Aawo Aawo Nagariyaa Hamaari- Siddheshwari Devi Live Performance

Siddheshwari Devi, The Favourite Of The Courts Of Maharajas And Nawabs, Both In Music And Personality, She Remains Peerless. She Was The Last Of Greats, An Empress Of Thumri And Tappa, Siddheshwari Hailed From Varanasi. If Anybody Has Grasped The Use Of 'Bols', The Short But Complicated "Taans" And The Essence Of All Rasas - The Shringar Rasa - It Was Siddheshwari. Tutored By Both Pandit Siyaji Maharaj And Pandit Bade Ramdas, Siddheshwari Reached The Pinnacle Of Music With Her Superb Sense Of Artistry. Dadra, Chaiti, Kajri, Hori, Khayal, Tarana, All These Forms Were Identically Suited For Her Colourful Personality. Every Rhythm Caught Her Imagination Once Siddheshwari Devi Said "Although My Thumri Is Fully Of The Banaras Ang I Incorporateelements Of The Khayal Into It". You May Say That My Thumri Gayaki Is Khayal Ang'Pradhan". Indeed, She Have Given A New Elan To Thumri Gayaki By Her Own Individualistic Touch. Listening To Her Recitations, Even Today Is A Thrilling Experience, So Divine, So Sublime Is The Quality Of Her Presentation. Few Musicians In Recent Times Had Such A Vast Repertoire As Siddheswari Had. "Aawo Aawo Nagariya Hamaari" Is One Of Her Rare & An Impeccable Piece Of Melody, With Simple Charm, Intensity Of Feeling, And Effective Expression Of Emotions Through Sheer Purity Of The Notes Meends And Voice Modulations. The Recording At Once Reminds You Of What A Superb Genius "Siddheshwari" Was ! Track A - Video Recording “Aawo Aawo Nagariyaa” ( At Doordarshan Studio ) Early 1970s Track B - Audio Recording At Private Mehfil In Early 1960s