Johar Ali enthralls audience with his violin play at DPS Bokaro

Shashank Shekhar

Bokaro ( Jharkhand) : Renowned violinist Johar Ali of Rampur and Patiala Gharana, son and disciple of  internationally acclaimed violinist late Ustad Gohar Ali Khan, on August 27, 2018, mesmerised thousands of students of DPS Bokaro with his soulful violin play of some of the most popular and best-known folk and classical music compositions on the school campus.

Setting the tone of the concert, Johar began with ‘Raag Megh and Raag Ahir Bhairav’ followed by its aalap and Jugalbandi of Tabla and Violin. The maestro then played the tunes of ‘Sare Jahan Se Aacha’ and folk tunes from Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Bengal and Jammu & Kashmir. The presentation- ‘Bilambit Laay in Teen-Taal’ followed by rendition of melodious sur and taal.’ tunes of ‘Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram’ enthralled the audience.

Later in an interactive session, Johar Ali answered questions of students on contemporary and changing role of music and minute details of Ragas and musical instruments also.

Promoting the cultural heritage rooted in Indian Culture & Traditions, DPS Bokaro had organized yet another edition of SPICMACAY (Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture amongst Youth) on August 27.

Johar Ali, also known for performing in thousands of musical concerts in India and abroad and who has been rated as “Outstanding” category artist by Indian council of cultural relation (ICCR), was the main performer on the day.  He is also known for composing music for “Festival of India” Indonesia, “South Pacific Games”, Fiji & French Movie. Recently he has composed music for SWACHH BHARAT MISSION, Ministry of Urban Development Government of India. He has also represented India in UN on the occasion of 60 years of UNESCO celebration at Paris.

Johar Ali was accompanied on Tabla by Anup Ghosh, a senior disciple of tabla maestro Pt. Shyamal Bose and a recipient of Senior Fellowship from Ministry of Culture Government of India.

Felicitating Johar Ali, Dr Hemlata S Mohan, Secretary of SPICMACAY, Jharkhand State Chapter, expressed her gratitude to the organisation for the uplift of Indian music and the culture reminding the students that they were privileged to be audience of great musical maestros time and again who are regularly being invited by SPICMACAY.