Shantiniketan in concert October 2014
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About <strong>Shant<strong>in</strong>iketan</strong><br />
<strong>Shant<strong>in</strong>iketan</strong> was founded <strong>in</strong> spr<strong>in</strong>g <strong>2014</strong> by Bee Seavers, Europes and Germany`s most<br />
dist<strong>in</strong>guished santoor player. Bee Seavers is disciple of the great Pandit Shivkumar Sharma s<strong>in</strong>ce<br />
1995. <strong>Shant<strong>in</strong>iketan</strong> have different casts from Eurpoe, USA and India. Outstand<strong>in</strong>g musicians<br />
participat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> this group. The premiere of <strong>Shant<strong>in</strong>iketan</strong> was on March 12th <strong>2014</strong> at the Indian<br />
Embassy <strong>in</strong> Berl<strong>in</strong> (Germany) and was awarded with stand<strong>in</strong>g ovation. S<strong>in</strong>ce then <strong>Shant<strong>in</strong>iketan</strong> was<br />
established as a music group of highest quality and diversity of musical skills. The music of<br />
Shant<strong>in</strong>ketan is based on Ragas comb<strong>in</strong>ed with glimps of Flamenco and Jazz.<br />
The philosophy of <strong>Shant<strong>in</strong>iketan</strong> is a global meet<strong>in</strong>g of the best musicians world wide. The list of<br />
musicians who are participat<strong>in</strong>g: Sandeep Popatkar, Indradeep Ghosh, Ajay Prasanna, Andre Lenz, ,<br />
Farooque Khan, Rupak Kulkani,Ramesh Mishra, Bee Seavers, Mukundraj Deo and many more.<br />
<strong>Shant<strong>in</strong>iketan</strong> perform<strong>in</strong>g on classical music festivals, jazz festivals, world music festivals as well<br />
<strong>concert</strong> halls world wide.
About <strong>Shant<strong>in</strong>iketan</strong><br />
<strong>Shant<strong>in</strong>iketan</strong> was founded <strong>in</strong> spr<strong>in</strong>g <strong>2014</strong> by Bee Seavers, Europes and Germany`s most<br />
dist<strong>in</strong>guished santoor player. Bee Seavers is disciple of the great Pandit Shivkumar Sharma s<strong>in</strong>ce<br />
1995. <strong>Shant<strong>in</strong>iketan</strong> have different casts from Eurpoe, USA and India. Outstand<strong>in</strong>g musicians<br />
participat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> this group. The premiere of <strong>Shant<strong>in</strong>iketan</strong> was on March 12th <strong>2014</strong> at the Indian<br />
Embassy <strong>in</strong> Berl<strong>in</strong> (Germany) and was awarded with stand<strong>in</strong>g ovation. S<strong>in</strong>ce then <strong>Shant<strong>in</strong>iketan</strong> was<br />
established as a music group of highest quality and diversity of musical skills. The music of<br />
Shant<strong>in</strong>ketan is based on Ragas comb<strong>in</strong>ed with glimps of Flamenco and Jazz.<br />
The philosophy of <strong>Shant<strong>in</strong>iketan</strong> is a global meet<strong>in</strong>g of the best musicians world wide. The list of<br />
musicians who are participat<strong>in</strong>g: Sandeep Popatkar, Indradeep Ghosh, Ajay Prasanna, Andre Lenz, ,<br />
Farooque Khan, Rupak Kulkani,Ramesh Mishra, Bee Seavers, Mukundraj Deo and many more.<br />
<strong>Shant<strong>in</strong>iketan</strong> perform<strong>in</strong>g on classical music festivals, jazz festivals, world music festivals as well<br />
<strong>concert</strong> halls world wide.<br />
Biographies of <strong>Shant<strong>in</strong>iketan</strong> Musicians for the Trivandrum Concert<br />
Farooque Lateef Khan, born <strong>in</strong> Bhopal <strong>in</strong> 1975, is one of the most accomplished<br />
and promis<strong>in</strong>g musicians of the younger generation of Sarangi players <strong>in</strong> India.<br />
Farooque represents the fifth generation of the musical heritage of dist<strong>in</strong>guished<br />
Sarangi players from Gohad near Gwalior <strong>in</strong> Madhya - Pradesh. This musical<br />
heritage <strong>in</strong>cludes Ustad Fazal Khan, the father of Ustad Ghansi Khan, famous for<br />
his mastery of the <strong>in</strong>tricate 'Tappa' style. Ustad Ghansi Khan taught his sons who<br />
<strong>in</strong>cluded Ustad Uday Khan, Ustad Chhuttu Khan and Ustad Haddu Khan who<br />
