mhan klakaro ko mera prnam bejod lajabab atulniy shabd nhi milrhe hee tarif ke liye sujat ji aur jakir sahib ke liye mera salute Duniya mee bs ek hee sirf ek,
The speed and the way he plays the sitar with is is undoubtedly mesmerizing. I am all praise for Ustad Shujaat Khan. It is awful and at the same time Godly. "Mandakolathur Subramanian"
Shujaatji - tied, in my opinion, with Shahidji for first place among contemporary sitarists (those available on CDs and RU-vid, that is), plays with incredible sweetness and eloquence in this concert clip (such good sound!). He is truly a *great* musician/composer! This performance, however, leaves me yearning for a somewhat more accurate tuning of the taraf (drone) strings. Annoyingly, this eminent artist can, occasionally, be remiss in this matter. Otherwise: beautiful, brilliant, beatific, blessed...
Is it possible to say any flowing river..." So very beautiful you are"? Is it possible to say any dancing peacock " So very beautiful you are"? Is it possible to say The Blue Sky high above" So very beautiful you are"? Is it possible to say any garden with uncounted flowers,green trees,singing birds,flying butterflies-- " So very beautiful you are"? Then how can I give any comment to such a mesmerized tune created jointly by our Honourable Ustad Zakir Hasssain TablaBadak and Honourable SitarBadak Ustad Shujaat H.Khan ....? It's beyond my reach. High Regards. !
Okay, I give up. How did you guys see Shujaat and Zakir play together? This is Shujaat playing an alap -- Zakir is sitting on stage but he doesn't play at all in this video.
The percussionist gets various leads as to how his rhythm accompanyment ought to be when the soloist is playing the alap, jod and jhala. The tabalji joins in to complete the musical rendition only during the vilambit and drut gats.