Hindustani Classical Music featuring Ustad Roshan Jamal Bhartiya on Sitar, and local Andy Skellenger on Tabla September 16th (Wednesday), 7PM - |
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On Wednesday September 16th at 7pm, Shumei International Institute, in collaboration with the Hazlerig Music House, will host Hindustani Classical Music featuring Ustad Roshan Jamal Bhartiya on Sitar, and local Andy Skellenger on Tabla. The concert takes place in Shumei’s Outdoor Amphitheater, so bring blankets and snuggle in, or dance yourself warm, as you enjoy live music in an amazing setting. In the case of rain, the concert will be moved indoors. Tickets are $10, and all proceeds benefit the artists directly. Contact 256-5284 for more information.
Ustad Roshan Jamal Bhartiya was born in 1952 to a family with a long musical history tracing back to the Moghul periods. This history found the family connected with the Seniya tradition through Amrit Sen, the grandson of the legendary Tan Sen. Roshan’s grandfather, Ustad Abdul Qadir Kahn, was a court musician in Sailana and Palampur State. A story illustrates the power of his art: “The ruler of Waziria State, Nawab Kesar Kahn, complained that Indian music had deteriorated; he had heard that in the past here had been musicians who could achieve the supernatural with their music. Abdul Qadir Kahn replied that such music did still exist, but that there were no listeners for it. After 40 days of meditation he gave a performance to prove this claim. The audience was spellbound. During the concert a black cobra appeared and was similarly charmed”. Roshan’s father ,Ustad Jamaluddin Bhartiya, soon began training Jamaluddin. When he was sixteen he came to Delhi, where he joined All India Radio. At the same time he started learning vocal music from the eminent vocalist Amir Kahn. Jamaluddin decided to join the efforts of spreading the beauty of Indian music in the West and a tour through America and Europe in the 70’s brought him to Amsterdam, where he established an Indian music school, Tritantri Vidyapeeth. Roshan Jamal Bhartiya started his training in Indian music at an early age under the constant guidance of his father. Roshan Jamal Bhartiya has played extensively in India and abroad.
Andy Skellenger is a tabla player based in Crestone. Since 2000, he has devoted himself wholeheartedly to the study of North Indian classical tabla music, as taught to him by his teacher Maestro Aloke Dutta of Calcutta. He is honored and humbled by the opportunity to accompany a musician of Roshan’s caliber.
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