Hindusthani Vocal Recital by Smt. Sanhita Nandi (FRIDAY 4th May, 2007 - 8.00 pm)
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Sanhita Nandi is an exponent of North Indian Vocal (Kirana) Gharana:
Khayal and Thumri genres. After initial riyaz and training at
Durgapur, Sanhita's resplendent voice and depth of musical acumen led
to her early recognition with the completion of her Sangeet Prabhakar
degree with distinction and as a graded artiste in All India Radio.
>From school to university days she has won several prizes in state and
national-level competitions including the prestigious Dover Lane Young
talent search contest in Calcutta.
She was later groomed by Late Pandit A. Kanan, a disciple of Ustad
Amir Khan in Kirana Gharana. This opened out the large canvas of
vilambit to fast tempo tarana gayaki that has been developed over the
last 150 years in India by various gharana masters. She got an added
exposure under Pandit Vinayak Torvi of Kirana/Gwalior traditions
during her stay in Bangalore.
However, the central motif of her "gayaki" is Kirana: the slow tempo
of raga development (voice culture, voice throw, and tonal
application),ornamented sargams and exposition of "chota khayal and
tarana" with inimitable "taan" patterns. With riyaz she has an added
flair of Punjabi gayaki as well. An unmistakable feature of her
presentation is blending of the two major wings of Kirana gayaki and
bring out ragas in imaginative trajectories of "sur-laya-phirat".
She has widely performed in the east coast (prestigious Annenberg
center (UPenn), World Bank Auditorium, Philadelphia Art Musuem, Learn
Quest Academy in Boston, Lotus Fine Arts in New York, Chhandayan
concert series, Marathi Sangeet Prabhat and many other classical
organizations in India & USA. Sanhita resides in New Jersey, where she
devotes her time teaching young aspirants in Hindustani vocal music.
accompanied on the Tabla by Shri. Nitin Mitta.
Nitin Mitta is one of the prominent young tabla players of his
generation. Born in Hyderabad , in 1975, and brought up there, Nitin
first performed solo tabla at the age of ten. Over the years he has
matured into a tabla player of rare technical virtuosity and
sensitivity. He has performed worldwide with some of India's most
celebrated and honored musicians - such as Pt. Jasraj, Dr. Prabha
Atre, Pt. Rajan Sajan Mishra, Pt.Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Smt. Veena
Sahasrabudhe and Pt. Budhaditya Mukherjee just to name a few. Nitin's
accompaniment - at once dexterous, supportive and spontaneously
inventive - combined with the rich repertoire that he has inherited
from his guru-s, and the inspiration that he draws from his peers has
won him the admiration of music lovers and connoisseurs at an
international level. (www.nitinmitta.org)
On the Harmonium by Shri. Madhu Vora.