The Warsi Brothers renowned for their traditional Sufiana Qawwali, Ghazal, Thumri, Bhajan and Classical Bandish, are based out of Hyderabad and bring with them a legacy of intense performances through classically inspired melodies. They are the music bearers of the Gayeki of Dilli Gharana and are noted for their melody and improvisation. The group was led by Nazeer Ahmed Warsi and Naseer Ahmed Warsi along with their sons Azeez and Murtuza Warsi and accompanied by the ever energetic Jabbar on Tabla and Habeeb on the Dholak. The claps, beats and on the spot improvisations done made the crowd go wild.
The final rendering of “Damadam Mast Kalandar” original song of Runa Laila, followed by a jugalbandi between tab list and the dholakat at the end, made the evening a truly ethereal experience, not to be easily forgotten.
The event was organized in collaboration by SPIC MACAY. SPIC MACAY (Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth) is a non-political, nationwide, voluntary movement founded in 1977 by Dr. Kiran Seth, Professor-Emeritus at IIT-Delhi who was awarded the ‘Padma Shri’ for his contribution to the arts in 2009.
“Going by the spirit of SPICMACAY’s the objective was to enrich the quality of formal education by increasing awareness about different cultural aspects of Indian heritage and to imbibe the values embedded in it. It is a heterogeneous campus with students coming in from across the country, cultural diversity, values and wisdom embodied in these form of arts will influence their way of life and thinking and inspire them to become a better human being along with being a business professional”, said Dr. Satish Ailawadi, Director at IMT Hyderabad who was present at the event along with a few faculty members dressed in traditional attires. IMT Hyderabad has been recently awarded – ‘Best Upcoming B-School in South India’.
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