Kabir Cultural Centre collection ➔ [Poster for Shirin Sengupta's performance of Music for Mind & Soul at Grande Bibliotheque, Montreal, Canada]

Item
Identifier:
2023_01_05_003
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://www.centrekabir.com/en/
Repository Identifier
Shirin Sengupta 2008
Date
June 7 2008;Date(s) of creation
Creator
Extent
1 poster
Format
ephemera
Description
Poster advertising a performance of Music for Mind & Soul at Grande Bibliotheque, Montreal, Canada. Features vocals by Shirin Sengupta, Ranajit Sengupta on the Sarod, and Sbuhajyoti Guha on the tabla. Shirin Sengupta is a Hindustani Classical Vocalist from Kolkata, India. She has been a student of Sri Subhrojyoti Chakraborty, Pandit A.T. Kanan, Pandit Arun Bhaduri, and Pandit Ulhash Kashalkar. She is married to Ranajit Sengupta. Ranajit Sengupta is a sarod player and composer from India. He is a student of Ustad Dhyanesh Khan and Ustad Aashish Khan of the Maihar Senia Gharana (school). He is married to Shirin Sengupta. Subhajyoti Guha is a tabla player from Kolkata, India. He was introduced to the tabla at the age of 5 and is a disciple of the acclaimed tabla maestro and trainer Pandit Sankha Chatterjee. He has been performing since 1992 and has been the recipient of numerous accolades, including the President's Award from All India Radio.
Location
Canada;Quebec;Montreal
Language
English
Notes
"Ranajit and Shirin Sengupta, an extremely talented husband and wife musical duo from Calcutta, India, present a spellbinding mix of Sarod and vocal music. Ranajit is wellknown [sic] for his ability to produce beautiful sounds from Sarod with great style and flair. Shirin Sengupta is gifted with a mellifluous voice and abundant talent in Khayal singing. She learned the intricacies of Agra, Jaipur & Gwalior Gharanas from their most renowned performer in contemporary India, Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar. Subhajyoti Guha is a young tabla artist of exceptional talent who has thrilled the audience of Montreal on previous occasions." -Kabir Cultural Centre "To get a foretaste of this superb music, visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkyUi0CjJIE&feature=related" -Kabir Cultural Centre "Smt. SHIRIN SENGUPTA NATH is an internationally acclaimed Hindustani Classical Vocalist from Kolkata, India. She is one of the youngest “A” Grade Artist of All India Radio and Doordarshan and an ex “A” Grade Scholar of ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata. Shirin has been a Senior Fellow of the Ministry of Culture & made her research on the topic "Influence of Music on Pregnant Mothers"." -https://www.artoindia.in/artistes-profile/shirin-sengupta-nath/1575. "DR.Pandit RANAJIT SENGUPTA is one of the Best Sarode Player & Music Composer from India having performed in more than 45 countries around the world for last 27 years. He is a student of late Ustad Dhyanesh Khan & Ustad Aashish Khan of Maihar Senia Gharana & attended several workshops by Late Dr. Ustad Ali Akbar Khan in India & California.He is one of the youngest TOP Grade Sarode Player from All India Radio & Television & winner of "Presidents' award for securing First position in All India Radio Competition, Acharya Baba Allauddin Memorial Award, Pandit Nikhil Bannerjee Memorial Award & "Best talent of the Year" award by HMV to name a few." - https://www.artoindia.in/artistes-profile/dr.-pandit-ranajit-sengupta/1442. "Sri Subhajyoti Guha, a highly talented young tabla player from Kolkata, India, and is one of the NEW GENRE of tabla exponents who are taking this world pleasing North Indian percussion instrument to greater heights in the 21st century. Coming from an educated and musical family, Subhajyoti was introduced to tabla at an early age of five by his father Dr. Smriti Ranjan Guha, a disciple of late Ustad Keramatullah Khan of Farukkabad Gharana. Few years later the internationally acclaimed tabla maestro and trainer Pandit Sankha Chatterjee, also a disciple of late Ustad Keramatullah Khan and late Ustad Allarakha Khan of Punjab Gharana, took Subhajyoti under his tutorship and Subhajyoti has been the disciple of Pandit Chatterjee since then. Subhajyoti's intense dedication and love for his art has won him quite a few laurels. Namely, THE PRESIDENT'S AWARD from ALL INDIA RADIO in 1989, THE DOVER LANE TALENT SEARCH AWARD in 1990-91, THE HIRENDRA KUMAR GANGULY AWARD , from WEST BENGAL STATE ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS, in 1993, TAAL MANI AWARD from SUR SRINGAR SAMSAD of mumbai in 1996, degree of SANGEET VISHARAD from PRACHEEN KALA KENDRA of CHANDIGARH in 1997 and JADU BHATTA AWARD from SALT LAKE CULTURAL ASSOCIATION in 2007. At present he is a grade 'A' tabla player of All India Radio & T.V." -https://chhandayan.org/subhajyoti-guha. The sarod is a fretless stringed instrument used in Hindustani music. The sarod commonly has between 17 and 25 strings made of steel or phosphor bronze which are plucked with a triangular plectrum called a javvva. It is often used to produce a meend, a type of glissando characteristic of Hindustani music. 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. *Date listed refers to date of performance.
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Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Hindustani music [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85088852];Sarod players [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90003228];Tabla players [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh87006038];Posters [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001723]