Manjiri Asnare Kelkar will showcase some exquisite works of Alladiya Khan (Ahmed Piya), the celebrated founder, composer, and Guru of Jaipur Atrauli gharana. Alladiya's corpus of bandishes is known for its inclination towards rare and compound (jod) ragas and the use of long complex note patterns that deploy words of the song (bol tan).
Rashid Khan will present some celebrated compositions of two versatile composers and eminent vocalists of Agra gharana who were related, musically and by bloodline: Faiyaz Khan (Prem Piya) and Vilayat Hussain Khan (Pran Piya).
Cast and Creative team for NCPA Bandish: Manjiri Asnare Kelkar and Rashid Khan at Tata Theatre: NCPA