Thumri rang: Jagdish Prasad

The video is an excerpt of a performance from the Thumri Rang music festival which was organized by the Sangeet Natak Akademi in Kolkata in 2008. The performance is by the classical vocalist Jagdish Prasad who was recognized for his resonant voice. He was born into a family of court musicians in the service of the royal family of Raigarh, an erstwhile Princely State in Chhattisgarh. He received extensive training from his father, Badri Prasad and later he trained under Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan of Patiala gharana. His thumri renditions follow the Patiala gayaki tradition. In this video, he performs ‘Maar Dala Najariya milaike’ in dadra tal.