IN
FEB 1953, TOP IRANIAN PRESS DELEGATION VISITED INDIA .THIS DELEGATION ALSO
VISITED KASHMIR .
This
delegation was well received in kashmir.The members of this delegation visited
Mughal Gardens, Dal Lake, Pahalgham , Gulmarg , Baramulla and Ganderbal. At
Baramulla , they visited the Place where Maqbool Sherwani was brutally killed by Tribal raiders in 1947 . They were told stories of the Death and Destruction that visited the Town during Tribal Raid . They also heard
stories of killings and Brutal rapes by tribal raiders at Mission Hospital Baramulla .
( The Delegation with Sheikh Mohd Abdullah )
( At Maqbool Sherwani's Memorial Baramulla )
( Listening to the story of Brutal attack of Mission Hospital Baramulla by Tribal Raiders in 1947 )
( Visit to Jhelum Ghaat in Srinagar City )
A
special sufiana Music recital by Mohd
Abdullah Tibbetbaqaal and party was also organised in honour of the Guests from
Iran.
About Sufiana Music of kashmir
Prof Jaya Parimu adds :
“ In kashmir ,there have been some Sofiana Mousiqui Gharaana's the doyen of these classical form
of kashmiri /Persian singing style with their distinct characteristics that have been performing despite being on the
verge of extinction.
A few Gharaanas which have sustained the onslaught of neglect
are......
(1). Sidhjoo Ramzanjoo Gharaana.
(2)Qaleenbab Gharaana
(3)Namtahaali Bijbihara Gharaana
(4)Baqaal Ghraana.
These were well known to me till 1990. Later on in 2009, I had a
chance of listening to Saznawaaz (despite his Asthmatic breathlessness and his son and others were on accompaniment. He
belonged to Sidhjoo.....Gharaana.
I also attended young female and male students
learning at Qaaleenbab institution of Mosiqui established by Ustad
Qaaleenbaab's grand sons.
At a
private function, I was thrilled to
listen to Namathaali Bijbihara, a programme of pure sofiana Mousiqui.
I Haven't
so far noticed Baqaal disciples . But yes , I may add that Late Sheikh Abdul Aziz who wrote like
Bhatkhande and Vishnu Digamber Notation of Muqaams (raagas) of sofiana as
"KOSHUR SARGAM" and one Noor -Din also wrote book on sofiana Mousiqui.
Both were ustad Baqaal's disciples.
No one has written a book on Gharaanas of
Sofiana Mousiqui. Had I continued living in Srinagar I would have taken up this
project after retirement. I suggested to many of my students to go for this work as
little is left with this art form.Saznawaz also passed away and one of his
promising son had passed away during turmoil.
Late Mohd Abdullah Tibbetbaqaal
had a sweet and sonorous voice quality. He always represented Sofiana Mousiqui
outside Kashmir before dignitaries.I have been a great admirer of Sidhjoo
Ramzanjoo style of singing.My library has many CD's of Muqaams of Saznawaz.With
his death Sofiana Mousiqui lost a gem of a singer and player .Sofiana has a distinction
of being a pure classical form of music with proper Raagas (Muqaams) and tala
(rhythmic) system. Its instruments are Santoor,Sitar,Saz-i-kashmir and Dukra or
tabla.Unique and distinct.Rich in its own way.Maximum names of Muqaams and Talas are like Indian classical music.It is a vast subject and has lost
validity to some extent.Whatever is left is being revived as I see in
Srinagar.We haven't heard another Baqaal style Mousiqaar also. Sad but an open
truth.”
( Autar Mota )
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