and Ustad Ayet Ali Khan.
‘These days, classical music is being neglected in our country. I earnestly hope that the present generation will realise the importance of classical music and come forward to keep it alive’, he added.
The performance began with an orchestra of sarod, sitar and guitar, directed by Ustad Shahadat Hossain Khan. The orchestra presented the raga ‘bindo badon’. Saptak Khan presented classical guitar, playing the raga ‘imon’ while Rinath Fouzia presented the raga ‘Bhupali’ playing sitar.
Mohammad Masum Billah, the only artist outside the Khan family, presented the raga ‘Hangsadhani’ playing flute.
The soiree ended with a group performance in which Shahadat Hossain Khan and Rukhsana Khan played sarod and Afsana Khan played sitar. They presented the raga ‘Durgeswari’.
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