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Indian Santoor & Arabic Lute Concert
Sunday, December 28, 2008
This was for the first time that a fusion duet of Santoor and Moroccan Lute
was presented at an International conference inaugurating the Indo-Arab
Partnership Forum.
The idea was to present and introduce Indo – Moroccan music into the world
music scenario with the efforts of 2 eminent artists of Morocco and India -
Ustad Haj Youness (senior most and Legendary Lute maestro & composer) with
the Abhay Rustum Sopori (Santoor maestro & composer) who demonstrated the
subtleties of both Moroccan and Indian music. It's also for the first time
that a young artist like Abhay collaborated with one of the senior most
artists of Arab region.
They played various compositions based on Arabic Muquams composed by both
the maestros highlighting music of the 2 countries. They demonstrated
incredible speedy patterns running through octaves with brilliant sequences
of musical expressions receiving immense applause and appreciation from the
audience. They were accompanied on Tabla by Sarit Das, one of the leading
Tabla players of the country. During the concert Vidya Shah performed Sufi
music while Maida-Eh-Yahyauui along with her group performed traditional
Arabic music that enthralled the audience.
H.E. the Ambassador of Morocco Mr. Larbi Moukhariq appreciating the fusion
concert hailed the efforts of both the maestro presenting the depth of the 2
musical instruments while praising both the maestros and hailing Abhay
Rustum Sopori as 'Ustad' just like his father Pandit Bhajan Sopori, the
Santoor Legend & Composer.
Ustad Youness was also happy to visit India and play with Abhay Rustum
Sopori and said that it was not that difficult to collaborate with Abhay as
his music and Santoor is totally divine which not only sooths the ears but
penetrates straight into the heart.
Pandit Bhajan Sopori was also in full praise of both the musicians and said
that though both the musicians met for the first time but the fusion concert
was of high technical virtuosity and this could only happen as both happen
to be very good musicians and top composers.
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