were the father and paternal uncles and the teachers of Ustad Abdul Lateef Khan,<br />
Farooque Lateef Khan's em<strong>in</strong>ent father.<br />
Farooque Lateef Khan began learn<strong>in</strong>g Sarangi from his father at the age of twelve. The <strong>in</strong>tense<br />
'taleem' which he received from Ustad Abdul Lateef Khan Sahab, every morn<strong>in</strong>g and even<strong>in</strong>g, is<br />
clearly reflected <strong>in</strong> his thoughtful and virtuosic play<strong>in</strong>g style. His play<strong>in</strong>g embodies the <strong>in</strong>tricate<br />
delicacy of his father's style as well as rare and impressive techniques which his father learned from<br />
one of the most famous Sarangi player of the first half of this century, Ustad Bade Ghulam Sabir<br />
(Ambala Wale).<br />
From Shrimati Annapurna Devi, the daughter of Pandit Ravi Shankar’s Guru<br />
Baba Allaud<strong>in</strong> Khan, came the legendary Flute maestro Pandit Hariprasad<br />
Chaurasia, and from this Master came his prime disciple Pandit Rupak Kulkarni,<br />
who has given this grand tradition a brand new flavour with his unique sensuality<br />
and creativity. Where others have performed ragas, Rupak has recreated ragas.<br />
Where others have played compositions through the flute, Rupak has written<br />
compositions through the flute. Where others have rem<strong>in</strong>ded us of the sensuality of the Krishna’s<br />
<strong>in</strong>strument, Rupak has proved to us the sensuality of Krishna’s <strong>in</strong>strument. Rupak is simply an ageold<br />
master of music disguised as a much younger artiste.<br />
As a child prodigy with music blown <strong>in</strong>to his breath by his father late Pt. Malhar Rao Kulkarni,<br />
Rupak has blossomed under the f<strong>in</strong>est tutelage of flute legend Padma Vibhushan Pt. HARIPRASAD<br />
CHAURASIA to become an outstand<strong>in</strong>g exponent of MAIHAR GHARANA. As a first GANDA<br />
BANDH Shagird of Pt. Chaurasia s<strong>in</strong>ce the tender age of 9, Rupak with arduous tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g and hard
work has mastered Dhrupad, Khayal and Tantrakari styles equally well. His recital is always a rare<br />
treat comb<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g Dhrupad and Khayal Gayaki, melodious Aalap and sc<strong>in</strong>tillat<strong>in</strong>g Tatkar (Tongu<strong>in</strong>g<br />
technique used for Jhala) <strong>in</strong>novative improvisation with mesmeris<strong>in</strong>g Layakari, superb breath<br />
control and dexterous f<strong>in</strong>ger work. No wonder his <strong>concert</strong>s are loved and lauded not only by<br />
common music lovers but even by connoisseurs and music maestros such as Pt. RAVISHANKAR<br />
and Pt. BHIMSEN JOSHI.<br />
TOP grade artist of all India radio Rupak’s first solo flute performance was at the age of 11 at<br />
Darbar Hall, Baroda where he spellbound around 1500 music lovers. S<strong>in</strong>ce then he has performed<br />
<strong>in</strong> almost all prestigious music conferences <strong>in</strong> all over India and Abroad. He is also very sought<br />
after musician <strong>in</strong> World Music and is one of the most popular among young generation.<br />
Pt. Mukundraj Deo<br />
One of the f<strong>in</strong>est young Tabla Players from our country, Mukundraj Deo<br />
comes from a family with great lik<strong>in</strong>g of Dance and Music. He has received<br />
<strong>in</strong>spiration and promotion for his art from his mother Dr. Mrs. Manjiri<br />
Deo, a Kathak Dancer [Disciple of Late Natraj Gopikrishna] and father,<br />
Mr. Shreeram Deo, a true lover of Dance and Music.<br />
He has undergone a rigorous tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g of Tabla from Late Pt. Brijraj Mishra of Bananas Gharana and Pt.<br />
Mridangraj of Ajrada Gharana. He completed Sangeet Visharad and Alankaar <strong>in</strong> Tabla with first class from Akhil<br />
Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya. His talent was acclaimed <strong>in</strong> the form of National Scholarship from<br />
Government of India <strong>in</strong> 1990, a prestigious title Taalmani from Surs<strong>in</strong>gar Samsad, Bombay <strong>in</strong> 1993 and National<br />
