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 ZAINUL
ABEDIN comes from a family having hardly any history or background of music. At
an early age of four, Zainul starded showing signs of inherent gift and talent
and his father promptly put him under the training of Shri Govinda Basu. After a
couple of years Shri Arun Kumar Chaterjee, a disciple of Sri A. Kanan took him
under the tutelage. Zainul soon started blooming and showed signs of great
promise.
Zainul’s
first stage appearance was in 1977’s Bashirhat District Competition and he
stood first. Again in 1978 Sangeet Research Academy had launched a talent
contest, and it was here that nine year old Zainul performed and proved his
mettle by coming first amongst eighteen other finalist. He was selected for
scholarship and placed under the tutelage of Ustad Latafat Hussain Khan, the
maestro of the Agra Gharana attached to the academy. Within a short while Zainul
surprised the music world with a charming grip of the rich and weighty Agra
Gayakee. Zainul was invited to perform before an August gathering at Rajbahavan
on the 18th December’78, soon after the Gharana Sammelan in Bombay
saw him performing. In 1980 Zainul gave a scintillating performance under
ITC’s banner at Delhi. Allahabad’s ‘KAL KE KALAKAR’ followed next.
There
came a long period of lull in his training as Zainul’s voice started
undergoing the normal change during puberty which lasted four years. It was
during this phase that Ustad Latafat Hussain Khan suddenly passed away and a
period of extreme pain and resettlement started. However he was able to overcome
this setback with the help of Sri Vijay Kichlu’s love and care. Sri Kichlu
took his case as a challenge and Zainul continued to learn under his guidance
along with that of Sri Sunil Bose – a very senior Guru belonging to the Agra
Gharana. Zainul slowly blossemed into an effective performer, his forte being
non-tom Allapchari typical after the Agra Gayakee, a keen sense of Layakari and
powerful taans.
In
India and in the USA, he has given a very good account of his ability as a
performer and left a lasting impression on his audience. He is able to maintain
a very clear and authentic concept of the overall Agra Gharana Gayakee and does
not show any flair of inclination for gimmicks. His Alaapchari in particular is
deeply spiritual and maintains the purity of Dhrupad whereas his Khayal
treatment clearly portrays the Rangila character of the Agra tradition. His
recent workshops and performances in Chattagram and Dhaka, Bangladesh had been
highly appreciated by both the listeners and the students of the country.
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