Mysticism of the sarod
18.05.12
It was like a burst of summer shower on the parched soil. Ustad Amjad Ali Khan with his two sons Amaan and Ayaan gently struck at hearts of all Hindustani music lovers with his ‘Mystic chords' with his magic wand — the sarod.
The three-segmented concert was unveiled by the young maestros Amaan and Ayaan with the Jhinjoti, a flexible evening raag. They took to a brief alaap of this very tuneful raag alternately giving us a glimpse of their individual contribution towards expanding the nuances of this raag.
Each interpreted the raag in his style which was highly fascinating. Ayaan had this art of giving a melodic twitch to his sarod while his brother's had a clear cut approach. The duo presented two compositions in Jhinjoti, the first being tilting yet tender as they scaled the octaves one after another, blending with each other towards the concluding part.
In the second one, we were taken into an energetic burst of melody as they whizzed their way with the instrument in a rapid action mode. The two table players, Anubrata Chatterjee and Mitlesh Jha, more so the former, emerged a dexterous percussionist with his fingers whipping up sheer magic. It was like a drive in the top gear (OD) with the foursome competing with each other in the race.
Source: The Hindu