WEST HILLS,CA-LA Sargam of the San Fernando Valley on Nov 1 hosted their annual Diwali musical event for seniors at the Royal Delhi Palace here. A note of levity was struck from the get-go by Emcee Parvin Syal, who held the string of singers together with often spontaneous poetical and anecdotal humor. After felicitations had been offered by Harbhajan Singh Gill and Paul Husson, the audience was regaled with further...
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humor by Bharat Patel, one of the sponsors of the event.Avtar Chadda, famed for his rendition of the legendary voice of Mohammed Rafi, started the program with a shabad – “Mitar pyare noon.’ Then followed a popular number by the youngest singer of the afternoon, Shruti Chakroborty, who was later invited for an encore performance. While some of the singers were regulars, not only to LA Sargam but other shows as well – such as Saeed Mirza and Naeem Khan of Sur Sangam, who also managed the sound system, Sunny Singh, Gurdeep Grewal, Darshan Dhillon, Aslum Tabbani and Sapna and Shashi Sood, others were new to the group.
Kenny Yunus was delightful in his presentation of “Chala Jaata Hoon Kisi ki Dhun Mein”, and Roshni Chandra’s melodic voice added full entertainment value to both the duets she sang with Avtar, such as “Saaze dil cher ke” and her solo numbers, including old classics “Yeh Samaa, Samaa Hai Yeh Pyar Ka” and “Aaiye mehrbaan.” Appropriately for the audience, the emphasis was on golden oldies, interspersed with some Punjabi numbers and a couple of ghazals, one being “Saawan beeto jaaye,” beautifully sung by Saeed Mirza. A different chord was struck with Ramnik Chauhan’s masterful playing of a popular tune on a mouth organ.The hall resonated with Avtar’s rich and powerful voice, which had some of the audience singing along, while others took to the floor in accompaniment to the music. In all his songs, ranging from his signature song “Suhani Raat dhal chuki,” through classics like “Dil Beqarar sa Hai,” “Hum Aur Tum aur Yeh Samaa,” to more light hearted numbers like “Baar baar dekho,” “Dil mera aaj Kho Gaya Hai Kahin,” his robust voice held everybody enthralled.
The platform was utilized by Raji Rab, contender for a seat in the U.S. Congress next year. His appeal for support was accompanied by promises to be an ear for each member of the Indian-American community and a voice for them in Washington. Lunch was catered by Baljit Bhullar of Delhi Palace, and complimentary sweets were distributed courtesy of LA Sargam.
Kenny Yunus was delightful in his presentation of “Chala Jaata Hoon Kisi ki Dhun Mein”, and Roshni Chandra’s melodic voice added full entertainment value to both the duets she sang with Avtar, such as “Saaze dil cher ke” and her solo numbers, including old classics “Yeh Samaa, Samaa Hai Yeh Pyar Ka” and “Aaiye mehrbaan.” Appropriately for the audience, the emphasis was on golden oldies, interspersed with some Punjabi numbers and a couple of ghazals, one being “Saawan beeto jaaye,” beautifully sung by Saeed Mirza. A different chord was struck with Ramnik Chauhan’s masterful playing of a popular tune on a mouth organ.The hall resonated with Avtar’s rich and powerful voice, which had some of the audience singing along, while others took to the floor in accompaniment to the music. In all his songs, ranging from his signature song “Suhani Raat dhal chuki,” through classics like “Dil Beqarar sa Hai,” “Hum Aur Tum aur Yeh Samaa,” to more light hearted numbers like “Baar baar dekho,” “Dil mera aaj Kho Gaya Hai Kahin,” his robust voice held everybody enthralled.
The platform was utilized by Raji Rab, contender for a seat in the U.S. Congress next year. His appeal for support was accompanied by promises to be an ear for each member of the Indian-American community and a voice for them in Washington. Lunch was catered by Baljit Bhullar of Delhi Palace, and complimentary sweets were distributed courtesy of LA Sargam.
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