 Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 27: Music Legend Pandit Bhajan Sopori has made a new raga and named it Raga Hem Rast. The new raga is a rare combination of Raga Hemant of Indian Classical and Muqam Rast-e-Kashmiri of Sufiana Mausiqi.
“Just as Himgiri (Himalaya) touches Kashmir through its inner region, similarly Rast-e-Kashmiri in its Purwang combines with Hemant to form Hem Rast. The raga will be released soon for music connoisseurs and is a tribute to my homeland Jammu & Kashmir”, said Pt. Sopori.
Hailed as the ‘King of Strings’, Pt. Sopori gave his 1st classical concert on Santoor in Srinagar in 1953 and then regularly performed for AIR broadcasts.
He has represented the country in many prestigious platforms like European Parliament, Smithsonian Institution, Crow Collection of Asian Arts, Rashtrapati Bhawan, 50th Independence celebrations of India, Pari Mahal concert by J&K Govt, etc. |
