Soulful music from the strings of the sarod reverberated in the iconic General Assembly hall on Wednesday as maestro Amjad Ali Khan paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at an annual concert, with UN chief Antonio Guterres calling the event as an appropriate tribute to the Indian leader's legacy.
The Permanent Mission of India to the UN hosted the UN Day Concert 2018, which featured performance by the sarod maestro and his sons Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash along with the Refugee Orchestra Project conducted by Lidiya Yankovskaya at the General Assembly hall at the world body's headquarters.
The concert's theme this year was 'Traditions of Peace and Non-violence.'
India last hosted the UN Day Concert in 1966 when the legendary M S Subbulakshmi performed in the General Assembly and enthralled a world audience with her soulful rendition of the 'Maithreem Bhajatha.'
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