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Raag: Yaman
Tabla: Ananda Gopal Banerjee Harmonium: Jyoti Goho The first raga of the concert is the Raga Yaman. This late evening raga belongs to the Kalyan Family and is favoured for inauguration of evening concerts for its inherent grandeur. The raga uses the tivra Madhyam and all the suddh notes in its scale. The Dominant Note is the Gandhar and the Nishad is the Subdominant. Raga Yaman is accredited to Amir Khusroo and is one of the most loved ragas of all times. There is a saying that the calibre of a musician can be judged accurately by his exposition of Raga Yaman. The traditional vilambit ektaal composition "Kaise Kaise Ki" is the prefect medium for Rashid Khan to set the mood and explore the raga and its notes. The Alapchari gives way to different varieties of taans as the artiste toys with the different catch phrases and aspects of the Raga. With an increase in tempo, the artiste performs on request, a madhyalay bandish as popular as the raga itself "Aeri Ali Piya Bina" set to teental and then sings the beautiful "Tu Jag men Sharam Rakh meri" as the base for his lightening taankari. The taraana, in ektal, at the endof the performance was composed by Ustad Bahadur Hussain Khan Sahib of Rampur. The taraana is, incidentally, the speciality of the Rampur Sahaswan Gharana and Rashid uses it to advantage to bring an ecstatic conclusion to a memorable performance of the Raga. |