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AUGUST 2010
- SATURDAY AUGUST 7 @ 7:30 PM
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music presents a Vocal Concert by Smt. Jayashree Das
and Sri Kedarnarth Havaldar on Tabla.
Smt. Jayasree Das is a promising addition to the line of Hindustani Classical Music. Born in the city of Kolkata, Jayasree started her training under Late Sukhendu Goswami. She was initially taught by her mother from a very tender age. She came under the tutelage of Late Prasun Banerjee and at present is under the able guidance of the legendary Vocalist of Benaras Gharana, Padmahbushan Smt. Girija Devi.
http://www.bihaanmusic.com/Jayasree Das-Sawan ki Bahar.htm
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music
4 West 43 Street # 616 (5/6 Avenues)
New York, NY
www.tabla.org
Tickets: $15, $12 (student/ID) - FRIDAY AUGUST 20 @ 8:30 PM
Ananda Ashram presents a Classical Indian Vocal Concert by vocalist Shrimati Kankana Banerjee with Tabla Accompaniment.
Shrimati Kankana Banerjee is a celebrated classical singer. Born in Kolkata, India, she first studied Hindustani music with her mother. As a child she was introduced to the renowned vocalist Ustad Amir Khan of Indore, from whom she received intensive training during her formative years. She gave her first performance at age 14. Later, Kankana also studied with Pt. Pratap Narain of the Mewati Gharana. She has performed regularly at major Indian venues and internationally and has released a number of independent recordings. Kankana is the recipient of prestigious awards including the Kala Saraswati Andhra Ratna. Visit her website for more information.
Preceded by Ashram Meditation Program beginning at 7:30PM.
Ananda Ashram
13 Saphire Road
Monroe, NY 10950
Tel: 875-782-5575 - www.anandaashram.org
Ticket: $15 / members $12; incl. in overnight guest rate
FRIDAY AUGUST 20 @ 8:45 PM
& 10:30 PM
Master Mandolinist Snehasish Mozumder & SOM.
Classical and jazz fusion's Snehasish Mozumder's double-neck mandolin is at the center of a band that swings it North Indian style.
SOM features:Snehasish Mozumder - mandolin,
Vin Scialla - drums, percussion,Nick Gianni -woodwinds,
Jason Hogue - double bass,Bopa King Carre -percussion,
& guest Jason Lindner -piano, keys
Snehasish Mozumder is among those few established musicians in India who has mastered the art of playing Mandolin, and has blended it perfectly into the style of Hindustani Indian Classical Music.Snehasish & Som's ("Sound of Mandolin") new album will be released in August 2010 (Random Chance Records, NYC)
Jazz Gallery
290 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10013
(212) 242-1063 $10
two sets 8:45pm & 10:30pm- SAT. AUGUST 21
& SUNDAY AUGUST 22Ananda Ashram presents "The Yoga of Voice": North Indian Vocal Class with Deepak Kumar.
Deepak Kumar guides students in meditative vocal exercises exploring raga and compositions and in use of the tamboura as a drone for the voice. This class will help to perfect your voice no matter what your singing style is. This class introduces the fundamentals of the classical Indian music system (raga) as well as devotional songs (bhajans), chanting (kirtan) and the philosophy and awareness of singing in correct tone.
For students of all levels.
Ananda Ashram - Yoga Society of New York, Inc.
13 Sapphire Road, Monroe, NY 10950
Phone: 845.782.5575
10:30AM-12:30PM; Sat 10:00AM Beginners
New students, e-mail or call in advance to facilitate scheduling: yogaofvoice@gmail.com or 610.209.7934.
Tuition $50/weekend; single class (2 hr) $30
- SATURDAY AUGUST 21@ 5 to 10 PM
Sun to Stars returns to Solar One for its 5th season!
This year's performers include:
A.R. Balaskandan Bill Buchen, Narendra Budhakar,
Jay Gandhi,
Sonali Mishra, Rohan Mishra,
Nitin Mitta. Nemanja Rebic,
Indrajit Roy-Chowdhury
and more!
About Sun to Stars: Inspired by the traditional all-night concerts along India's Ganges River, Sun to Stars evokes the traditional durbar and bethak-style concerts where performers and audiences interact in an informal setting to create an intimate artistic experience.
The Sun to Stars festival is solar-powered by the energy collected by the photovoltaic panels on the Solar 1 roof. The event also features a market place that includes regional South Asian cuisine from local chefs, Indian style seating with floor rugs and cushions, and information about important local South Asian and environmental nonprofit organizations.
