Free tickets to music students for Yesudas` Doha concert

Dubai: As many as 25 classical music students in Qatar will get an opportunity to attend legendary singer K J Yesudas`s concert for free.

Carnatic music students will be able to listen to `Yesudas @ Doha`, a classical concert on October 11 at the Qatar National Convention Centre, according to a news report. Interested students have been asked to submit a letter from the music institute they are studying to the organisers of the concert. "Twenty-five children will be allowed to listen to Dr Yesudas for free and if he agrees they would be able to get his blessings as well," Mohammed Al Shamlan, Managing Director, Marzook Al Salman and Sons, said in the presence of Yesudas. Yesudas has recorded more than 50,000 songs in many languages. His concert will be a repertoire of famous Indian classical tunes. The concert is expected to attract around 2,000 people from Tamil and Malayalam communities in the country. PTI