Music events under Incredible India Heritage Series

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New Delhi : The Ministry of Tourism is organizing a music series under the Incredible India Heritage Series in Delhi, Varanasi and Kochi, which are important tourist centres of the country. This  music series  organised through SPIC MACAY would  be  held  over  a period  of  6  weekends with  the objective to  promote  the  rich  cultural  heritage of  the country  and  to  reinforce  the principle  of ‘Tourism  for  All’.

The artists, who would be performing in the programme series, include Hindustani as well Carnatic Vocalists and Instrumentalists.  Similarly, the best of folk traditions will be showcased by performances of Qawwali, Kabir Gayan, Choir, Baul and various folk art forms from across the nation.

The Delhi leg of the series starts on March 10, 2018, at Red Fort with performance by Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan, a sitar player of Hindustani classical music, from the Etawah Gharana, followed by Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande, a Hindustani classical music vocalist from Mumbai. She pursues the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana. March11 will see performances by Parvathy Baul, a Baul folk singer, musician and storyteller from Bengal and one of the leading Baul musicians in India.

The Warsi Brothers from Rampur (Uttar Pradesh) will perform Qawwali. They are the grandsons of Padmashri Aziz Ahmed Khan Warsi, the world famous Qawwal. Their Qawwali bears a distinct impression of the gayeki of Delhi Gharana. They are recognised specially for their Traditional Sufiana Qawwali, Ghazal, Thumri, Bhajan and Classical Bandish, according to a PIB release.

Violinist Dr. L. Subramaniam, Mridangam player Umayalpuram K Sivaraman, and Santoor player Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma will perform at Arab ki Sarai, Humayun’s Tomb, on March 17, 2018; while the Capital City Minstrels (Choir) and Malini Awasthi (Thumri) will perform on March 18, 2018.