Rare Jugalbandi by Hans Raj Hans & Sovan Hazra of Sky Fusion group.

Recently Sky fusion group presented a unique Jugalbandi of SUFI GAYAN by THE LEGENDARY Sufi & Punjabi Pop singer HANS RAJ HANS (Padmashree Awardee) along with fusion music by “SKY” of SOVON HAZRA at Kamani auditorium in Delhi. The programme was supported by Lokayata, a centre for art & culture, founded by the celebrity author, Dr. Mulk Raj Anand. HANS RAJ HANS, of course, needs no introduction. SKY is a group of musicians experimenting in South Asian Fusion Music.
Renowned Sitar Maestro, Padmabhushan Awardee Pandit Debu Chaudhuri invited as Chief Guest on this occasion, who started the programme by lightening the ‘Jyoti’. Delhi Mayor Arti Mehra also made her presence to grace the event. Musical journey of this evening started with the Sovon Hazra’s composition ‘Dignity of Life’, where his entire crew Neel Ranjan Mukherjee on Hawaiian Guitar, Rajesh Prasanna on Flute, Manish Babu on Key Board, Vishal Mehra on Acoustic Drums and Saurabh Suman on Bass Guitar complemented his Tabla and Cajon to create a sweet symphony. Cajon is a kind of box drum played by slapping the front face (generally thin plywood) with the hands. ‘Illusion’ was the most electrifying and applauded composition at this evening with lots of variations.
Later Legend Hans Raj Hans took charge and presented a Sufiana Kalam ‘Rakho Mori Laaj Gharib Nawaz’ in Raag Megh. He was born into a peasant family. He sings Punjabi Folk and Sufi music but has also sung in movies and released his own Indipop albums. He has worked alongside other renowned artists such as the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, as seen in the movie ‘Kachhe Dhaage’.
He continued his performance by presenting couple of Poetries of famous of Poets followed by ‘Mere Sheba Main To Hu’, ‘Haq Bahu Dam Dam Bahu’. He then rendered a beautiful Qawali ‘Nit Khainr Manga Soniya Main Teri’ as a tribute to legend Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. He accompanied by Jaswant Roy on Dholak, Mary Butty on Harmonium and Chorus Jaspal, Lal chand and Amrit Singh. His performance was so energetic that not even a single audience was able to move from seat. Listeners were going on asking for their favorite numbers and it was like an unending flow of melody. No one was in a mood to go back to home though the time was fleeting.
After the concert, speaking to media, Hans Raj Hans said that “I am very much greatful to Sovan, who invited me and gave an opportunity to perform for such a sweet audience”. Sovon said that “music is not just a part of my life, music itself is my life, it is my fortune that he accepted to join us for this Rare Jugalbadi. It’s been thirty eight years while practicing music and there is still so much to learn”.
A part from musical fraternity, Amit Sharma- CEO Amrapali Group, Mukesh Gupta- Managing Director Graphisads, Prabhat Jha- Oriental Insurance, Arif- ACME and Naresh Goel- CMD Coco Foum were among the guests. Pt. Debu Chaudhuri said, “Sovan is striving since many years, God may gift him all the desired and deserved things in his life”.

H.S. Communication.