Norwegian, Pakistani musicians in perfect fusion
By Aamir Yasin
ISLAMABAD: Norwegian and Pakistani musicians here on Monday night enthralled the audience by their lively tunes and songs.
The musicians from the two countries performed at `Fusion in the evening` at the open air theatre of Lok Virsa. The function was jointly organised by Norwegian embassy and Lok Virsa`s Rafipeer Theatre in collaboration with a mobile service providing company.
The Norwegian musicians were Hoovard Lund on bass clarinet, Trygva Sam on saxophone, Jain Shankar on tabla, Rohini Shahajpal on sitar and Usalah Karshtar on sound, whereas the Pakistani musicians were Akmal Qadri on flute, Chand and Suraj Khan on sound.
When Chand and Suraj Khan started Raag Tilang `Tooray Naina Jadoo Bharay`, the Norwegian musicians excellently caught the tune within seconds. They also performed on Nasir Kazmi`s ghazal `Kisi kali nay bhi dekha na aankh bahr kay mujhe, guzar gia jars-ie-gul udass kar kay mujhe.`
The Norwegian musicians, who were not familiar with Urdu poetry and subcontinental music compositions like Raags, played right tunes after listening to the flute by their Pakistani counterparts.
The performance of Jain Shankar on tabla and Rohini Shahajpal on sitar was marvelous. They followed the first movement of flute by Akmal Qadri and played the tune clearly and pleasantly.
The Pakistani and Norwegian musicians played their instruments confidently and showed their skills as their tunes were easy on the people`s ears. They also easily performed new and old compositions which were difficult to play.The audience said it was a challenging work to create balance between tabla, sitar and flute as well as saxophone and bass clarinet. “The performance showed music has no borders,” they said.
The musicians enthralled the audience and got applause and standing ovation at the end of the show. Much enthusiasm was seen among the audience as the show provided them an opportunity to witness such a performance in the days of tension.
Earlier, Anjum Rahman, one of the organisers, informed the audience that for the first time the musicians met on Monday morning and they were performing without any practice before the show.
She said the basic aim of the programme was to bridge the gap between western and eastern societies through music. She said to understand the feelings of love and peace, one cannot be dependent on languages.
Source: Dawn
Date:5/17/2011
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