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Current Episode - Pandit Ronu Majumdar Part 1
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 Pandit Ronu Majumdar, the ace Indian bansuri player, has enthralled audiences worldwide through his soul-stirring performances. He is equally at ease from pure Classical, fusion, light compositions to world music. Now on a concert tour of North America, Pandit-ji talks to Aalap in an exclusive interview about his early years, on his gurus and explains the difference between western concert flute and the Indian bansuri. Ronu-ji also emphasizes on the importance of Aalap while rendering Indian ragas and outlines how he lays out his concerts. He has many albums to his credits, but picks out the few close to his heart. In the next part, he talks about the challenge faced by classical music, his school in the US, his colleagues, his family and shares some little known anecdotes. Enjoy this episode and stay tuned for the next.
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Pandit Ronu Majumdar Concert Schedule
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May 18
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Indianapolis
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May 30
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New York
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June 8
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Los Angeles
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May 23
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Mobile
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May 31
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Toronto
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June 13
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Bay Area
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May 24
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Columbus
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June 6
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Phoenix
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June 14
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Bay Area
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May 25
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Cleveland
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June 7
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Houston
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June 15
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Houston
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Previous Episode - Subhen Chatterjee & Calcutta Quartet
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 Subhen Chatterjee was trained in the Lucknow Gharana by Tabla maestro Pt. Swapan Chowdhury and then went on to create his unique styles. He has been accompanying legends in Indian music Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, Sm. Girija Devi, Pt. Jasraj, Pt. Viswamohan Bhatt, among many, and worked in International Projects with Peter Gabriel (WOMAD), Paul Horn and David Cosby. His band Karma is eastern India’s earliest Fusion Band. In this episode, Subhen traces those early years, when the Fusion Bands, first Shakti and then Shanti, left an indelible impression on him. Fusion to him, is simply the magic of blending the same seven notes, whether eastern or western, or even the North and South Indian styles in India. Subhen brings to US and Europe, his group Calcutta Quartet. This is not an East-West fusion but a quartet of North and South Indian styles, involving the Violin brothers, Devshankar and Jyotishankar, Subhen on Tabla and ethnic percussion and N. Shankar on Mridangam. Enjoy the aalap with Subhen Chatterjee. (Video footage of India tour of Shakti, mentioned in the episode and Calcutta Quartet videos are available here.)
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The Indian Music Podcast with a unique content. Featuring songs, interviews and commentaries on various aspects of Indian music. Join hosts Piya and Deb in a musical journey around the world and listen to fresh voices, bollywood stars and US concert info.
We want you to be a part of this Podcast too. Send in your comments and your songs. At Awaaz Anjane, we want the unknown to be heard.
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Akshay Hari & Smita Ravichandran
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Awaaz Anjane wishes all moms around the world a very happy Mothers’ day. While commerce associates gifts, brunches, and dinners as the only worthwhile form of commemoration, it is our children themselves who make up those Mothers’ moments. This episode celebrates the joy that parenthood brings through the performances of two talented youngsters, brought up in USA and ardent lovers of Hindi Music. Lack of understanding of Hindi does not prevent Akshay Hari of Pittsburgh from shining in Jab Se Tere Naina and Bol Na Halke Halke. His favorite stars are Sonu Niigam and Himesh Reshammiya. Smita Ravichandran of New York uses her training in Western and Hindustani classical to sing with aplomb Babuji Dheere Chalna and O Meri Sona. In the next episode we will cover the musical extravaganza being organized by the Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation.
Happy Listening!
- Piya and Deb
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Every now and then, we are able to listen to some lovely ghazals in Awaaz Anjane, but this is the first time we have a Ghulam Ali gem. Des Raj Kashyap from North Carolina treats us to the beautiful Yeh Dil Yeh Pagal in his very melodious voice. Then Shantha Senadheera brings romance to the episode through Mahendra Kapoor’s Tum Agar Saath Dene Ka – the masterpiece song from Humraaz. We also introduce Hemant Garg from Dayton, Ohio – a Kishore Kumar fan singing Tum Bhi Chalo. Hemant also enjoys organizing concerts and shares with us his behind-the-scene experiences. As Hemant informs, the latest concert coming to Dayton is Udit Narayan and Aditya Narayan on May 4, 2008. For tickets, contact here.
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 Our guest this week is Vani Babbar, the young, promising singer from Delhi, India. Being the daughter of the famous ghazal exponent Satish Babbar, Vani’s forte is definitely ghazal, as she demonstrates through the beautiful composition Aashiyana. But along with her rigorous training in the classical traditions of music, Vani enjoys singing all the genres, including rhymes for children. She provides us a taste of her versatility through another ghazal which she sings during our interview and a Punjabi number from her album Raat Ki Kahani. Fond of public performances, she performed live last year in Kabul in a program organized by the Indian Embassy. Her playback singing debut takes place in the 3D animation film Icy N Spicy, due to be released next month. Listen to a clip from the title track of the film and Vani’s free-wheeling interview.
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- Piya and Deb
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