Ustad Bismillah Khan playing Shehnai for Shri Mataji & Yogis in France Part 1 of 5 15th Aug 1987

PART 1 of 5 🌟 SHEHNAI CONCERT IN PRESENCE OF SHRI MATAJI Shehnai Concert by Bismillah Khan during Entertainment Program, on the Eve of Shri Krishna Puja, Paris, France "Now you are going to listen to some very good Indian music and this gentleman who’s going to play to you is a very well known musician from India, it is a great surprise for me and I’m very much thankful to you, because he has played for so many places where Auspiciousness was needed and I am happy that you have honoured him like this." H.H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi 🌹 🎵 ABOUT USTAD BISMILLAH KHAN Ustad Bismillah Khan was an Indian musician credited with popularizing the shehnai, a reeded woodwind instrument. He played it with such expressive virtuosity that he became a leading Hindustani classical music artist. His fame was such that he was selected to perform for the ceremony at Delhi&historic Red Fort as the Indian flag unfurled at the hour of India&independence on August 15, 1947. His music was played on television every Independence Day. In 2001, Bismillah Khan was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India&highest civilian honour.