BY A STAFF REPORTER
LOS ANGELES, Ca – Aditya Prakash, son of Viji Prakash of Shakti School of Dance, recently released a remix of a Qawali to coincide with the fifth death anniversary of his father Kikkeri Prakash. The well-known qawali,“Tumhein Dillagi Bhool,” was popularized by the legendary vocalist, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
LOS ANGELES, Ca – Aditya Prakash, son of Viji Prakash of Shakti School of Dance, recently released a remix of a Qawali to coincide with the fifth death anniversary of his father Kikkeri Prakash. The well-known qawali,“Tumhein Dillagi Bhool,” was popularized by the legendary vocalist, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
Aditya said in a press release, ``As my dad’s passing approaches, I’d like to dedicate a song in his memory. The last week of his life, when he was too weak to even move, this song is all he wanted to listen to … he would raise his arms up in ecstasy and muster the energy to sing along, pausing to tell me the meaning every time, as tears would stream down his face. Those poignant moments are still so vivid and etched in my mind. I hope wherever he is, he has found that divine love that this song speaks of.’’
Aditya thanked UCLA Ethnomusicology for sponsoring the recording, Ricky Chavez for filming the session and Anthony Ragus for editing the video. He performed along with Julian Le, Jonathan Pinson, Shiva Ramamurthi, Jonah Levine, Emile Martinez, David Otis and Owen Clapp.
Aditya thanked UCLA Ethnomusicology for sponsoring the recording, Ricky Chavez for filming the session and Anthony Ragus for editing the video. He performed along with Julian Le, Jonathan Pinson, Shiva Ramamurthi, Jonah Levine, Emile Martinez, David Otis and Owen Clapp.
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