ذهن (Zehn)

A decade ago, I still remember hunting for their audio cassette, running around shops, troubling Dad saying how badly I wanted it.. This one memory just rushed into my mind as Faisal Kapadia and Bilal Maqsood walked on to the stage last evening.. The host for the evening, Aditi Singh Sharma just says "On the count of three please welcome, all the way from Pakistan, Strings"... and they just walk in! I froze for a few minutes..  I stood there literally gaping at this man who made school days so musical. I wish I could just freeze many such moments from last evening - India Music Week with Strings, Parikrama and Friends.. I gaped, glared, gawped and what not, the moment Faisal started singing.. Standing in very first row, right in front of him, I didn't know if I had to stop myself from falling in love with that voice that or just indulge in the experience. After all those famous tracks, the patriotism comes out too; they played Sare Jahan se Achha! The madness