Free to the public, Sun to Stars draws a diverse crowd, including New York's large South Asian community, local residents, music and dance enthusiasts of all kinds, activists, families, and college students.
Accessible to all ages and South Asian food will be available for sale! http://solar1.org/events/suntostars/ - SATURDAY AUGUST 21 @ 7:30 PM
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music presents an Instrumental Duet Concert by:
Pt. Snehasish Mozumder
On Mandolin
Ud. Basir Khan On Bulbul-tarang
& Sri Shibalik Ghosal On Tabla.
Snehasish Mozumder is among those few established musicians in India who has mastered the art of playing Mandolin, and has blended it perfectly into the style of Hindustani Indian Classical Music. www.mandolinclassic.comChhandayan Center for Indian Music
4 West 43 Street # 616 (5/6 Avenues)
New York, NY
www.tabla.org
Tickets: $20, $16 (student/ID) - FRIDAY AUGUST 27 @ 7:00 PM
Indian and Western Violin and Vocalizations" session in the “Sound Bath” series at Force and Flow in Brooklyn with violinist Michael Braudy.
Michael Braudy is an experienced violinist in Western, North Indian and Celtic music, and has taught music and meditation for over 30 years, including trainings in self-development and T’ai Chi Chuan. From a deep commitment to music as a tool for meditation and health, he gives music workshops and performances in the United States and abroad, including music and meditation session in Mumbai and Pune. Michael has performed in Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai and Auroville, and at the Jaipur International Festival in Rajasthan, India. His recordings include Sumanas, Vriddhi and Awakening Peace, a series of ragas for health, and Celtic Afternoon, a live concert at Sufi Books in Manhattan. www.michaelbraudy.com.
Music can be a way into a deeper silence that relaxes our bodies and minds. This workshop will take us into that silence between musical experiences, listening to Indian music and Bach on the violin, singing Indian tones and Western vocalizations, bathing in the sound and silence. We will enter into the profound yet simple experience of silence through the music, deepening our breathing, increasing our awareness of vibration in the body, and taking away new ways to relax and meditate through music.
The Force and Flow Studio 1100 Dean Street # 5
Between Franklin & Bedford Avenues.Brooklyn, NY
http://www.forceandflow.com/contact.html
RSVP Requested:
Email forceandflow.com or call 646-644-9743
$15 suggested donation - SATURDAY AUGUST 28 @ 5:30PM and 9:00PM
A Tribute to SRI CHINMOY's "Songs of the Soul".
Musicians from around the world unite to perform classical and modern arrangements of Maestro Sri Chinmoy's soulful compositions.
Following the release of their CD 'Songs of Sri Chinmoy', Vocalist Santanu Bhowmick & Tapan Modak on Tabla to perform in Songs of the Soul.
Santanu Bhowmick is a rising star on the horizon of Indian Music today and has also performed all over the world. A previous winner of all-Bengal music competitions, his performances have always had a diverse range of colours and rhythms..
Sri Chinmoy is a spiritual teacher who dedicated his life in the service of humanity. In his 43 years in the West, he endeavoured to inspire and serve mankind with his soulful offerings - his prayers and meditations, literary, musical and artistic works. www.songsofthesoul.com
Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, NYU
566 Laguardia Place, NYC
For tickets reservation call: 917 770 8584.
Free Admission.
SATURDAY AUGUST 28 @ 6:00 PM
Carnatic Violinist Arun Ramamurthy
and Askshay Anantapadmanabhan on mridangam, together in NYC!
http://www.corneliastreetcafe.com/downstairs/Performances.asp?sdate=8/28/2010&from_cal=0Cornelia St Cafe29 Cornelia street, West village, NYC 10014Door: $10SATURDAY AUGUST 28 @ 7:30 PMChhandayan Center for Indian Music presents a Vocal Concert by:
Bidushi Shubhra Guha
With Samir Chatterjee on Tabla
& Smt. Sanjukta Biswas on HarmoniumSubhra Guha is regarded as an exponent of the Agra Gharana. Though belonging to the Agra Gharana, which is synonymous with the prowess and masculinity of Aftab-e-Mousiqui Ustad Faiyaz Khan, what makes Guha's rendition style uniquely different is her mature juxtaposition of her feminine charm with masculine grandeur that's inherent in the Gharana. Guha's voice effortlessly soars from one octave to the next mesmerizing her aficionados across the globe.
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music
4 West 43 Street # 616 (5/6 Avenues)
New York, NY
www.tabla.org
Tickets: $20, $16 (student/ID) - SATURDAY AUGUST 28
SUNDAY AUGUST 29Ananda Ashram presents a Tabla instruction with Naren Budhakar.
