We welcome you to ‘Ras Barse’ – An evening to spend listening, to the words of poets, saints and believers, in the voice of Swati Srinivas singing for us, Ghazal & Bhajan in Hindi, Urdu, Bhoj Puri and Marwadi on Sat. 31st Jan ’15, 8PM at Unity Pavilion
:: Harmonium: Kanam Shameem Babu :: Tabla: Mohammed Sardar Khan :: Sarangi: Aslam Khan ::
~~~”Moko Kahan Dhoonde re Bande , mein to tere pas re” ~~~
Swati will be singing for us compositions written by
Amir Khusro (13th century),
-“Eri Sakhi mere piya ghar aaye, Bhaag lage is angan ko…”
-“Zihale Miskin..”
Kabir (15th century),
-“Re Saadho Maanat Nahi Man Mora”
-“Mohe sun sun awe haasi re, pani mein meen pyaasi re”
Meerabai (16th century)
-“Savra mhari preeti nibhajo”
-“Payoji Maine Raam Ratan Dhan Pao”
Bulleh Shah (17th – 18th Century)
-“Ab LaganLagi Ki Kariye… Naji saki Mariye”
Siraj Aurangabadi (18th Century)
-“Khabar -e – tahayyur -e ‘ishq..”
Mir ( 8th Century)
-“Yaaron Mujhe maaph karo main nashe mein hun, ab jaam do toh khali do, main nashe mein hum”
Ghalib (19th century)
-“Rone se aur ishq mein bebaaq ho gaye…”
-“Ye na thi hamari kismet, ke visaale yaar hota,
Agar aur jeete rehte yahi intezaar hota”
Safi Aurangabadi (20th century)
“Ab toh dost se garaz nahi hain, na dushman se kaam hai, dono ko dono haath se, apna salaam hain”
The last piece, to end the show, i keep as a surprise!!
