Hindustani Vocal Recital – Khayal, Thumris & Bhajans
Sandip Bhattacharjee is one of the few prodigies to have lived up to his initial promise. Born in a family with a deep rooted musical background, Sandip was initiated into music by his mother Smt. Krishna Bhattacharjee at the age of four and he continued his talim under Smt. Amita Dasgupta later. When in his teens, Sandip became a residential scholar at the ITC Sangeet Research Academy under the able Guidance of Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan & Ustad Mubarak Ali Khan, sons and disciples of the legendary Sarangi Maestro late Padmashree Ustad Shakoor Khan. It was essentially here that Sandip was nurtured in the true guru shishya parampara system of training of the Kirana Gharana. Along with his music, Sandip also holds a First class degree in Graduation from Rabindra Bharati University (Kolkata), in classical music. Other than pure classical music he is competent in singing semi classical forms like Bhajans, ghazals and Nazrulgeeti as well. He performs across India and abroad (United States, Europe and Bangladesh). A recipient of the Title “Surmani” from Sur Singar Sansad Mumbai, Sandip also broadcasts regularly over the All India Radio as an “A” Grade artist. Apart from being an able performer Sandip is also a teacher of music. He travels regularly to Guwahati and Digboi (Assam) where he has a substantial following of students in Indian classical music. Sandip has been a faculty at AAICM in New York since 2013.
Abhijit Kastha was born in a music loving family. He was introduced to the world of table at a a very tender age of 7 under Shri Subir Mukherjee. At the age of 16, he started taking taalim under Pt. Subhankar Banerjee of Farukhabad gharana. He has gained knowledge about the various aspects of table under his guru for 17 years. Abhijit has bachelor’s degree in percussion music (table) from Rabindra Bharati University in 2006. In 2008, he obtained the 1st class in post-graduation from the same university. He is a recipient of many awards and scholarships. He has performed extensively all over India and mesmerized his audience by his performances. At present he is a member of Kajalrekha Music Foundation, established by his Guru. He is working as a regular table faculty at The Fifth Note – Global Center if Excellence under Shakhri Begum Memorial Trust (SBMT), a music institute established by vocal maestro Ud. Rashid Khan. Abhijit is also assocated with the Taalsen Academy, another reputed institution established by his Guru Pt. Subhankar Banerjee and is working there also as regular table faculty. He has accompanied several popular table maestros and performed solo recitals as well.
Susmita Chakraborty is an accomplished vocalist as well as an established harmonium player. In spite of being a brilliant student and holding a master’s degree in Zoology she has chosen her carrier in music and follows her passion. She has been singing since the age of five. She has participated in and won numerous vocal competitions; she has a lot of performance experience. Susmita received ten years of Hindustani classical vocal training from Tandra Ghoshal; afterwards, she learned from Pt. Jayanta Bose who is admired as a versatile genius in the global field of music (Vocal, Harmonium & Tabla) and still learning from Bidushi Suranjana Bose. Susmita has also learned other forms of vocal music (Semi-Classical/Light, Najrul Geeti, old Hindi film songs,Bhajans, Ghazal and Thumri) from several respected teachers. Additionally, she enjoys singing regional songs from her native Bengal. She learned Bengali modern songs from the renowned vocalist Haimanti Shukla and Narrulgeeti from Swapna Kanjilal. In 2013, she released an album entitled “Gunjan” as part of a group. In 2014, she released a solo album aptly called “Shraddhanjali” comprised of old classic Hindi songs. In 2014, she toured the USA for musical performances. In 2015, she released a solo album called “Tribute to Lata Mangeshkar” comprised of old classic Hindi songs of Lataji. In 2015, she has recorded a song for Hindi Movie “Anokhi Raat”
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