#CloudTribute to Ustad #MehdiHassan Khansahab/13th June, 2020/Gunijankhana 2020 #Ghazal

This is a humble attempt to pay tribute to Ustad Mehdi Hassan Sahab on his eighth death anniversary today-13 June, 2020. This ‘cloud tribute’, organized by Gunijankhana on 13th June, 2020 was made special by vocalists, instrumentalists, poets, authors and lovers of the ghazal joining from all across the world to pay their personal homage defying the limitations of ongoing pandemic and not so friendly timing for music and art. Ghulam Alisahab from Lahore, Hariharanji from Mumbai, Chandan Dasji from Mumbai, Ahmad Hussainsahab-Muhammad Hussainsahab from Jaipur, Sabir Khan sahib from Kolkata, Tari Khansahab from Lahore, Farhat Shahzad from San Diego, Muhammad Alisahab from Karachi, Dileep Acharyaji from California, Sanjeev Sachdevaji on keyboard from Bhopal, Bobby Jutley on Tabla from Houston, Jaya Jha Pandey from Boston, Kamran Mehdi from Chicago, Roshan Bharti from Kota, Sonali Nathji & Abhishek Nath on Guitar from Bhopal, Shubhashish Boseji on Hansveena from Kolkata, Zohaib Ali Khan on Sarangi from Lahore, Kashif Ali Dani on Tabla from Lahore, Sunayana Kachroo from Boston, Ariful Islamsahab from Dhaka, Subratoji on Sitar from Faridabad, Amir Azharbhai on Guitar from Lahore, Zahid Hussain Shah and Aarif Hussain Shah from Mandsaur, Wahadat rameez from PakPattanshareef, Saleem Hasan Chishti from Fatehpur Sikri, Harinath Jhaji from Agartala, Sujon Chatterji from Jamshedpur, Rajiv Gangurde from Boston, Faisal Ilyas dar from Islamabad, Rabin Chaudhary from Chattogram, Jazim Sharma from Mumbai, Kumar Satyamm from Mumbai, Oshin Bhatia from Delhi, Mayank Verma from Faridabad, Deepesh Vishnvat from Bhilwara and Dileep on Keyboard from Bhilwara made this ‘cloud tribute’ a memorable one. Family members of Mehdi Hassansahab – Sajjad Mehdi, Kamran Mehdi, Sundas Sajjad and Arooz Sajjad also made this programme special by sharing anecdotes filled with emotions. Gunijankhana thanks one and all who made this ‘Cloud Tribute to Ustad Mehdi Hassan’ a memorable event. The event was curated by Rashmita Jha. Jaya Jha Pandey, Dolly Jutley, Ameeta Parsuram, Subrato De, Deepesh Vishnavat, Santosh Mehta, Abhishek Nath, Shreyasi Jha and Samiha Jha handled the production. The concert was conceived, presented and edited by Akhilesh Jha.