Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia: There is nothing called bad music, it all depends on listeners’ perception
The mellow tunes of santoor played via Pandit Satish Vyas equipped a perfect start to this musical evening held in memory of tabla wizard Late Pandit Chatur Lal on Friday. As the Padma Shri awardee explored the beauty of the evening raag Bhoopali ably accompanied via Pandit Chatur Lal’s grandson Pranshu Chatur Lal, the target audience went ‘wah, wah kya baat’ in unison on the finish of every crescendo. After a charming hour of santoor, it was once time for the flute wizard to take to the stage. Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia started his performance with a soulful rendition of the melodious raga Bihag. And for the following hour or so everything else faded into oblivion because the magic of his phoonk infused euphony in every piece that he played, accompanied via tabla maestro Pt Ram Kumar Mishra and his scholar Debopriya on flute.
After the live performance, Hyderabad Times caught up with the flute maestro for a heart-to-heart chat and to grasp extra concerning the table wizard. Excerpts.
Pandit Chatur Lal ji tabla ke liye paida hue aur tabla ko leke chale gaye
“Pandit Chatur Lal ji was once one of the crucial first percussionists from India to reach world acclaim. He no longer simplest introduced tabla in the West, but in addition made it widespread, no longer simply in India but around the world. Back then he used to shuttle a lot with Pandit Ravi Shankar ji. While he wowed the masses along with his sitar, Chatur Lal ji’s magic hands would create a storm that blew the target audience away. He also introduced the concept that of Taal Vadya Kacheri,” started the 79-year-old lauding paying homage to the tabla legend from Udaipur, in whose memory the development, Smritiyaan,
was once organised via the Pandit Chatur Lal Memorial Society at Ravindra Bharathi.
One anecdote sums up the eminence Pandit Chatur Lal loved in his howdy day. Apparently, Queen Elizabeth as soon as overlooked his live performance in London, and asked the then Prime Minister Nehru if she may just meet Chatur Lal during her consult with in India in 1962. Thus, a distinct live performance was once organised for her that includes the tabla wizard in Rashtrapati Bhawan.
“He is one of those geniuses who lived a short lifestyles, but left behind an ever-lasting have an effect on on the planet of track. We by no means got a lot time to bond, as a result of we had been so busy with our live performance. But the little I know of him, I will be able to say, he was once a person with a golden heart. Aapne kala mein hello dube rahte the, he was once at all times speaking about tabla. I by no means saw him sitting idle with out his software. Even while having a dialog he used to play tabla. Yeh log usi ke liye paida hue the, tabla ke liye paida hue aur tabla ko leke chale gaye,” he recalled.
Swar hai to Ishwar hai, aur Ishwar ne hello to swar banaya na
The dialog gradually drifted to the recent classical track scene in India. With genres like pop, hip hop, rap and EDM ruling the roost, the overall impact is that classical Indian track has lost its attraction; that the trade has advanced right into a shallow, image-obsessed one. But the Padma Vibhushan awardee feels it’s simply the opposite. “Swar hai to Ishwar hai, aur Ishwar ne hello to swar banaya na. There’s not anything known as unhealthy track. It is determined by how one takes it, and the way an artiste presents it to the world. Bolne wale to bolenge hello. Bana kaun raha hai, ban kyun raha hai aur aap ko usmein shikayat kya hai? If you may have an issue with it, why don’t you are making your individual track?,” he retorts.
I have carried out in Pakistan time and again and all I got from them was once heat, generosity and admiration
Recently, singer-turned-Union Minister, Babul Supriyo recently made headlines calling for a brief ban on Pakistani artistes in Bollywood. When asked what he idea concerning the recommendation, Chaurasia pushed aside it as a ‘stunt to be in the information’. He said, “I have carried out in Pakistan time and again and all I got from them was once heat, generosity and admiration. Sirf humare upar juloom nahi ho raha, un brand ke upar bhi ho raha. They too are human beings, similar to us, it’s the politicians who play politics, beech mein aam aadmi piste hai,” he said adding, “Who made Pakistan? Banaya kyun? Now that you've made it, it's a must to face the results. India isn't the evil dual, nor is Pakistan. Common man isn't
waging wars or supporting terrorism, or freedom motion, as they name it; it’s the politicians. And via doing so they're forcing us to finance wars in the border, with our personal brothers.”