Naren Budhakar teaches both the techniques and aesthetics of Tabla. Attention is given to the proper finger techniques and to understanding Tabla in the context of various musical styles and forms. Students will learn elements to accompany Kirtan, bhajans and light classical music, as well as classical solo percussion. If you have Tablas, bring them.
New students may e-mail or call in advance to facilitate scheduling: naad2000@hotmail.com or 646.279.7199.
Ananda Ashram - Yoga Society of New York, Inc.
13 Sapphire Road
Monroe NY 10950
Phone: 845.782.557510:00-11:00AM Beginners
11:00AM-1:00PM Ongoing Students
(Advanced Students by appointment.)Tuition $50/weekend; single class (2 hr) $30
SUNDAY AUGUST 29 @ 10:00 AM
Surrender presents "Morning Lotus" (Collections of Morning Raga offered to his Divine Gurudev Nityananda).
A Sitar Concert by Maestro Aloke Dasgupta.
Aloke Dasgupta is among the most outstanding and original sitar players in the North Indian Classical style. With a maturity of style and composition all his own, he draws the memory back nostalgically to the past greats of sitar, while at the same time revealing an awareness of contemporary, international movements, such as jazz, new age and world music. though grounded in the maihar gharana of Allauddin Khan, Aloke has rapidly assimilated phrasing and tonality from other gharanas, to pioneer a versatile originality, which has carved for him a place for himself. Indeed, Aloke has come a long way since beginning his musical training under his uncle at the age of eleven. http://alokedasgupta.com
Accompagnied by
Smt. Sanjukta Dasgupta (Vocal)
Sri Polash Gomes (Tabla)
Shanti Mandir
51 Muktananda Marg
Walden, NY 12586
Tel: 845-778-1008 # 21 or www.shantimandir.com
AUGUST - NOVEMBER VOCAL Classes
The American Academy for Indian Classical Music (AAICM) presents Classical VOCAL LESSONS with Vidushi SHUBHRA GUHA in NY.
Subhra Guha is regarded as an exponent of the Agra Gharana. Though belonging to the Agra Gharana, which is synonymous with the prowess and masculinity of Aftab-e-Mousiqui Ustad Faiyaz Khan, what makes Guha's rendition style uniquely different is her mature juxtaposition of her feminine charm with masculine grandeur that's inherent in the Gharana. Guha's voice effortlessly soars from one octave to the next mesmerizing her aficionados across the globe.
Today, Guha is acknowledged as one of the finest thumri singers of the Poorab Ang among the younger generation of singers. Her voice is strikingly tuneful, exhibiting exquisite tonal malleability and is remarkably suited for khayal recital. Her style of rendition displays a mellow blending of vidya, impeccable raagdari and a rich gayaki that is both creative and aesthetically appealing. Her collection of rare thumri, dadra, kajri, chaiti, etc in pure Benaras tradition is also matchless. Equally impressive is her exhaustive collections of some rare raagas and compositions. Her command over laya is outstanding.
http://www.subhraguha.net/home.htm
For more information please email at aaicmnewyork@gmail.com
AUGUST - NOVEMBER VOCAL Classes
The American Academy for Indian Classical Music (AAICM) presents Classical VOCAL LESSONS with Hindustani Classical Vocalist Sanjukta Biswas. 
After Graduation Sanjukta Biswas exceptional talent enabled her to enter the dream music world ITC Sangeet Research Academy in 1994 first as a general class student and later in 1999 as a scholarship holder under her Guruma Vidushi Subhra Guha of Agra Gharana . Having remained as a scholar at ITC Sangeet Research Academy for five years, Sanjukta at present lives with her Guruma Vidushi Subhra Guha and learns in a true Guru Shishya Parampara. Sanjukta has now turned into a very attractive and mature performer. In 2001 she obtained the prestigious first prize in All India Radio Competition in the category of Hindusthani Classical Vocal Music. Following this she also received the coveted ITC SRA Award of a Promising Artist at the Music Forum, Mumbai. In 2002 she was awarded the National Scholarship for Young Artistes by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. Sanjukta became an approved artist of All India Radio and Television and regularly broadcasts from the Radio Station and performs for various Television Channels.
Sanjukta has now blossomed into a mature performing artist and is being invited by not only various major platforms in West Bengal but by other cities of India like Delhi, Lucknow, Kanpur, Guwahati, etc.
For more information please email at aaicmnewyork@gmail.com
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