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Kabir Cultural Centre collection ➔ [Poster for Sumitra Guha's performance of Gandharva at St. George’s Anglican Church, Montreal, Quebec]

Item
Identifier:
2023_01_06_002
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://www.centrekabir.com/en/
Repository Identifier
SumitraPosterEng
Date
June 20 2009;Date(s) of creation
Creator
Extent
1 poster
Format
ephemera
Description
Poster for a performance of Gandharva at St. George’s Anglican Church, Montreal, Quebec. Features vocals by Sumitra Guha, Nikhil Tikekar on the tabla, and Asaf Mirza on the harmonium. A Gandharva is one of an order of divine beings in Dharmic Religion. The men of this order play music while the women are dancers. In Hinduism, they are musicians in service to the Devas. Sumitra Guha is an Indian classical vocalist who performs in both the Carnatic and Hindustani schools of classical music. She was born in Andhra Pradesh, India. Nikhil Tikekar is a tabla player. He is the student of the tabla maestro Pandit Anindo Chatterjee. Asaf Mirza is a reed organist.
Location
Canada;Quebec;Montreal
Language
English
Notes
"Sumitra Guha, one of India’s leading vocalists of Hindustani classical music, brings to music a rare quality and her concerts are counted as 'experiences' that bear the stamp of exclusive musical devotion. Melody is Sumitra's forte, and this is no surprise, considering that she belongs to the Kirana Gharana. Enjoy a rare evening of serene singing in the majestic and equally serene settings of St. George’s Anglican Church, one of the oldest and most beautiful places of worship in Montreal." -Kabir Cultural Centre "Sumitra Guha was born in an Andhra family to Smt. Rajyalakshmi Raju and R. G. Narayana Raju in a village near Tirupati. Her first tutor was her mother, who imbued music with a spiritual fervor. At the age of 11, she began her formal education in Carnatic Music under the acclaimed S. R. Janakiraman (Sangeetha Vidwan). After completing her pre-university course, Sumitraji went to Viswa Bharati University in Shantiniketan to do her graduation in Philosophy. It is here that she found herself getting drawn to Hindustani music. In 1964, Sumitraji started learning Hindustani Classical music under Pt. A. Kanan and Vidushi Malobika Kanan of the Kirana Gharana. The depth of the alaap, the slow elaboration of notes in the vistaar and the stability of swaras now became her style. She assimilated both their styles in her music, and later received instruction from Pt.Sushil Kumar Bose, the accomplished disciple of Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan." -website bio "Nikhil is highly motivated and passionate about his music and keeps a busy practice, teaching & concert schedule. He has performed with some of India’s renowned and celebrated artists like Padmabhushan Pundit Debu Chaudhuri (Sitar),Padmashree Ustad Shahid Parvez (Sitar), Padmashree Pundit Bhajan Sopori (Santoor), Padmashree Vidushi Sumitra Guha(Classical Indian Vocalist), Pundit Tarun Bhattacharya (Santoor), and Shri. Partha Bose (Sitar), to name a few, and at prestigious venues such as The Kennedy Center, Duke University, MIT, Harvard, and The New England Conservatory of Music." -website bio 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. *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];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]