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Kabir Cultural Centre collection ➔ [Poster for Rajan Misra and Sajan Misra's performance of Banaras Bliss at the Bibliothèque nationale du Québec, Montreal, Quebec]

Item
Identifier:
2023_01_03_005
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://www.centrekabir.com/en/
Repository Identifier
Rajan-Sajan 2006
Date
June 10 2006;Date(s) of creation
Creator
Extent
1 poster
Format
ephemera
Description
Poster advertising a performance of Banaras Bliss at the Bibliothèque nationale du Québec, Montreal, Quebec. Features vocals by Rajan Misra and Sajan Misra, Vineet Vyas on the tabla, and Raya Bidaye on the harmonium. The brothers Rajan and Sajan Mishra were a famous duo of singers who performed in the Khyal style of Hindustani classical music. They were part of the Banaras Gharana's (school's) 300-year lineage of khyal vocalists. On April 15, 2021, Rajan Mishra died of a heart attack brought on by complications from COVID-19. Vineet Vyas is a tabla player. He was born in Nova Scotia, Canada and was introduced to Hindustani classical music at the age of 5. He is the grandson of the classical vocalist Pandit Brahmanand Vyas and the disciple of tabla maestro Pandit Kishan Maharaj. He holds an MFA in World Percussion from the California Institute of the Arts. Raya Bidaye is a reed organist.
Location
Canada;Quebec;Montreal
Language
English
Notes
Poster advertising a performance of Banaras Bliss at the Bibliothèque nationale du Québec, Montreal, Quebec. Features vocals by Rajan Misra and Sajan Misra, Vineet Vyas on the tabla, and Raya Bidaye on the harmonium. "The most successful Hindustani vocal duo of our time, Rajan and Sajan Misra are today the foremost exponents of the Banaras style of singing.The brothers have raised the duet form of singing to new heights of spiritual sublimity. They exhibit in their musical improvisations a high level of mutual understanding and aesthetic rapport. They have performed in major concerts all over India and toured extensively abroad. Their sonorous and sensitive voices, that complement each other so well, have enraptured audiences all over." -Kabir Cultural Centre "Vineet Vyas is one of Canada’s most dynamic musical talents. He is a disciple of the legendary Tabla maestro, Pandit Kishan Maharaj. Born and raised in Nova Scotia Vineet comes from a family of traditional musicians from India: his grandfather Pandit Brahmanand Vyas, was a renowned vocalist and initiated him into Hindustani classical music at the age of five." - https://www.vineetvyas.com/about/ The tabla is a pair of single-headed hand drums from the Indian subcontinent. The small, conical righthand drum is called the dayan and is used to created treble or tonal sounds. The larger, kettledrum-like lefthand drum is called the baya and is used for producing bass. The tabla owes its unique sound to the coat of syahi "tuning paste" applied to specific areas on the skin of each drum. The harmonium is a type of pump organ. This instrument generates sound by passing air over a vibrating metal reed inside of a frame. The air pressure in a harmonium is supplied by a hand pump and the intonation is controlled via a keyboard. The harmonium is an important instrument in many genres of Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi music. Jugalbandhi is a term used to in South Asian classical arts to describe a duet of two solo musicians. *Date listed refers to date of performance.
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In copyright
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Hindustani music [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85088852];Tabla players [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh87006038];Reed organists [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90004282];Posters [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001723]