Shantiniketan in concert October 2014

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About Shantiniketan Shantiniketan was founded in spring 2014 by Bee Seavers, Europes and Germany`s most distinguished santoor player. Bee Seavers is disciple of the great Pandit Shivkumar Sharma since 1995. Shantiniketan have different casts from Eurpoe, USA and India. Outstanding musicians participating in this group. The premiere of Shantiniketan was on March 12th 2014 at the Indian Embassy in Berlin (Germany) and was awarded with standing ovation. Since then Shantiniketan was established as a music group of highest quality and diversity of musical skills. The music of Shantinketan is based on Ragas combined with glimps of Flamenco and Jazz. The philosophy of Shantiniketan is a global meeting of the best musicians world wide. The list of musicians who are participating: Sandeep Popatkar, Indradeep Ghosh, Ajay Prasanna, Andre Lenz, , Farooque Khan, Rupak Kulkani,Ramesh Mishra, Bee Seavers, Mukundraj Deo and many more. Shantiniketan performing on classical music festivals, jazz festivals, world music festivals as well concert halls world wide. Biographies of Shantiniketan Musicians for the Trivandrum Concert Farooque Lateef Khan, born in Bhopal in 1975, is one of the most accomplished and promising musicians of the younger generation of Sarangi players in India. Farooque represents the fifth generation of the musical heritage of distinguished Sarangi players from Gohad near Gwalior in Madhya - Pradesh. This musical heritage includes Ustad Fazal Khan, the father of Ustad Ghansi Khan, famous for his mastery of the intricate 'Tappa' style. Ustad Ghansi Khan taught his sons who included Ustad Uday Khan, Ustad Chhuttu Khan and Ustad Haddu Khan who were the father and paternal uncles and the teachers of Ustad Abdul Lateef Khan, Farooque Lateef Khan's eminent father. Farooque Lateef Khan began learning Sarangi from his father at the age of twelve. The intense 'taleem' which he received from Ustad Abdul Lateef Khan Sahab, every morning and evening, is clearly reflected in his thoughtful and virtuosic playing style. His playing embodies the intricate delicacy of his father's style as well as rare and impressive techniques which his father learned from one of the most famous Sarangi player of the first half of this century, Ustad Bade Ghulam Sabir (Ambala Wale). From Shrimati Annapurna Devi, the daughter of Pandit Ravi Shankar’s Guru Baba Allaudin Khan, came the legendary Flute maestro Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, and from this Master came his prime disciple Pandit Rupak Kulkarni, who has given this grand tradition a brand new flavour with his unique sensuality and creativity. Where others have performed ragas, Rupak has recreated ragas. Where others have played compositions through the flute, Rupak has written compositions through the flute. Where others have reminded us of the sensuality of the Krishna’s instrument, Rupak has proved to us the sensuality of Krishna’s instrument. Rupak is simply an ageold master of music disguised as a much younger artiste. As a child prodigy with music blown into his breath by his father late Pt. Malhar Rao Kulkarni, Rupak has blossomed under the finest tutelage of flute legend Padma Vibhushan Pt. HARIPRASAD CHAURASIA to become an outstanding exponent of MAIHAR GHARANA. As a first GANDA BANDH Shagird of Pt. Chaurasia since the tender age of 9, Rupak with arduous training and hard
work has mastered Dhrupad, Khayal and Tantrakari styles equally well. His recital is always a rare treat combining Dhrupad and Khayal Gayaki, melodious Aalap and scintillating Tatkar (Tonguing technique used for Jhala) innovative improvisation with mesmerising Layakari, superb breath control and dexterous finger work. No wonder his concerts are loved and lauded not only by common music lovers but even by connoisseurs and music maestros such as Pt. RAVISHANKAR and Pt. BHIMSEN JOSHI. TOP grade artist of all India radio Rupak’s first solo flute performance was at the age of 11 at Darbar Hall, Baroda where he spellbound around 1500 music lovers. Since then he has performed in almost all prestigious music conferences in all over India and Abroad. He is also very sought after musician in World Music and is one of the most popular among young generation. Pt. Mukundraj Deo One of the finest young Tabla Players from our country, Mukundraj Deo comes from a family with great liking of Dance and Music. He has received inspiration and promotion for his art from his mother Dr. Mrs. Manjiri Deo, a Kathak Dancer [Disciple of Late Natraj Gopikrishna] and father, Mr. Shreeram Deo, a true lover of Dance and Music. He has undergone a rigorous training of Tabla from Late Pt. Brijraj Mishra of Bananas Gharana and Pt. Mridangraj of Ajrada Gharana. He completed Sangeet Visharad and Alankaar in Tabla with first class from Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya. His talent was acclaimed in the form of National Scholarship from Government of India in 1990, a prestigious title Taalmani from Sursingar Samsad, Bombay in 1993 and National fellowship in 1997. He is an 'A' grade artist of All India Radio and Doordarshan. Apart from this he also holds a Bachelors Degree in Commerce. Mukundraj has written a book on Tabla in Marathi named 'Susamvad Tablyashi''. Recently he has been awarded by title 'PANDIT' by Savarkar Seva Sanstha, Thane. He has the distinction of having accompanied Maestroes like Natraj Gopikrishna, Pt. Birju Maharaj, Dr. Prabha Atre, Begum Parveen Sultana, Ustad Dilshad Khan, Pt. Jasraj, Late Pt. C.R.Vyas, Dr. N. Rajam, Ustad Raiskhan, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, , Pt. Shivkumar| Sharma, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Pt. Ramnarayan, Pt. Satish Vyas, Rahul Sharma, Pt. Ronu Majumdar, Ashatai Khadilkar, etc. He has travelled overseas to Gulf countries, Japan, U.K., U.S.A., France, Switzerland, Hongkong, foray, Seychells, Mauritius and also participated in International Music Festivals in Adelaide - Australia, York early Music Festivals - England, Fes world Music festival - Morocco, Festival at Sydney era House - Sydney, La - Digue Music Festival - Seychelles.
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