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LearnQuest Presents Shaam-e-Ghazal By Dr. Roshan Bharti

Press Release
05/24/2018

LearnQuest is excited to present Shaam-e-Ghazal, an evening of ghazals presented by Dr. Roshan Bharti, a very talented ghazal singer who's exquisite style will remind you of Ustad Mehdi Hasan. Dr. Roshan hails from Rajistan and we are fortunate we were able to connect with him to organize this concert before he returns to India. We know that this is short notice but we just connected with Dr. Roshan and did not want to pass up this opportunity to have him perform for us in the Boston area. Our own Nitin Mitta will be accompanying on tabla.

Please listen to Dr. Roshan's rendition of Mehdi Hasan's famous ghazal Mohobbat Karne Waale Kum Na Honge and see for your self how talented Dr. Roshan is, please click on the following link: Mohobbat Karne Waale Kum Na Honge

Tickets are only a nominal $20/person as we would like to encourage everyone to come and attend what will be a uplifting musical experience.

Concert summary information is below. Flyer and artist bios are further down in this email.
Date: Monday May 28th 2018
Time: Doors open 4:00 PM, Concert Start 4:30 PM
Location: 125 Prospect St. Framingham, MA 01701

Tickets: $20/person, purchase on line at: TICKETS

Dr. Roshan Bharti

Born into a family of professional musicians spanning 17 generation. Carrying the torch of the family’s legacy, his grandfather was Ustad Jamal Khan, a famous vocalist who belonged to the Seniya gharana (Seniya School of Music). Seniya gharana, also known as the “Kalavant gharana” (Kalavant School of Music) of Hindustani classical music, traces its roots back to famous musician Miyan Tansen, one of the nine jewels of Emperor Akbar’s court (15th century). Ustad Jamal Khan is known to the world as Jagjit Singh ji’s guru. 
  • Successor of a rich musical tradition of Seniya Gahara (Seniya School of Music)
  • Associate Professor of Indian Classical Music imparting knowledge for last 25 years
  • Trained in a guru-shishya (teacher-disciple) tradition since the tender age of five. I took my training in classical music and ghazals under the able guidance of my father Ustad Yasmin Bharti and the training continues after 45 years.
  • Shared the stage since early twenties with the world-renowned great ghazal maestros and legends Ustad Mehndi Hasan, Ustad Ghulam Ali, Shri Jagjit Singh, Abida Parveen
  • Associated with the Doordarshan (Indian National Television) and All India radio as a “Top Grade Artist”.
  • Composed and recorded numerous ghazals. Recorded numerous ghazal albums.
  • Regularly records for the radio and Doordarshan and performs in the concerts in India and abroad.
  • Regularly sings from Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow, Jalandhar, Patna, Bhopal and Chennai television stations.
  • Gave voice as a playback singer for the TV serial ‘Geet Govind’produced by reputed daily of Rajasthan “Rajasthan Patrika” ; “Faasle”, a telefilm, produced by Delhi Doordarshan India and “Yeh Hui Na Baat”
  • Youngest member of All India Radio and Doordarshan (Indian National Television Station) Audition Board.
Ninti Mitta
 
Nitin Mitta, is one of the most versatile and sought after  tabla players of his generation. Apart from being a dynamic soloist, he is a highly sought after accompanist, who has performed worldwide with some of India’s most celebrated Indian classical musicians such as Pandit Jasraj, Ustad Imrat Khan, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan,  Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Ustad Shahid Parvez, Ustad Nishat Khan, Pandit Budhaditya Mukherjee amongst many others. 
 
In 2010, Nitin joined  forces with Grammy Nominee, Pianist Vijay Iyer and electric guitarist R. Prasanna, to produce a studio album titled Tirtha, that blends elements of contemporary jazz with the North and South Indian traditional ragas and compositions. He has been a regular Tabla player for Juno Awardee Singer, Kiran Ahulwalia.

Born and raised in Hyderabad, India, Nitin Mitta started his formal training in tabla at age 9, under Pandit G. Satyanarayana from Hyderabad which led to his first tabla solo performance at age 10. Nitin then took advanced training in tabla from Pandit Arvind Mulgaonkar of Bombay. Both of Nitin's Guru's are  disciples of Ustad Amir Hussain Khan, the legendary doyen of the Farukhabad School of Tabla. During his learning years  while in India, Nitin won the first prize in the All India Music Competition and a National Scholarship from the Govt. of India. In 2002, Nitin moved to the United States of America, where he joined as a faculty member of the Learn Quest Academy of Music. He also received a grant from the Rhode Island State Council on Arts.
    
Nitin performed at several prominent venues including the Zankel Hall at  Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln Center  and the Metropolitan Museum of Art In New York, The Smithsonian in Washington DC, The Royce Hall in Los Angeles. Some of the music festivals and venues in India, that he has performed include Pandit Motiram and Pandit Maniram Sangeet Samaroh in Hyderabad, Harivallabh Sangeet Samaroh in  Jalandhar, Music Academy in Chennai, Nehru Center in Bombay.
    
Nitin, maintains a busy schedule of performances, Tabla Workshops, Lecture Demonstrations and imparts table training to young tabla enthusiasts around the world.  http://nitinmitta.com/



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