An NCPA Presentation
Supported by HSBC India
Malini Awasthi
thumri, dadra, kajri, chaiti, sawan and jhoola
Trained with the inimitable diva of the Banaras gharana, Girija Devi, Malini Awasthi is known for her contribution to semi-classical and folk genres. With an impressive career including singing for films, she has a wide repertoire of forms from regions including Banaras and Awadh, sung in dialects like Awadhi, Bhojpuri and such others.
Her presentation will include a bouquet of semi-classical and folk music compositions like thumri, dadra, kajri, chaiti, sawan, jhoola, etc., created by some noted poets/composers of the Banaras region: Bharatendu, Ramprasad Mishra (Ramuji), Sajile and Chhabile. These compositions are in a dialect known as Kashika, which is spoken in and around Banaras.
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