NEW DELHI, Sept 10: Musicians from seven countries Japan, Hungary, Spain, Switzerland, Belarus, Lithuania and India are set to kick off the sixth edition of the World Flute Festival ‘Raas Rang’ from here tomorrow.
The three-day festival is being organised by the Krishan Prerna Charitable Trust in collaboration with the ICCR.
Renowned virtuoso and founder of the trust Arun Budhiraja says there is a “musical revival” happening in India.
“Among the multitude of digital music, one can see a return of pure music. If we examine the vocals of musicians like Arjeet Singh, lyrics with great meanings seem coming back,” says Buddhiraja.
The musician points out that the classic and traditional instruments are increasingly coming back to the fold.
About the motto behind the festival, he says, “It is an attempt to revive the culture of flutes, an instrument which is cheapest but extremely influential on the human psyche.”
‘Raas Rang’, says organisers has taken up an arduous task of reviving the forgotten varieties of flutes such as Alghoza, Long Horn, Tavil etc.
“Earlier, there were many variants of flutes in the Indian mainstream music. Varieties like Bansuri and Sunduri were highly popular” says Buddhiraja.
Budhiraja observes that flutes was in a fading out till time, but he hopes that the present trend forecasts good days for the air instrument. “When I contacted some artists for the festival, they informed me that they are busy with Bollywood. It is a good signal,” he says. Flute, an instrument that developed through time now competes with the digital medium.
“Flute music is entertaining and liberating. It appeals to your mind and shake off mental stress. If you make hear a person under stress one hour of flute music, the happiness and relief he experience would be indescribable,” says Budhiraja who claims that the instrument has a power to influence and change the lifestyle. (PTI)
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