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Padmabhushan Pandits Rajan & Sajan Mishra Live in Concert – A Rare Afternoon Concert

PADMABHUSHAN Pandits Rajan & Sajan Mishra hail from the holy city of Banaras (Varanasi), which is home to some of the world’s best vocalists, instrumentalists, percussionists and dancers. They belong to a family of eminent musicians of the Banaras Gharana. A family of maestros that comprises of legends such as Pandit Ganeshji Misra (Great Grandfather), Pandit Sursahai Misra, Pandit Bade Ram Dasji Misra (Grandfather), Pandit Hanuman Misra (Father), and Pandit Gopal Misra (Uncle). Highly regarded as the most successful duo of our times, Pandits Rajan and Sajan Mishra are known for their extensive repertoire of Khayal. Endowed with sonorous and sensitive voices, the Misra brothers have also excelled in rendering light classical forms such as Tappa, Tarana and Bhajan. With rich and well cultivated voices that complement each other extremely well, these brothers have raised the duet form of singing to new heights of spiritual sublimity. The hallmark of their style is the superb intonation, beautiful imagination and their traditional approach which blends the old compositions with their own creations, using an amazing vocal range and technique. The legendary Mishra Brothers have been performing regularly in most major music festivals all over the world for the past 30 years.& have won many major awards such as Padma Bhushan (2007); Sangeet Natak Academy; Kumar Gandharva; Sangeet Ratna (Allahabad); Sangeet Bhushan (Varanasi); Kashi Gaurav (benaras),Sangeet Nayak (Chandigarh) & many others.

Vyasmurti Katti was initiated into music at a very young age by his sisters. Later, he went on to take systematic training in harmonium under the able guidance of Ramacharya Bagewadi of Solapur. Presently he is learning vocal music under the tutelage of Indudhar Nirody, a senior exponent of the Agra Gayaki. Katti is equally adept in harmonium accompaniment and in playing harmonium solo. He has accompanied several eminent artistes and has also given vocal concerts. He plays nagma with Tabla solo and Kathak performances. Having performed in India and overseas, Vyasmurti Katti has given up a career as an Electronics Engineer (B.E.-Electronics), to pursue music full time.

Pandit Ashis Sengupta is a versatile percussionist of the Banaras gharana. He received his initial training from his father Shri Ranjit Kumar Sengupta and was later groomed by Pandit Nanku Maharaj, Pandit Mahapurush Mishra and Pandit Krishna Kumar Ganguly. Pt. Sengupta has innovated to the various rhythmic compositions learnt from his Gurus and is also blessed with a lot of traditional compositions, Stotras and varieties of Gats from the great Gurus. Both as a soloist and an accompanist to widely varied music styles and performers, he is also an established western drummer to his credit. Apart from playing Tabla, he has composed Bhajans and music arrangements for light music compositions recorded by many reputed audio-video companies. Most recently, he has written a book on Tabla named “Facets of Tabla Playing”, published by Kanishka Publishers, New Delhi. He has traveled extensively all over the globe for his performances and lecture-demonstration on Tabla playing under the aegis of numerous organizations. At present he is a member of the Faculty of Music and Fine Arts, University of Delhi.