Artist Archive
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Prabha Atre
Dr. Prabha Atre is a distinguished classical vocalist, one of the senior musicians of the Kirana Gharana in India. She began her training under the guidance of the late Sureshbabu Mane and his sister, Padma Bhushan Hirabai Barodekar. Dr. Atre has been known to draw inspiration from renowned maestro, Ustad Amir Khan and Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, but has exhibited innovation and creativity in her music, establishing herself as a notable vocalists in the realm of classical music. Dr. Atre’s musical discipline ranges from genres which include Khayal, Thumri, Dadra, Ghazal, Natyasangeet, amongst others. She is a recipient of the Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, Kalidas Samman, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and Tagore Akademi Ratna.
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Pravin Godkhindi
Pravin Godkhindi is a flautist from India. He began his training under the guidance of his father Pandit Venkatesh Godkhindi, a renowned flautist and vocalist, and continues to train under Mridangam maestro, Vidwan Anoor Ananth Krishna Sharma. Godkhindi has performed at prestigious shows in India and abroad, including at the World Flute Festival in Argentina in 2010. He is the brand ambassador for AKG by Harman, and is a recipient of the Surmani Award, Naad-Nidhi Award, Kalaa Praveena Award, Pannalal Smriti Gaurav Puraskaar, Aryabhatta Award, Aasthana Vidwan of Udupi Krishna Mutt and Shringeri Sharada Peetham, amongst others.
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Priyanka Gope
Priyanka Gope is a notable vocalist from Bangladesh. She trained under the guidance of Pandit Arun Bhaduri, Pandit Urmi Dasgupta, Dr. Asit Roy, Waheedul Haque, Subir Nandy, Shubhra Guha and Falguni Mitra. Gope has performed at prestigious events in Bangladesh and abroad. She is a recipient of several national and international awards, including the Gold Medal - presented by the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, at National Education Week, and topped the list at the National Rabindra Sangeet Sammelan Parishad competition. She is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Music, University of Dhaka.
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Purbayan Chatterjee
Purbayan Chatterjee is a renowned Sitar maestro from India. An exponent of the Senia Maihar Gharana, he is a direct disciple of his father - Pandit Parthapratim Chatterjee – and Sarod legend Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. Chatterjee has performed extensively in India and overseas. His notable collaborations include performances with Shankar Mahadevan and Ustad Zakir Hussain. He is a recipient of many awards which include the President’s Award and the Rotary International Award.
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Rahul Sharma
Rahul Sharma is a notable musician from India. He began his vocal and santoor training under the guidance of his father and guru, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, a legend in India and the world over. Sharma has released several albums over the years and has collaborated with international musicians such as Richard Clayderman and Kersi Lord. He has performed worldwide at venues all over the globe, at various folk and world music festivals – including WOMAD. Sharma also composed music for a number of Bollywood films, fetching him the award for the 'Best Debut-Music Director' at the 2002 Zee Bollywood Music Awards. However, his original interests still lie with Indian classical, fusion and experimental music. Taj Mahal Tea has recently signed the artist as their new Brand Ambassador, where Sharma has the honour of saying ‘wah taj’ during the iconic advertisement.
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Rais Khan
From his maternal side, Rais Khan is a descendant of great sitarists of Etawah Gharana. His mother was the elder sister of Vilayat Khan. Rais Khan has been influenced by his maternal uncle's style. The sitar he plays is 'Gandhar-Pancham' Sitar - which was standardized and designed by Vilayat Khan himself. Rais Khan is the torchbearer of the Mewat or Mewati Gharana (lineage), which is connected to Indore and the "beenkar baj gayaki ang" (singing style combined with rudra vina approaches) carried out by Rais Khan's father Mohammed Khan, a rudra vina (been) player and a sitarist. Despite his extensive meend work and the gandhar pancham sitar style he uses, Rais Khan's alapi, gatkari and gamaki work is different in approach, pacing, and even technique, from the Etawah style. Amongst the Khayal and dhrupad doyens, Rais Khan's gharana is a lineage containing the masters Haddu Khan, Hassu Khan, Bande Ali Khan, Nathan Khan, Babu Khan, Wazir Khan, Waheed Khan, Murad Khan, Latif Khan, Majid Khan, Nazeer Khan, Amanat Khan and Rajab Ali Khan of Dewas, Madhya Pradesh. As Rais Khan's mother was a singer and his father was a beenkar, a unique combination of Khayal (the most popular classical vocal style), Dhrupad (the older and most orthodox classical form) and thumri (lyrical semi-classical form) - angs (approaches) developed in his playing.[6] He gave his first public concert at Sunderbai Hall in the presence of the then Governor of Bombay Sir Maharaja Singh. He is also a vocalist and is the first one to record the geet Ghungroo toot gaye for BBC London in 1978. Like Vilayat Khan, he often sings and demonstrates compositions. He has been touring extensively throughout the world. For some time, Khansaheb had stopped playing concerts of classical music. He returned in the 1980s and was invited by Ali Akbar Khan to perform in California. Rais Khan moved to Pakistan after marrying a Pakistani lady. He has four sons: Suhael Khan, Cezanne Khan, Farhan Khan and Huzoor Hasnain Khan. Farhan sometimes performs with him.
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Raja Reddy & Radha Reddy
Raja and Radha Reddy are a dancing couple renowned as exponents of the South Indian dance form of Kuchipudi. The duo are credited for adding a new dimension to the art without compromising on its traditional virtues.
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Rajan Mishra and Sajan Mishra
Rajan (born in 1951) and Sajan (born in 1956) Mishra are brothers. They were brought up in Varanasi and received their musical training from their grandfather, Bade Ram Das Ji Mishra, their father, Hanuman Prasad Mishra, and their uncle, sarangi virtuoso, Gopal Prasad Mishra. The Mishra brothers have released over 20 music albums in genres ranging from classical Khayal gayaki, to semi classical tappa and bhajans. They were awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2007, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, jointly in 1998 and the Gandharwa National Award for 1994-95.
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Rajrupa Chowdhury
Rajrupa Chowdhury took up the sarod at age five and trained under Sidhhartha Roy Chowdhury for twenty years. Brought up in the legacy of Pandit Radhika Mohan Maitra of Rajshahi and Kolkata, she received top honors in Masters in Instrumental Music from the Rabindra Bharati University. She receives advanced taalim from Professor Sanjoy Bandopadhyay who continues to inspire and nurture her approach towards North Indian Classical music. Rajrupa Chowdhury has performed all around the world and has received several awards.
