Swara Samrat Festival celebrates birth centenary of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan

AuthorSNS
Published date08 December 2022
Publication titleStatesman, The (India)
After a trailblazer event in Delhi, the Festival is all set to kick start in Kolkata from December 15 and will run till December 18 at Nazrul Manch. In its 10th year, Swara Samrat festival is celebrating the birth centenary of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. The festival will host an array of artists and the list includes Ustad Zakir Hussain, Ustad Rashid Khan, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty and other eminent global icons of performing arts

Speaking about the festival percussionist Bikram Ghosh shared, "Classical music is the source of all musical forms and it has a major contribution in taking Indian culture to international level. It has consistently maintained its standard through ages and it has made a swift revival. I believe classical music has a therapeutic value and it will never go in the side line. This festival is a platform to recognise the rich culture of classical music."

Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty shared, "There is nothing much to tell...

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