Concert

It was a real long time that i attended a concert, so when i saw the ad that Jagjit Singh was coming to Houston for his last tour outside the country i had the propensity to attend it.

At the outset i must admit that my knowledge of Hindi is limited to everyday use and i am a novice in Urdu and that is fatal when it comes to ghazals because you really cant appreciate the essence of the piece.
Nevertheless i decided to give it a shot when a colleague and friend prodded me.

The show was on a Friday and it was scheduled to start at 8.30 in the evening. Perfect for the beginning of a peaceful weekend or so i thought.
The weather was beautiful, the perfect setting for a promising night.

After losing our way a couple of times we eventually landed at the venue to see the creme de la creme of Houston assembled patiently for the evening's rendition.

The show commenced at Indian standard pace which means that it started later than scheduled. But the maestro made it up with his first ghazal 'Tukhrao ab ke pyar karo main nashe mein hoon.'
He did other great pieces like 'Hoshn walo ko khabar','Hazaron Khwahishen aisi' and 'Hum to hain pardes mein des mein nikhla hoga chand'.
It was a good experience listening live to the maestro.

As the evening progressed i think the long day got to me and i dozed off after the break. Unfortunate for me because i just couldnt control my impulse to shut my eyes. I dont know if it was the relaxed atmosphere or some thing else.

But i am glad i did get to listen to the last piece for the day. It was great,at least the parts that i could get to hear.

Finally after snubbing the organsers,the maestro said that he would come back to Houston after two years.And so much hype for the 'last concert'advertising.

The evening was over and we reached home past one at night.