The upcoming three-day Omkar Music Fest at Prestige Shantiniketan, marks the 10th anniversary of Omkar Music School led by Hindustani vocalist Iman Das. In the past decade, the school has trained nearly a thousand students across the globe. While the celebrations will see performances from youngsters on all days, one can expect performances from star artistes such as sitarist Ustad Shafique Khan from Dharwad and Partha Bose from Kolkata, a tabla solo by Ustad Najmuddin Javed, Mohiniyattam and Kathak performances by Rekha Raju and Snigda DS respectively, and a presentation of thumri, dadra, kajri and chalti from Iman Das himself.
Iman says he is happy that Hindustani vocalist and Muddu Mohan, a retired IAS officer, and disciple of Basavaraj Rajguru and Gangubhai Hangal, will be performing at the festival this year. “This annual fest is growing by the year and we have nearly 50 artistes participating in the three-day festival. Apart from a wide range of music and dance styles, including bhajans and bhavageete, there will also be a painting competition for children themed around music.
” Shafique Khan| Photo Credit:Special Arrangement Santoor maestro Madan Oak will be coming from the US for the occasion, and a team trained by Carnatic veena expert Suma Sudhindra will be performing as will electric guitarist Swarnabha Gupta from Pune. Amongst Iman’s senior students who will be participating in the event are Hindustani vocalists Asmita Banerjee and Ankita Kundu. Iman, who und.