Previous
Shows
2006
Tejendra Narayan Majumdar
Sarod
7 p.m.
April 1, 2006
Orleans Theatre, 255 Centrum Boulevard
Ottawa
Born
into a musician's family, sarod player Tejendra
Majumdar was groomed for years under the tutelage of Late Ustad Bahadur
Khan. After his Ustad's untimely demise, Majumdar continued his riyaz
under the supervision of Sri Ajoy Sinha Roy. He bloomed under the
guidance of the greatest sarod maestro of our times, Ustad Ali Akbar
Khan.
Majumdar's music sparkles with the very rare combination of virtuosity
with classical purity and a deep sense of aesthetics. His style today is
a rare fusion of dhrupad, tantrakari and gayaki ang, representing the
baaj of Maihar gharana.
Hindustani music lovers in Ottawa will be treated to Mr.
Majumdar's talents for the second time. He delighted Ottawa audiences in 2004.
To hear a sample of Mr. Majumdar's music, click
here.
Shujaat Husain Khan
Sitar
7 p.m.
May 20, 2006
École Secondaire Catholique Garneau
6588 rue Carrière
Orleans, ON
Shujaat
Husain Khan is the son and disciple of the late master sitarist Ustad
Vilayat Khan. His musical pedigree continues back through his grandfather, Ustad
Inayat Khan; his great-grandfather, Ustad Imdad Khan; and his
great-great-grandfather, Ustad Sahebdad Khan - all leading artists of their
generation.
Shujaat
Husain Khan belongs to the Imdad Khan gharana (tradition) of the sitar and is
the seventh performer in an unbroken line from a family that has produced many
musical masters. His style, known as the gayaki ang, is imitative of the
subleties of the human voice.
Khan
has developed his own unique style of playing Indian classical music. His
approach to rhythm is largely intuitive, fresh and spontaneous, always
astonishing his audiences. He is also known for his exceptional voice, which he
uses for singing folk songs and poetry. His most memorable appearances include
performances at Royal Albert Hall in London, Royce Hall in Los Angeles and
Congress Hall in Berlin. In the summer of 1999, he was the featured soloist with
the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. His collaboration with different genres of
music has always been strong, as is evidenced by the enormously successful
Indo-Persian venture, the Ghazal Ensemble. Their album, Rain, was nominated for
a Grammy award in 2004.
In
January 2000, the Boston Herald listed Shujaat Husain Khan, along with
luminaries like Seiji Ozawa and Luciano Pavarotti among the top 25 upcoming
cultural events for the year. To hear a sample of his music, click
here
Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty
Vocal
7:30 p.m.
June 23, 2006
Orleans Theatre, 255 Centrum Boulevard
Ottawa
Pt. Ajoy Chakrabarty is one of the most important vocal musicians of his generation and a popular concert vocalist of India today.
He took his initial training from Pt Jnan Prakash Ghosh. He later trained under the Patiala Gharana maestro and son of the legendary vocalist, Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Ustad Munawar Ali Khan.
Pt. Ajoy Chakrabarty has developed into a fine vocalist and has command of several genres of like Khayal, Thumri, Bhajan and Bengali light music.
He is now involved heavily in his dream project, Shruti
Nandan, a music training institute for young students. As the site says, he has staked his professional career and gains for the creation and maintenance of
Shruti Nandan which purports to be a happy synthesis of age old tradition and
the latest scientific knowledge.
To hear a sample of his music, click
here
Kala
Ramnath
Violin
7:30
p.m.
September
8, 2006
Orleans Theatre, 255 Centrum Boulevard
Ottawa
Maestro
Kala Ramnath, the contemporary torch bearer of the Mewati Gharana, stands today amongst the most outstanding instrumental musicians in the North Indian classical genre. Born into a family of prodigious musical talent, which has given Indian music such violin legends as Prof.
T.N. Krishnan and Dr. N. Rajam, Ms. Ramnath's genius with the violin manifested itself from childhood.
Kala began playing the violin at the tender age of three under the strict tutelage of her grandfather
Vidwan. Narayan Iyer. Simultaneously she received training from her aunt Dr. Smt. N.
Rajam. For fifteen years she put herself under the training of Mewati vocal maestro, Sangeet Martand
Pandit Jasraj. This has brought a rare vocal emotionalism to her art.
In 1984, she won the President's award in the prestigious AIR music competition.In 1988, she became the first ever-Hindustani musician and violinist to record for CBS India Ltd. Besides being a brilliant and charismatic musician;
Ms. Ramnath has also an outstanding academic record. She is also an A-grade artiste in Radio and Television.
Ms. Ramnath has won the acclaim of discerning audiences and critics worldwide. She has performed in some of the most prestigious international festivals internationally which also feature some of the most famous musicians of the world. Some selected ones are: World Music Festival in Montreal Canada, Rhythms of India in Ottawa- Canada presented by the Canadian Arts Council, Festival of India presented by Government of India in Dhaka Bangladesh, Celebrations of India's fiftieth year of Independence in Europe by ICCR, North Sea Jazz Festival in Cape Town.
To hear a sample of Ms. Ramnath's music, click
here
Kushal Das
Sitar
5 p.m.
October 1, 2006
Orleans Theatre, 255 Centrum Boulevard
Ottawa
Kushal Das was born to a highly enriched musical family of Calcutta. His grandfather Late Bimal Ch. Das was a renowned Esraj player while his father Shri Sailen Das and uncle Sri Santanu Das are
sitarists of high repute. He started his talim from the age of seven. He received intensive and rigorous training in advanced sitar techniques and the art of music making under the guidance of Prof. Sanjoy Bandopadhyay, the renowned sitar maestro. He
has also had the privilege of having learnt from great musicians like Pt. Manas Chakraborty, Pt. Ramkrishna Basu and
the late Pt. Ajoy Sinha Roy.
With a profound knowledge of musical understanding and raga improvisation Mr.
Das is now considered as one of the foremost torchbearers of the tradition of Indian classical Instrumental Music. The critics and connoisseurs have acknowledged him as a worthy successor of his idol, the legendary maestro Late Pandit Nikhil Bandyopadhyay. His concerts are always marked for their aesthetic appeal and insight with a fine command of technical expertise. An "A" grade musician of All India Radio and Television, he is a recipient of Sangeet Visharad from Pracheen Kala
Kendra of Chandigarh and Sur-Mani form Sur Singar Samsad of Mumbai.
Mr. Das has participated in most of the major music festivals in India,
including Tansen Music Conference, Dover Lane Music Conference, ITC Sangeet Sammelan & Mini Sangeet Sammelans, State Music Academy Annual Conference, Saltlake Music Conference, All India Radio concerts,
to name a few. His tours abroad have covered Germany, France, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Italy, while his recent tour to Holland, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and Bangladesh was marked with considerable success and appreciation
To hear a sample of his music, click
here
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