Sons of the legendary sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan paid a visit to State College today. Amaan and Ayaan Ali Bangash performed a symphony par excellence for the Indian Graduate Students Association's, Omkar 2005, here at Penn State. For the uninitiated, the sarod is a 25-stringed instrument, whose body is hand carved from a single block of Indian Mahogany with a steel fretless finger board and a diaphragm made of goat skin.
Witnessing the two brothers in action is beyond what words can describe. Their fingers moved effortlessly over the strings picking out sharp, soft and melodious tones. Paired with Sandeep Das on the tabla, the group escalated into a seemingly impromptu jugalbandi where Das replicated on his tabla, each tone that the brothers challenged him with, on their sarods.
The recital was topped off with a Raga Alaap. As the music flowed from the sarods and crescendoed in the air, the hall reverberated with a thundering applause. The crowds gave the masters a standing ovation.
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