Renowned Hindustani classical vocalist Padma Shri Ustad Rashid Khan will perform at a concert at the main lounge of Dhaka Club on April 29. Noted Indian instrumentalists Ananda Gopal Bandyopadhyay, Sanatan Goswami and Krishna Bongane will accompany Khan at that concert.
The concert will mark the centenary celebration of Dhaka Club Limited. Initiated by the club's president Sadat Hossain Salim and EC committee, the event is being arranged by WEB Entertainment Limited, Dhaka.
"Ustad Rashid Khan will arrive in Dhaka on April 28 and perform on the following night. All preparations have been made," says SMN Islam James, managing director of WEB Entertainment Limited.
Ustad Rashid Khan belongs to the Rampur-Sahaswan Gharana (school of music), and is the great grandson of the gharana founder Ustad Inayat Hussain Khan.
He received the Padma Shri, as well as the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2006.
Born in Badayun, Uttar Pradesh on July 1, 1966, he received his initial training from his maternal grand-uncle, Ustad Nissar Hussain Khan.
Ustad Rashid Khan's renditions stand out for the emotive overtones in his melodic elaboration. Says the ustad, “The emotional content may be in the alaap, or the bandish, or while giving expression to the meaning of the lyrics.” This brings a touch of modernity to his style, as compared to the older maestros, who placed greater emphasis on technique and skilful execution of difficult passages.
News Source: The Daily Star