durga puja 2012 - BASC - Bengali Association of Southern California

Sarod : Pt Tejendra Narayan - Friday, October 26, 10:00PM
Tabla
Pandit Tejendra Narayan Majumdar is one of the best
-known sarod players of the present generation, He
has achieved the combination of excellence and
popular acceptability, which ensure one's place in
posterity. Tejendra is a pupil of two world-renowned
stalwarts of Indian Classical music, the Late Ustad
Bahadur Khan and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. One of the
best equipped musicians to carry on the Senia
Maihar mantle, Tejendra combines the technical
virtuosity of his gharana with an extraordinary tone,
touch and an ambient melody which transcends any
qualification. Above all, he has in abundant measure,
that indescribable ability to take the listeners along
with him - the rare quality that is the hallmark of
genius. He is also a Top Grade artist of A.I.R and
DOORDARSHAN. Within India, he is a regular artist
in the premiere concert circuit, while in Europe,
Canada and in the United States, his popularity has
ensured his regular representation in some of the
most prestigious concerts.
Pt. Shubhankar Banerjee is one of the most celebrated
percussionists of his generation. He received initial
training under Shri Swapan Shiva, the celebrated artiste
and teacher of Farukhabad Tabla Gharana. Later he
dedicated himself to learning from other Gharanas from
different maestros. In addition to being a reputed soloist,
Subhankar has accompanied some of the most
prominent celebrities of our country like Pandit Ravi
Shankar, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Pandit Hariprasad
Chaurasia and Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma. He
performed in the prestigious “NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
CONCERT” in Oslo along with Pt. Shivkumar Sharma
and Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia. He was invited by Prince
Charles to perform in London with John Mc Laughin. He
has been presenting his music in countries like U.K,
U.S.A , Europe, Australia, Japan, Middle East, regularly
for last eighteen years.