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"Partho is one of my foremost disciples. I am happy to see how he has blossomed into one of the top Sarod players of today. My blessings and good wishes are with him to achieve greater heights."
- Pt. Ravi Shankar
Partho Sarothy
Partho Sarothy is one of the finest musicians in India, his music embodying the true heritage of Hindustani classical music. His virtuosity on the sarod makes his exploration of ragas an exercise in harmony and tranquillity, and his serious meditative approach makes his music literally soar to unscaled heights of fulfilment.
He has performed for the last 40 years in India and all over the world as a soloist, and also with his great guru Pt. Ravi Shankar as an accompanist at the Kremlin Hall in USSR, The Carnegie Hall in USA, The Royal Albert Hall & Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, and numerous other venues around the world.
In India he has performed at all the major music festivals, including The Dover Lane & SRA Music Festival in Kolkata, The Savai Gandharva Festival in Pune, IMG Fest in Mumbai, The Shankar Lal Festival & Vishnu Digambar Jayanti in Delhi, and the Tansen Sangeet Samaroho in Gwalior, amongst others.
Pandit Abhijit Banerjee
Considered among the foremost ranking tabla players from India, Abhijit Banerjee is one of the most sought after creative artists in the realm of Indian classical music. Recognizing his talent and natural inclination towards music, his father steered him towards tabla at the age of four, and Abhijit also studied vocal music and violin, helping him to develop into a complete musician. Now he is accepted as one of pioneering disciples of the illustrious guru, the late Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh.
Abhijit has accompanied nearly all the top ranking luminaries of Indian classical music, including Pt.Ravi Shankar, the late Pt.Nikhil Banerjee, Begum Parweena Sultana, Pt.Jasraj, Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma and Dr. Balamurali Krishnan, to name a few. As a tabla soloist he has also made his mark at numerous performances and recordings in India and abroad.
Abhijit has held centre stage at all of the major classical music festivals in India, and toured extensively in USA, Canada, U.K., Europe, Japan, Australia, South Africa, South East Asia and Mexico, giving concerts, conducting workshops, and attending seminars at universities and music schools. International performances of note include Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Gevant Haus in Germany, the Paleis in Brussels, Theatre de la Ville & Radio France in Paris and the South Bank in London, U.K. Abhijit has also had the honour of representing India at the Granada Festival of Music in Spain.
In addition to a highly successful career in Indian Classical music his crossover work includes collaborations with musicians such as Ry Cooder, Larry Corryell and Trilok Gurtu. Abhijit also founded TARANG, his own touring ensemble who perform his original compositions, and released a CD of the same name. He is also member of the Raga Jazz group Arohi Ensemble.
Abhijit has scored music for Indian television and won the National Award for Documentary Music for the film ‘The Trail’, about Calcutta, which was screened at the Munich and Amsterdam film festivals. Abhijit also founded and established the Dhwani Academy of Percussion in Los Angeles, New York, Singapore and Calcutta, attracting talented students from around the world. The Academy also works towards the promotion of Indian music, as well as initiating underprivileged blind children into the art of music.
Somnath Roy
Somnath Roy is truly a name to reckon with in a select band of versatile percussionists. Born into a pious, music-loving family in 1971 in Howrah, West Bengal, Somnath showed remarkable inclination towards various musical instruments even from his early childhood. Interested in both classical and neo classical music, and trying a variety of instruments whenever an opportunity struck, Somnath’s passion for music did not falter for many years, initially learning the Hindustani Flute from Sri Nepal Sarkar, and going on to learn dholak from Sri Bablu Biswas.
His unbridled urge to explore beyond the frontiers of the Hindustani laya system took him to Pandit S. Shekar, the legendary Mridangam maestro of Kolkata who comes from the acclaimed Palghat Mani Iyer School of Mridangam playing. Shri Shekar advised Somnath to learn the unique art of Ghatam playing from the number one teacher in Ghatam, Shri V. Suresh, who lives in Chennai. Shri Suresh trained Somnath using the Gurukula system (where the student lives with the guru’s family and learns the art for many years) for more than two years, guiding him in the authentic, fingering techniques of Ghatam. Somnath gave his debut performance as a Ghatam player at a Carnatic classical concert in 1999. He has also accompanied legend classical artists including Sangeeta Kalanidhi, Dr. T.K.Moorthy, Dr. N. Vijay Shiva, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Ustad Shujaat Khan, Pt. Anindo Chatterjee, Pt. Abhijit Banerjee, and Grammy award winner Pt. Viswa Mohan Bhatt.
Somnath has worked as a composer for film music for 22 years, and has collaborated with legendary film directors including Sandip Roy, Goutam Ghosh, Budhadev Dasgupta etc.
He has had many CDs published internationally as a solo artist as well as an accompanist, and has performed at prestigious festivals in India and abroad including the Dover Lane Music Conference, International society for Laya Awareness, Etni Malaga Festival, World sacred music festival and many more. In 2003 Somnath was awarded the ‘Best percussionist’ prize from ATN.
