Sufi Concert...

Last weekend was very well spent as me and Samira went to the Quli Khan’s Tomb at Qutub Minar for the “Dharohar” Sufi concert as a part of the Times Delhi Festival. (Courtsey : SP Bhaaji)

Though we missed the performances by Wadalis and Sabri Bros on Saturday but still never wanted to miss the sunday's performances by Mangniyars from Rajasthan and Kailash Kher's.

So, after finishing brunch at Tyagi's (Manish & Priyanka) we reached the venue at 5:30 pm. The performance by mangniyars was great as ever with sufi kalams like Dum Mast Qalandar and songs to welcome guests like "Nimbuda" and "Keseriya balam". To add the flavour to the performance there was this jamming session between Khartals and Dholaks, superb it was.

And there comes 4 feet tiny man with tallest name ever "Kailash" with superb voice and awesome aalaps in between. Started performance with sufi songs like tere bin nahin lagda, saiyaan, deewaani. Electric atmosphere it was with great performance by his band.

Thing that amazed me was the kind of interest young guys and gals in his songs which gave me some relief as to still people are interested in listening to songs like "Jaana Jogi de naal" and Allah ke Bande...

To end this :

Chal bullehya othe chaliye jithe wasde anne,
Na koi teri jaat pehchaane na koi tainu manne.

Here baba bulleh shah says that " lets me go to the place where the residents are blind(anne) so that no one can understand the castes or creed and there is no disparity..."

Jana Jogi de Naal

Yea... it's been quiet sometime that i havn't posted again. Lot of travelling and then work and above all life. I met Amit Khosla on one of my trip to mumbai another fan of Sufi n Khan Saheb (Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan) and it was pleasure to meet Amit bhaaji.

Anyway, i was listening to this amazing qawwali sung by Khan Saheb "Ni Main Jana Jogi de Naal".
It's written by Baba Bulleh Shah and its so awsomely written that its beyond explanation and the way Khan Saheb has sung it, it's amazing. It tells how badly one wants to be with "Jogi". "Jogi" here is HIM but it also can be used for one's beloved.

In this qawwali, lover so much wants to be with the beloved that she is ready to do anything.

Koi Kissay De Naal Koi Kissay De Naal
Per Main Jogi De Naal Naal
Jadon Dee Main Jogi Dee Hoyee
Main Wich Main Na Reh Gayee Koi

(he is trying to say that everyone is with someone or the other but i wanna be just with my beloved. Since when i have given myself to my beloved, there nothing left which i can say its mine everything is HIS only.)

Ranjha Ranjha Karde
Ni Main Aapay Ranjha Hoi
Sadeyo ni Mainu Deedo Ranjha
Heer Na Aakho Koi

Ni Main Jana Jogi De Naal
Kannee Mundaran Pa Ke

(Here he is saying that since when i have started taking his name as "Ranjha" i have started liking only one name and thats his so don't call me call me by my name "Heer" anymore call me "ranjha" only coz it's him only. "Heer-Ranjha" - Famous lovers in culture on punjab)

It's just some part of that qawwali which depicts the kind of love n dedication that was there but i wonder if this makes any sense to anyone today... hehehe ...