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Experienced Music Teacher
and
Pakhawaj Artist India
Bhaskar Mukherjee, Indian Pakhawaj Artist,
Kolkata
| Bhaskar is a Pakhawaj artist, born in a
family of musicians in Kolkata. Born on Nov 19th 1961, Bhaskar has
dedicated his entire life to
Indian Classical Music
by trying to learn the art of playing probably India's most
ancient Classical
Percussion Instrument.
He has received `B-High’ in Pakhawaj and
`B’ grade in Tabla from AIR. Sur-Sringar Samsad, Mumbai has awarded him
with `TALMANI’ for playing Pakhawaj. |
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His Music & Education
in Pakhawaj
Bhaskar started learning the Pakhawaj from
Mridangacharya Rajib Lochan Dey at a very tender age and received
extensive `taalim’ from his Guru.
After his demise, Bhaskar took further
training from Pt. Jyan Prakash Ghosh. He has also taken some guidance
from Pt. Bitthal Das Gujrathi and from Pt. Ramakant Pathak
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Concerts By Bhaskar Mukherjee -
I have accompanied top of the line musicians of the country both in India
and abroad. I would like to mention some of the names to whom I have
accompanied -
Ustad Nasir Aminuddin Dagar , Ustad Fariduddin Dagar , Ustad Ashad Ali khan
, Pt. Ajoy Chakraborty, Pt. Falguni Mitra , Pt. Ratnakar Pai , Pt. A. Kannan
, Pt. Monilal Nag , Ustad Ashish Khan , Pt. Shyamal Chatterjee and some
junior artists like Tejendranarayan Majumdar , Partho Sarothy , Debashish
Bhattacharya , Bahauddin Dagar and so on .
I have given successful concerts at various places in U.S.A. like Ali
Akbar College of Music in California, University of Florida, San Diego,
Dallas, New York, and San Francisco both as a solo artist and accompanist. I
have also played in Toronto, Canada. In India, I have played in several
prestigious musical conferences notably Swami Haridas Sangeet Sammelon,
Kal-Ke-Kalakar Sangeet Sammelon, Benaras Dhrupad Mela , Brindavan Dhrupad
Mela and so on .
Apart from these, I have played at many places in Eastern and Southern
India.
I have played with Mr. Steve Lansberg’s
Sur-Bahar at many places including French Embassy at Bangladesh.
Pt. Anindo Chatterjee had chosen me in his musical trio named `RHYTHMS OF
BENGAL’ played by Pt. Anindo Chatterjee himself on the Tabla , Pt.
Brajarakhal Das , on the Srikhole and me on the Pakhawaj .
I am performing at AIR & Doordarshan for the last twenty years both
as a soloist and accompanist.
Teaching Experience
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I was associated with Ustad Nasir Aminuddin
Dagar’s `DHRUPADASHRAM’ as a teacher for more than fourteen years.
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I remained as a teacher at the 'GURUKUL’ in
IIT, Mumbai, which was conducted by Ustad Fariduddin Dagar for one and a
half years.
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I have given several lectures cum
demonstration in various musical institutions situated in India and
abroad. For example – I have given lecture & demonstration at the Ali Akbar
college of Music, California in the year 1997.
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I have given taalim to some students
practicing Dhrupad, and they are performing brilliantly. Some of them
also fetched gold medals in their postgraduate degree from Rabindra Bharati
University.
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At present I am teaching music online at
indianmusiclessons.com
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Other Musical Interests
I am a very serious student of
Tabla and have been learning
Tabla for the last twenty five years.
I have also learnt South Indian Mridangam from Vidwan Sri N.
Shankar and from the great maestro Umayalpuram K. Shivaraman .
Apart from these, I am also capable of playing a variety of other percussion
instruments. The instruments that I have successfully played in different
programs are - Dhole, Srikhole, Manipuri Khole, Tasha , Kanjira , Ghatam
, Tabla-Tarang etc.
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Contact Bhaskar -
dipankarmukherjee@yahoo.com
274 BB Chatterjee Road, Kolkata 700042 [India]
Phone: +91-33-2442-0401
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