fellowship <strong>in</strong> 1997. He is an 'A' grade artist of All India Radio and Doordarshan. Apart from this he also holds a<br />
Bachelors Degree <strong>in</strong> Commerce.<br />
Mukundraj has written a book on Tabla <strong>in</strong> Marathi named 'Susamvad Tablyashi''. Recently he has been awarded<br />
by title 'PANDIT' by Savarkar Seva Sanstha, Thane.<br />
He has the dist<strong>in</strong>ction of hav<strong>in</strong>g accompanied Maestroes like Natraj Gopikrishna, Pt. Birju Maharaj, Dr. Prabha<br />
Atre, Begum Parveen Sultana, Ustad Dilshad Khan, Pt. Jasraj, Late Pt. C.R.Vyas, Dr. N. Rajam, Ustad Raiskhan,<br />
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, , Pt. Shivkumar| Sharma, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Pt. Ramnarayan, Pt. Satish Vyas, Rahul<br />
Sharma, Pt. Ronu Majumdar, Ashatai Khadilkar, etc.<br />
He has travelled overseas to Gulf countries, Japan, U.K., U.S.A., France, Switzerland, Hongkong, foray,<br />
Seychells, Mauritius and also participated <strong>in</strong> International Music Festivals <strong>in</strong> Adelaide - Australia, York early<br />
Music Festivals - England, Fes world Music festival - Morocco, Festival at Sydney era House - Sydney, La -<br />
Digue Music Festival - Seychelles.
The artist Dr. Bee Seavers, born <strong>in</strong> Germany,(German Mother and US<br />
Father) is Germany`s and Europe`s most dist<strong>in</strong>guished musician on<br />
Santoor <strong>in</strong> Indian classical music and<br />
founder of the Worldmusic Group <strong>Shant<strong>in</strong>iketan</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>2014</strong>. Recognized as<br />
a world renowned musician Bee Seavers carrier started as Jazz musician<br />
<strong>in</strong> 1965 till 1978 <strong>in</strong> the USA and Germany. The ancestor of his father<br />
was a Pathan from Kashmir and immigrated to the US <strong>in</strong> 1895. S<strong>in</strong>ce<br />
1979 he learned the ancient <strong>in</strong>strument Santoor from India. As a disciple<br />
of Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, soon he became Europe‘s most dist<strong>in</strong>guished musician on Santoor<br />
and expert of North Indian Classical Music. He is decorated with different awards. <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
‘Roshan Ara Begum Award, the highest decoration <strong>in</strong> Pakistan for outstand<strong>in</strong>g musicians. While<br />
keep on lectur<strong>in</strong>g as Ethnomusicologist, he followed many <strong>in</strong>vitations round the world for play<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>concert</strong>s. He also was honoured as German Ambassador for <strong>in</strong>tercultural music relationship<br />
between India and Germany by Mercedes Benz. Today Bee Seavers is Europes outstand<strong>in</strong>g santoor<br />
artist. He performed with many outstand<strong>in</strong>g musicians from India like Kumar Bose, Hariprasad<br />
Chaurasia, Sandeep Popatkar. His <strong>in</strong>terpretation of Indian Classical Music comb<strong>in</strong>ed with his<br />
western <strong>in</strong>fluence established a new field <strong>in</strong> classic and modern music <strong>in</strong>terpretation. S<strong>in</strong>ce<br />
Millennium he works also as novelist and script writer. His lates novel `blue ants never sleep` ( a<br />
love and crime story of Bollywood 1950) is written as movie script (title: shades of Fame) for<br />
Indias popular director Deepa Metha.<br />
Andrew Lenz started guitar play<strong>in</strong>g when he was eight years old. He studied<br />
classic guitar first followed by Lat<strong>in</strong> and Jazz lessons. At the music<br />
conversatorium of Hamburg <strong>in</strong> Germany he was awarded for his first public<br />
lat<strong>in</strong>/classic &jazz pop <strong>concert</strong>. Later he came under the tutelage of the<br />
prom<strong>in</strong>ent virtuose spanish guitar player Rafel Cortes and Paco de Lucia. Today<br />
Andrew is one of the lead<strong>in</strong>g flamenco and jazz guitar players. In spr<strong>in</strong>g <strong>2014</strong> he<br />
was called by Bee Seavers to jo<strong>in</strong> <strong>Shant<strong>in</strong>iketan</strong> for his unique guitar style.