By Sanjeev Chopra - Express India - Chandigarh, India
Sunday, February 25, 2007
From Patiala: With sufi singer Barkat Sidhu and a captivating light and sound show on the martyrdom of Guru Arjun Dev, the penultimate evening of the Patiala Heritage Festival at the Old Moti Bagh Palace was an evening with a difference.
A custodian of precious Sufi compositions, which have been handed down to him by his music teachers, Sidhu brought out the best in the genre. Although trained in classical music, his concert was a light classical one and was easy to follow.
It was made enjoyable by the fact that Sidhu chose his songs with care. His concert was more about richness of lyrics than about the richness of music. He said, “Verse is the soul of Sufi music. A melody that is inspired by lyrics always has a deeper impact than a melody composed simply to fill in time".
"Sufi masters have spoken of the mundane issues of life with such philosophical edge that they start to sound deep and significant. We can never think of how the Sufi poets thought .”
During his one hour concert, Sidhu presented three captivating songs, which underlined the worth of basic human values like love, trust and dependence on God.
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"Verse is the Soul of Sufi music"
Sunday, February 25, 2007
From Patiala: With sufi singer Barkat Sidhu and a captivating light and sound show on the martyrdom of Guru Arjun Dev, the penultimate evening of the Patiala Heritage Festival at the Old Moti Bagh Palace was an evening with a difference.
A custodian of precious Sufi compositions, which have been handed down to him by his music teachers, Sidhu brought out the best in the genre. Although trained in classical music, his concert was a light classical one and was easy to follow.
It was made enjoyable by the fact that Sidhu chose his songs with care. His concert was more about richness of lyrics than about the richness of music. He said, “Verse is the soul of Sufi music. A melody that is inspired by lyrics always has a deeper impact than a melody composed simply to fill in time".
"Sufi masters have spoken of the mundane issues of life with such philosophical edge that they start to sound deep and significant. We can never think of how the Sufi poets thought .”
During his one hour concert, Sidhu presented three captivating songs, which underlined the worth of basic human values like love, trust and dependence on God.
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By Sanjeev Chopra - Express India - Chandigarh, IndiaSunday, February 25, 2007
From Patiala: With sufi singer Barkat Sidhu and a captivating light and sound show on the martyrdom of Guru Arjun Dev, the penultimate evening of the Patiala Heritage Festival at the Old Moti Bagh Palace was an evening with a difference.
A custodian of precious Sufi compositions, which have been handed down to him by his music teachers, Sidhu brought out the best in the genre. Although trained in classical music, his concert was a light classical one and was easy to follow.
It was made enjoyable by the fact that Sidhu chose his songs with care. His concert was more about richness of lyrics than about the richness of music. He said, “Verse is the soul of Sufi music. A melody that is inspired by lyrics always has a deeper impact than a melody composed simply to fill in time".
"Sufi masters have spoken of the mundane issues of life with such philosophical edge that they start to sound deep and significant. We can never think of how the Sufi poets thought .”
During his one hour concert, Sidhu presented three captivating songs, which underlined the worth of basic human values like love, trust and dependence on God.
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