MUMBAI: The ninth edition of ‘Idea Jalsa – Music for the Soul’ concert organized by Durga Jasraj’s Art And Artistes, staged a musical night at Patna on the 14th of March 2015. The evening was one to remember featuring the maestros of Indian music Pandit Rattan Mohan Sharma and Kavita Seth. They set the mood to that of tranquil tunes of semi classical music & folk haveli sangeet & sufi music.

Badshah-e-Tarana, Indian classical vocalist Rattan Mohan Sharma is the only artist to have mastered the Semi-classical, Sufi and Folk genre with ease. Speaking about Idea Jalsa he said, “Idea Jalsa is one such platform where there are no boundaries to music. Different genres of music come together and showcase the true essence of music. It is an honor to perform at Idea Jalsa.”

On the success of the event, Kavita Seth said, “My association with Idea Jalsa is time-honored and has only been growing to the next level. I am happy that we as a team are able to share soulful music with our audiences keeping the Indian Art & Culture alive through Idea Jalsa.”

Continuing in a similar vein, Durga Jasraj, Founder and Director, Art And Artistes added, “Idea Jalsa is a journey which goes beyond the proverbial "Dream come True", it's a "Blessing. Today, Idea Jalsa is truly a celebration of Music for the Soul. We are sincerely grateful to everyone for this.”

Art And Artistes’ 12-city concert tour- Idea Jalsa has also formally entered the Limca Book of Records 2014 for being the ‘Largest Platform for Indian Music’ featuring the largest number of artistes across the most genres of Music. They have been successful in staging some of the biggest Indian classical musical concerts that have brought together music lovers from all over the country.

Art and Artistes, founded by Durga Jasraj in 1999, jointly run by Durga Jasraj & Neeraj Jaitly for the past 5 years, is a one stop spot for all genres of Indian music. Art and Artistes has created and produced Musical properties like Tiranga, Panchtatva, Idea Jalsa, among others, featuring more than 7,000 Musicians across more than 90 genres of Indian Music.