JASRAJ OM NAMO BHAGWATE VASUDEVAYA FULL

It moved effortlessly across octaves, as it had over the past eight decades. Jasraj turned 90, but his voice showed no sign of ageing. “When you sing for theĪtma.” Since he infused his music with bhakti, it had the ability to spiritually elevate the believers among his legions of listeners even while comforting others with its rich melody and soothing laya.

JASRAJ OM NAMO BHAGWATE VASUDEVAYA FULL

“I see Krishna in all of you,” he told the full house, leaving many teary-eyed.

With each composition, he built a meditative mood and, along with the maestro, the audience internalised every But when, after greeting the audience with raised arms and an ebullient ‘Jai Ho!’, he began to sing, his face relaxed into bliss, as he brought alive every note with passion and elan. That evening when the doyen of the Mewati gharana walked on to the stage, dressed in a bright raw silk dhoti, kurta, and black waistcoat, he appeared frail and exhausted after his long flight from the U.S. “ The greatness of our music extends beyond the sky.” On a pleasantly cool day in November 2019, after what would be his last concert in Chennai, when I asked him how he felt about being the first Indian to receive this honour, he had replied matter-of-factly, By invoking both Allah and Kali, the Hindustani exponent bridged many divides.Īnd when a minor planet, between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, was named ‘Panditjasraj’ by the International Astronomical Union, it seemed to suggest the transcendental effect of his music. When he rendered ‘Om Namo Bhagwate Vasudevaya’ in raag Bhimpalasi, ‘Mero Allah Meherbaan’ in raag Bhairav or ‘Mata Kalika’ in raag Adana, classical music shed its elitist tag and gained mass appeal, while his devotional music won over even connoisseurs with its sophistication and structure. The biggest wealth music has given me is people’s love).” People come to meet me, seek my blessings. Sangeet se mujhe sabse badi jo sampatti mili hai, woh hai logon ka pyar ( when I am in Mumbai there is no time. Sab milne aate hain, aashirwad lene aate hain. Jab Mumbai me hota hoon samay nahi milta. He had just returned to Mumbai after a concert in Dubai and was preparing to leave on a three-month concert tour of the U.S.Īpologetic for delaying the interview, he said, “ In April 2018, after trying for five days to reach him for an interview, I finally got to talk to Pt.

Jasraj om namo bhagwate vasudevaya