Partho Sarothy – sarod
Pandit Abhijit Banerjee – tabla, pakhawaj
Somnath Roy – ghatam
"Partho is one of my foremost disciples. I am happy to see how he has blossomed into one of the top Sarod players of today. My blessings and good wishes are with him to achieve greater heights."
- Pt. Ravi Shankar
Partho Sarothy
Partho Sarothy is one of the finest musicians in India, his music embodying the true heritage of Hindustani classical music. His virtuosity on the sarod makes his exploration of ragas an exercise in harmony and tranquillity, and his serious meditative approach makes his music literally soar to unscaled heights of fulfilment.He has performed for the last 40 years in India and all over the world as a soloist, and also with his great guru Pt. Ravi Shankar as an accompanist at the Kremlin Hall in USSR, The Carnegie Hall in USA, The Royal Albert Hall & Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, and numerous other venues around the world.
In India he has performed at all the major music festivals, including The Dover Lane & SRA Music Festival in Kolkata, The Savai Gandharva Festival in Pune, IMG Fest in Mumbai, The Shankar Lal Festival & Vishnu Digambar Jayanti in Delhi, and the Tansen Sangeet Samaroho in Gwalior, amongst others.
Pandit Abhijit Banerjee
Considered among the foremost ranking tabla players from India, Abhijit Banerjee is one of the most sought after creative artists in the realm of Indian classical music. Recognizing his talent and natural inclination towards music, his father steered him towards tabla at the age of four, and Abhijit also studied vocal music and violin, helping him to develop into a complete musician. Now he is accepted as one of pioneering disciples of the illustrious guru, the late Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh.
Abhijit has accompanied nearly all the top ranking luminaries of Indian classical music, including Pt.Ravi Shankar, the late Pt.Nikhil Banerjee, Begum Parweena Sultana, Pt.Jasraj, Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma and Dr. Balamurali Krishnan, to name a few. As a tabla soloist he has also made his mark at numerous performances and recordings in India and abroad.
Abhijit has held centre stage at all of the major classical music festivals in India, and toured extensively in USA, Canada, U.K., Europe, Japan, Australia, South Africa, South East Asia and Mexico, giving concerts, conducting workshops, and attending seminars at universities and music schools. International performances of note include Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Gevant Haus in Germany, the Paleis in Brussels, Theatre de la Ville & Radio France in Paris and the South Bank in London, U.K. Abhijit has also had the honour of representing India at the Granada Festival of Music in Spain.
In addition to a highly successful career in Indian Classical music his crossover work includes collaborations with musicians such as Ry Cooder, Larry Corryell and Trilok Gurtu. Abhijit also founded TARANG, his own touring ensemble who perform his original compositions, and released a CD of the same name. He is also member of the Raga Jazz group Arohi Ensemble.
Abhijit has scored music for Indian television and won the National Award for Documentary Music for the film ‘The Trail’, about Calcutta, which was screened at the Munich and Amsterdam film festivals. Abhijit also founded and established the Dhwani Academy of Percussion in Los Angeles, New York, Singapore and Calcutta, attracting talented students from around the world. The Academy also works towards the promotion of Indian music, as well as initiating underprivileged blind children into the art of music.
Somnath Roy
Somnath Roy is truly a name to reckon with in a select band of versatile percussionists. Born into a pious, music-loving family in 1971 in Howrah, West Bengal, Somnath showed remarkable inclination towards various musical instruments even from his early childhood. Interested in both classical and neo classical music, and trying a variety of instruments whenever an opportunity struck, Somnath’s passion for music did not falter for many years, initially learning the Hindustani Flute from Sri Nepal Sarkar, and going on to learn dholak from Sri Bablu Biswas.
His unbridled urge to explore beyond the frontiers of the Hindustani laya system took him to Pandit S. Shekar, the legendary Mridangam maestro of Kolkata who comes from the acclaimed Palghat Mani Iyer School of Mridangam playing. Shri Shekar advised Somnath to learn the unique art of Ghatam playing from the number one teacher in Ghatam, Shri V. Suresh, who lives in Chennai. Shri Suresh trained Somnath using the Gurukula system (where the student lives with the guru’s family and learns the art for many years) for more than two years, guiding him in the authentic, fingering techniques of Ghatam. Somnath gave his debut performance as a Ghatam player at a Carnatic classical concert in 1999. He has also accompanied legend classical artists including Sangeeta Kalanidhi, Dr. T.K.Moorthy, Dr. N. Vijay Shiva, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Ustad Shujaat Khan, Pt. Anindo Chatterjee, Pt. Abhijit Banerjee, and Grammy award winner Pt. Viswa Mohan Bhatt.
Somnath has worked as a composer for film music for 22 years, and has collaborated with legendary film directors including Sandip Roy, Goutam Ghosh, Budhadev Dasgupta etc.
He has had many CDs published internationally as a solo artist as well as an accompanist, and has performed at prestigious festivals in India and abroad including the Dover Lane Music Conference, International society for Laya Awareness, Etni Malaga Festival, World sacred music festival and many more. In 2003 Somnath was awarded the ‘Best percussionist’ prize from ATN.
Partho Sarothy – sarod
Pandit Abhijit Banerjee – tabla, pakhawaj
Somnath Roy – ghatam
