Tilak Kamod Thumri -by Ustad Naseeruddin Saami (Kanhiya Yaad hei kuch bhi Hamari)

Kanhiya Yaad hei Kuch bhi Hamari
Ustad Naseeruddin Saami presents masterly Thumri in Raag Tilak Kamod
Live Mehfil at Lahore, Year 2006
*A Syed Wajid's Presentation
"I was born in Delhi and lost my parents early. My uncle groomed me. We are closely related to another great musician Qutub Baksh, also known as Ustad Tan Ras Khan, the legendary composer and vocalist of the Dilli school, who perfectly blended various aspects of the Khayal."
"I am a strict practitioner of my inherited musical philosophy, that of maintaining and believing in the purity of 'Sur' (melody of notes) because Ragas demand Sur."
"It is not that the younger generation does not want to learn these forms. When I was in Cuttack for a performance, I was pleasantly surprised to see a group of about 1500 people, mostly youngsters, who were keen to know more about Khayal and other forms of classical singing."
(Ustad Naseeruddin Saami said in an Interview with India Today, June 2011)
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