After the live performance, Hyderabad Times caught up with the flute maestro for a heart-to-heart chat and to grasp extra concerning the table wizard. Excerpts.
Pandit Chatur Lal ji tabla ke liye paida hue aur tabla ko leke chale gaye
“Pandit Chatur Lal ji was once one of the crucial first percussionists from India to reach world acclaim. He no longer simplest introduced tabla in the West, but in addition made it widespread, no longer simply in India but around the world. Back then he used to shuttle a lot with Pandit Ravi Shankar ji. While he wowed the masses along with his sitar, Chatur Lal ji’s magic hands would create a storm that blew the target audience away. He also introduced the concept that of Taal Vadya Kacheri,” started the 79-year-old lauding paying homage to the tabla legend from Udaipur, in whose memory the development, Smritiyaan,
was once organised via the Pandit Chatur Lal Memorial Society at Ravindra Bharathi.
One anecdote sums up the eminence Pandit Chatur Lal loved in his howdy day. Apparently, Queen Elizabeth as soon as overlooked his live performance in London, and asked the then Prime Minister Nehru if she may just meet Chatur Lal during her consult with in India in 1962. Thus, a distinct live performance was once organised for her that includes the tabla wizard in Rashtrapati Bhawan.
“He is one of those geniuses who lived a short lifestyles, but left behind an ever-lasting have an effect on on the planet of track. We by no means got a lot time to bond, as a result of we had been so busy with our live performance. But the little I know of him, I will be able to say, he was once a person with a golden heart. Aapne kala mein hello dube rahte the, he was once at all times speaking about tabla. I by no means saw him sitting idle with out his software. Even while having a dialog he used to play tabla. Yeh log usi ke liye paida hue the, tabla ke liye paida hue aur tabla ko leke chale gaye,” he recalled.
Swar hai to Ishwar hai, aur Ishwar ne hello to swar banaya na
The dialog gradually drifted to the recent classical track scene in India. With genres like pop, hip hop, rap and EDM ruling the roost, the overall impact is that classical Indian track has lost its attraction; that the trade has advanced right into a shallow, image-obsessed one. But the Padma Vibhushan awardee feels it’s simply the opposite. “Swar hai to Ishwar hai, aur Ishwar ne hello to swar banaya na. There’s not anything known as unhealthy track. It is determined by how one takes it, and the way an artiste presents it to the world. Bolne wale to bolenge hello. Bana kaun raha hai, ban kyun raha hai aur aap ko usmein shikayat kya hai? If you may have an issue with it, why don’t you are making your individual track?,” he retorts.
I have carried out in Pakistan time and again and all I got from them was once heat, generosity and admiration
Recently, singer-turned-Union Minister, Babul Supriyo recently made headlines calling for a brief ban on Pakistani artistes in Bollywood. When asked what he idea concerning the recommendation, Chaurasia pushed aside it as a ‘stunt to be in the information’. He said, “I have carried out in Pakistan time and again and all I got from them was once heat, generosity and admiration. Sirf humare upar juloom nahi ho raha, un brand ke upar bhi ho raha. They too are human beings, similar to us, it’s the politicians who play politics, beech mein aam aadmi piste hai,” he said adding, “Who made Pakistan? Banaya kyun? Now that you've made it, it's a must to face the results. India isn't the evil dual, nor is Pakistan. Common man isn't
waging wars or supporting terrorism, or freedom motion, as they name it; it’s the politicians. And via doing so they're forcing us to finance wars in the border, with our personal brothers.”
Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia: There is nothing called bad music, it all depends on listeners’ perception
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March 12, 2018
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