Hindustani light classical music bridges the gap between pure classical and mainstream music, appealing to both the connoisseur and the layperson.
To musically elaborate a word or phrase is the idiom that defines Hindustani light classical music. Weaving variations of a word or phrase displays the singer's range of imagination and distinguishes this genre.
This style of singing is associated with Benares and Lucknow, and from Lucknow is Begum Akhtar's youngest disciple, Rekha Surya, who has also trained under Girija Devi. She presently lives in New Delhi. She recorded for the Archives of Sangeet Natak Academi in 1994 and has performed in India, USA, Canada and Europe. |
