New Delhi: Seher presents Bhakti Utsav ’09 - a three day musical extravaganza of devotional music from April 03, 2009 to April 05, 2009 at the sprawling Nehru Park, Chanakyapuri from 6:30 p.m. daily. The annual festival is being held in association with Govt. of NCT Delhi, NDMC, Sahitya Kala Parishad and First City. For more information, log on to www.sehernow.in Entry to the festival is free.
There’s no doubt indeed that there is an immense devotional music talent in various nooks and corners of India. The capital will witness a musical treat with the soulful singing of the Manganiars from Barmer to Borgeet from Guwahati; from Gurbani and Sufiana Qalam to the traditional Carnatic and Sopana renditions of Kerala; from the Fakirs of Nagore to Rabindra Sangeet and Sufiana Qawwali, all being part of perhaps the most awaited musical event of the year.
The participating artists include Manjusha Patil Kulkarni (Pune), Manganiars from Barmer (Rajasthan), Jayati Ghosh (Delhi), Fakirs from the Nagore Dargah (Tamil Nadu), Harshdeep Kaur (Mumbai), Sadanam K.Harikumaran (Palakkad, Kerala), Ravi Joshi (Nainital), Parinita Goswami (Guwahati), Bhai Harjinder Singh (Srinagar Wale - Ludhiana), T.M.Krishna (Chennai), Krishnambika Nambiar (Delhi), Kaushiki Chakrabarty (Kolkata), Mewati Jogis (Alwar, Rajasthan), Paban Das Baul (Birbhum, West Bengal), Warsi Brothers (Hyderabad) and students of Gandharava Mahavidyalaya (Delhi).
Says Sanjeev Bhargava, Festival Director: “We celebrate spirituality through music in this festival and our attempt every year is to present as much variety as possible, from places one would never normally venture to. We hardly ever repeat our artistes. This year we have a line-up of 16 artistes from all over India, all specializing in various traditions, both popular and niche. This festival aims to promote harmony, tolerance and peaceful co-existence amongst citizens. Also, this is the only way to get a first-hand experience to hear Kabir, Ram Charitmanas, Baba Bulleh Shah, Thyagaraja and Amir Khusrau all at one place!”
Bhakti Utsav, the only dedicated, thematic festival in the country that showcases devotional music in its myriad forms brings a truly bewildering variety, richness and intensity of music prevalent in many parts of contemporary India. Cutting across all regions, sects, religions and faiths, one can hear from Sanskrit chants to Bhajans in folk and popular traditions, Sufiana Qawwali to Bauls and Dhrupad, verses of Kabir, Sur, Tulsi, Meera, the saint poets of the north to Carnatic devotional compositions. The Utsav promises to create a grand spectacle whereby artists, one better than the other, will present different forms of bhakti songs.
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