
The Indian Bansuri has a mouthpiece that is played in a similar way as the western transverse flute with either 6 or 7 finger-holes. It is basically to prevent the bamboo cane from cracking. The majority of Bansuris in India are made of an untreated piece of bamboo cane around which strings are tightly wrapped in several places. Its introduction in Indian classical music has been rather recent. For eons bansuri has been most popular in folk music. Legends narrate how the tunes of bansuri would drive the women of Braj into a frenzy. As per the Hindu mythology, "bansuri" is intimately linked to the love story of Krishna and Radha. It can happen that they sometimes sound slightly out of tune. Standard Indian Bansuris produce a quite beautiful sound, but their tuning is often not exactly to the western standard notes. The choice of the bamboo for manufacturing Bansuri is also an important quality factor. Numerous recordings, including his own tabla solo and video tapes and has also appeared extensively on television and radio.The main features of a good Bansuri are quality, durabiltiy, the abiltiy to vibrate and precision of the vibration. Balamurli Krishna, and other eminent artistes. Ustaad Vilayat Khan, Ustaad Aashish Khan, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Pandit Jasraj, Dr. As a soloist and accompanist Swapan Chaudhuri has traveled throughoutĮurope, North and South America and Asia accompanying maestros such as Pandit Ravi Shankar, Ustaad Ali Akbar Khan, Pandit Nikhil Banerjee, Ustaad Amir Khan, It is undoubtedly through his clarity and elegance of performance both as an accompanistĪnd as a soloist that he has achieved such fame throughout the world as a true master of tabla. His ingenuity has ushered in a purely new style of tabla playing. His music is the spontaneous expression of powerful emotions displayed through his expertise Swapan Chaudhuri is a phenomenon in the arena of Indian classical music. Starwarts like Pandit Ravi Shankar and Pandit Pannalal Ghosh. Inġ989, Aashish Khan was appointed to the prestigious post of the Composer and Conductor for the National Orchestra of All India Radio, New Delhi, succeeding musical Shanti, Live at the Royal Festival Hall – London, Homage, Inner Voyage, Monsoon Ragas, The Sound of Mughal Court, and the latest Jugalbandi Sarod & Sarangi Duet. Recordings like: The Wonder Wall, Young Master of the Sarod, California Concert, Sarod and Piano Jugalbandi, With Pandit Ravi Shankar, he has worked on many musical projects for both film and stage, including Satyajit Raya’s Aashish Khan hasĬollaborated and Sir Richard Attenborough’s film “Gandhi”. Of the world music genre, as founder of the Indo-American musical group “SHANTI” in 1969-70 and later a fusion group, “The Third Eye”, He was the first to write a SarodĬoncert in the “raga” form. Besides his virtuosity as a traditional sarodist, Aashish Khan pioneered in the establishment Ustaad Aashish Khan has a long distinguished tradition in Hindustani music. Shivkumar Sharma forming a group called Shiv-Hari. Has made a mark as a Hindi film music director along with Pt. Chaurasia’s international tours include recording with big artistes like John McLaughlin to Jan Garbarek. In 1984, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to music, he wasįelicitated with the National Award of the Sangeet Natak Academy, followed by the Padma Bhushan and Konarak Samman in 1992, the Yash Bharati Sanman in 1994 and North Indian flute playing through his brilliant technique and unique adaptation of alaap and jod. He has significantly expanded the expressive possibilities of classical As a musician, Hariprasad Chaurasia is a rare combination of innovator and traditionalist. Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia has been amongst the few Indian classicists who have made a conscious effort to reach out and expand the audience for classical music the The concert was a grand success and created ripples across the city. This program also had its uniqueness and exclusivity of having the finest flagīearers of Maihar Senia Gharana, the foremost and best disciples of Smt.

For theįirst time in history of Classical music, a concert featured a duet combination of Sarod & Flute. Swapan Chaudhuri performed at the concert and captivated the hearts of all the music lovers present.

Hariprasad Chaurasia, Ustaad Aashish Khan & Pt. Jugalbandi records the Mega Concert organized and produced by Abir & Avra Banerjee of Inner Voyage Communications at Science City Auditorium, Kolkata on 8th JulyĢ006.
