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| Indi-pop queen reigns over Amdavadi hearts |
‘Dil ye gaane laga hai …’, a young Shubha Mudgal fan who was approaching the gate nearly sang the line to his friend. He was not alone in the crowd so excited about the ToI Festival event at the Vastrapur Lake Open Air Theatre. ‘Manke manjeere’ in fact had been tinkling with all of them who had thronged the lovely venue.
The tastefully decorated surrounding came alive as Shubha Mudgal, in her maroon bordered off-white ‘taanchhoi’ sari entered to a standing ovation and began the captivating first number ‘Baanke naino vale toone kaisa jaadu dala’. The starlit open sky matched with the passion of the vivacious singer for music and the flickers of lights on buildings around reflected the spirit of the rising new Ahmedabad.
By the time she had turned to Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s moving ghazal ‘Hum pe thahare ajanabi kitane’ with a message to the city on harmony, she was set for a long night of singing. The listeners grew expectant as she promised more lilting songs like ‘Ab ke saavan’ and ‘Aayo re aayo re aayo’ in the second half of the delectable ‘mehfil’. And, predictably, they were all on their feet as she sang, as only she could, with abandon. They were all on their feet as they sang ‘Rangilo maro dholna’.
Shubha Mudgal’s is the voice that is pleasingly recognizable anywhere across the country. And listening to her live is a thrilling experience for many. Its interplay between the soft lowest to the skypiercing full-throated strains left everyone enthralled. In the audience were those young and not so young, the uninitiated and the connoisseur.
Like the range of her voice, the range of her repertoire is exceptionally good. She is adept at classical vocal, but this was not the occasion for it. The rest – semi-classical to robust folk singing to pop numbers – was enchanting in no small measure. A capacity crowd, in complete rapport with her, responded to a man to her characteristic fusion.
The magic of her voice works on children as well. “I’m here,” little Chanakya, who accompanied her dancer mother, says, “because I love ShubhaMudgal’s fusion music, which I often listen to on the player.” Kavita, a young mother, regretted not bringing her little daughter along. “She is so fond of Shubha Mudgal,” Kavita says with a disarming smile, adding, “She’s going to kill me tomorrow!”
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Shubha spell had them asking for more
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Ahmedabad: The spontaneous, sizzling and mesmerising performance of Shubha Mudgal left Amdavadis yearning for more and more!
The atmosphere was electrifying at the open theatre of Vastrapur, and as Mudgal began to weave her magic with her mellifluous voice, it was a treat for Amdavadis.
It was cold and chilly out there, but her songs heated up the atmosphere. With her electrifying performance she got the audience up on its feet, dancing with joy and fighting the chill.
When she sung her pop chartbuster, Ab ke sawan it was a dance riot as the crowd joined with screams and whistles from the young and old audience.
The music lovers were all over the open theatre, squatting on the ground, grabbing every inch of space at the venue. With strobe lights creating a different aura around the stage, the lady with the magical voice left the crowd in raptures as she sung her chartbuster Rangilo maro dholna, which she went for an encore four times, setting a Sunday musical feast for Amdavadis.
Sunayan Borah, listener at the venue said, “She was mesmerising, her voice was magic and she created a dream out there, I wished she would have gone little longer with her musical performance.”
Her spontaneous performance made the crowd dance to her music, it was a long night of full celebration and masti for Amdavadis. |
Shubha Mudgal left Ahmedabad music lovers enthralled |
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