Raga Ahir Lalit I Pt Ajoy Chakrabarty at Bengal Classical Music Festival 2012

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Pt Ajoy Chakrabarty, a living legend of Indian Classical Music, is a doyen of the Patiala Kasur Gharana and represents the gayaki as well as the legacy of Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Sahib. His knowledge and unparalleled mastery allows him to portray in his music, the nuances of other major north Indian gharanas and Carnatic styles, with elan and grace. In the maiden Bengal Classical Music Festival held in Dhaka in 2012, Pt. Ajoy Chakrabarty began with an alap in Raag Ahir Lalit. The recital was rooted in the serenity and devotion one experiences at dawn. The audience was captivated by the nuanced sustained notes, deliberate meends and heavy gamaks which beautifully describe Pt. Ajoy Chakrabarty’s oeuvre. As the dawn streaked the sky, the raag rendition was made memorable by Pt. Yogesh Samsi’s deeply moving tabla accompaniment.

Rag : Ahir Lalit
Tabla Accompaniment : Pt Yogesh Samsi
Harmonium : Gourab Chatterjee
Sarengi : Allah Rakha Kalawant
Vocal Support : Brajeswar Mukherjee and Deborshee Bhattacharya