December 26. In this early morning of Delhi winters I was listening to a soothing Jugalbandi of two great Ustads, Vilayat Khan and Bismillah Khan. I wanted a bit of meaningful silence within me and hence decided to tune to this track. How does a sound track bring silence to one's mind? Probably, it's my subjective experience though I am sharing that with you.
I remember an interesting saying by an eminent American writer of the 19th century, Oliver Wendel Holmes on music, musicians and their handling of 'noisy fame'... "A few can touch the magic string, and noisy fame is proud to win them: Alas for those that never sing, but die with all their music in them!"
It is interesting to think how Ustads Bismillah Khan and Vilayat Khan had managed their noisy fame with out affecting their magical music.
http://gaana.com/#/streamalbums/Vilayet_Bismillah_19244
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