Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, percussionist Prodyut Mukherjee perform at One World Fusion 2024 in Hyderabad

Curated by Abhijeeth Bhattacharya and Prodyut Mukherjee, Sangitanjaly Foundation in association with Telangana Tourism and Govt of Telangana presented the concert in aid of Autism Ashram.

Mammidi Harikrishna, Director, Language and Culture, Govt of Telangana inaugurated the concert by lighting the lamp.

‘The One World Fusion is a classic symbol of national unity and it’s the right event to celebrate our Independence Day featuring artists from different and diverse regions of our country and playing different genres, using different instruments and vocalists but harmonising and blending together like a rainbow and offering a soul full rendition,’ said Harikrishna.

Abhijeeth Bhattacharjee, who curated the concert along with  GiMA Award Winner Prodyut Mukherjee, said: "The One World Fusion was the right mix of the melody and rhythm from Western, Indian and Bollywood. There was impromptu improvisation  without compromising on the very aesthetics of Music.”

The concert started with a fusion item from Mukherjee's album Rhythm Express “Moods”.

They played pieces like “Within You”, and “Romance” while the last piece was the Grammy winning piece “Meeting by the River”.

Renditions of the famous Bollywood songs by Ujjayinee and the Trumpet King of India, Kishore Sodha, enlivened the evening.

Sodha played popular Bollywood hits like Yeh Jawani..Hai Diwani, Kya Yahi Pyar Hai….., Tere Bina Zindagi Se Koi Shikhwa To Nahin, Roop Tera Mastana, and Gilabi Ankhen and so on.

Bollywood singer Ujjayeni Roy entertained with her some soft and mellifluous numbers like Rasm-e-ulfat, Jane kya Baat Hai, and Allah Hu.

Kishore Sodha, Ujjeyeni and Prodyut Mukherjee on vocal percussion jamming charged the audience with popular Bollywood numbers like Ayo na gale laga lo an, Chura Liya hai tumne jo dil ko, and Kya Janu Saajan.

Singer Vinod Rathod performed his own hits such as Chhupana Bhi Nahin Ata, Koi Na Koi Chahiye, Aesi Diwangee, Aye Mere Hamsafar along with the co-singer Chandni Mukherjee.

Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt played the Raag Desh on the Mohan Veena (slide guitar) and jammed with Kishore Sodha on the trumpet, along with the vocal by Ujjayeni and Chandni while other instruments such as tabla, flute, keyboard, sitar, bass guitar and drums accompanied him.

It reached the crescendo when they seamlessly started singing Vande Mataram as the audience joined the performers.

The concert was a fitting tribute to the celebration of the 78th Independence Day at Ravindra Bharathi, Hyderabad. The programme concluded with the National Anthem.