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Hindustani Vocal Pt. Sandip Ghosh/ Sarvadev Mandir, Oxford, MA
Tabla accompaniment by Shri Rajesh Pai......Sandip Ghosh is one of the outstanding talents in present day Indian Classical Music. He has the distinction of being a vocalist who has delved into and perceived the quintessence of the ancient traditions of raga music and has then set forth on a journey of singular creativity...... Sandip Ghosh started his training in Indian Classical Music (Khyal) in Sangeet Bharati, Kolkata, under the guidance of Late Shri Sukhendu Goswami in the year 1970. Later, he found his guru and mentor in Pandit A. Kanan, with whom he began his talim in 1974, and entered the realm of ‘Kirana’ gharana...... From 1980 to 1990, he was a scholar of the Sangeet Research Academy , Kolkata, also under the tutelage of Pt. A. Kanan. Here he supplemented his training with guidance from Late Pandit K.G.Ginde...... Apart from classical music, he is also well versed in Rabindra Sangeet, Nazrul Geeti, Shyama Sangeet, Bhajan, Bengali Light Classical and Light Music...... Gifted with a melodious voice, his singing is embellished with qualities of relaxed freedom, of serene, reposeful movements of feeling and a gentle, caressing approach...... His alaps are romantic and his tans swift, bold and intricate with an almost intoxication essence...... Sandeep has performed in many music conferences both in India and abroad...... His performance in U.S.A and Canada in 1988 won him the Honorary Citizenship of Baltimore and Maryland , presented to him by the Mayor of the City of Baltimore and the Governor of the State of Maryland . In the year 2000 and 2003, 2009 & 2010 he again visited and performed in the United States...... At present, he is a visiting lecturer and examiner at Rabindra Bharati University , Kolkata.
Date: 07/31/2012
Location: Sarvadev Mandir, 6 Main Street, Oxford, MA
Time: 7.30pm
Cost: Suggested donation: $10 per person at the door; children are free.
Contact: Contact: Barin Bando 508-864-9875, Avirup Bose 508-736-1114, Mrs. Neelu Sharma 508-864-3881
Web: http://www.sarvadevmandir.org/