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APRIL 2011
- FRIDAY APRIL 1 @ 8:00 PM
Pandit Jasraj Institute of Music Research, Artistry and Appreciation and Bharatiy
a Vidya Bhavan celebrate the Mewati Sangeet Parv with Pt. Sanjeev Abhyankar, senior disciple of Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj.
Accompanied by: Shri Rohit Mujumdar on Tabla
Shri Tanmay Deochake on Harmonium
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
305, 7th Avenue (between 27th and 28th Street ), 17 th Floor, New York City , NY 10001 .
Contact: 732-726-0305
Admission: $30, $20. Tickets will be available at the Venue. Seating is limited and is available on a first-come-first-served basis. For more information, please visit www.panditjasrajinstitute.org.
FRIDAY APRIL 1 @ 8:00 PM
World Music institute presents DHRUPAD vocal- Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar
with Pandit Mohan Shyam Sharma on Pakhawaj.
This concert of deeply meditative and contemplative dhrupad music, the oldest form of music from North India, features master vocalist Wasifuddin Dagar. Representing the 20th unbroken generation of dhrupad singers in the esteemed Dagar family, Wasif is the nephew of N. Zahiruddin Dagar and the son of N. Faiyazuddin Dagar, the late legendary Dagar Brothers. Though traditionally his family has always performed dhrupad as a jugalbandi (duet), Wasif successfully presents the dynamic of a duet in a solo performance by maintaining the distinct musical approaches and styles of both his father and uncle. Photo credit: Ira LandgartenPeter Norton Symphony Space
B’Way at 95th Street, NYC
Tel: 212-864-5400
$32; students $20 - Box office (212) 864-5400
Information/tickets (212) 545-7536 http://www.worldmusicinstitute.org
FRIDAY APRIL 1 @ 8:00 PMSATURDAY APRIL 2 @ 8:00 PM
Presented by Asia Society and Indo-American Arts Council.
Tirtha is a phenomenal trio featuring three powerhouse musicians who at once honor and traverse the streams of tradition launching their exciting new album,Tirtha, at the Asia Society. Indian-American pianist-composer Vijay Iyer, Chennai-born guitarist-composer Prasanna, and Hyderabad native and tabla player Nitin Mitta are already highly accomplished artists who shift easily among multiple musical languages. Together, they have achieved a fully realized, deeply thoughtful, and truly innovative collaboration. Combining the elemental directness of rock, the chamber-like intimacy of raga, and bebop's hard, angular drive, Tirtha achieves a profound interplay of melody and rhythm that characterizes the best jazz.
Asia Society
570 Park Avenue (@ 70 Street), New York, NY
http://asiasociety.org/events-calendar/tirtha-vijay-iyer-–-prasanna-–-nitin-mitta
Tickets: $16 members/students with ID/seniors, $20 nonmembers
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music,
4 West 43rd Street, Room 616, New York, NY 10036
Tickets: $20, $16 (Students w/ID)
SUNDAY APRIL 2 @ 10:00 AM
Samir Chatterjee on tabla and Chris Stover.
University of The Streets
130 East 7th Street, New York, NY 10009 (212) 254-9300
http://www.universityofthestreets.org/
SATURDAY APRIL 2 @ 11:30 AM
Rhythms of Bollywood - Workshop
Indian musician/composer Rushi Vakil will conduct an interactive workshop with live demonstration, on the evolution of Bollywood music from the 1950's to the present, with a focus on rhythm. From classical based songs of black & white films, to the introduction of disco in the 70s, to the club sounds of today, Bollywood music has it all! Hear iconic songs from Bollywood over the generations and learn how its rhythms and sounds have changed over time.
Rehearsal Studios NY - Studio ‘M. Butterfly’
853 7th Ave at 55th St.
New York, New York
Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 at the door (Please purchase before March 22) by calling (973) 330-2777 or send an email to: tablataalim@yahoo.com
This is a workshop for all ages and all musical backgrounds.
Presented by: Taalim School of Indian Music (USA) - www.taalim.com
And Rhythm Riders Music Productions (India) - www.rrmproductions.com
SUNDAY APRIL 3@ 3:00 PM
Sri Ranganatha Temple presents a Carnatic Vocal Music Concert with
the Carnatica Brothers, Shashikiran and Ganesh!
Accompanied on mridangam by vidwan Sri.Thanjavoor Murugabhoopathy
and local artist - Sri Ravi Srinivasan on violin.
Sri Ranga - Mantapam
8 Ladentown Road, Pomona, NY 10970.
www.ranganatha.org Phone: (845) 364-9790.
Admission: OPEN to ALL and it is our Temple Policy - "Yatha-Sakti" - donations are Welcome
TUESDAY APRIL 5, THURSDAY 7 & SATURDAY 9
SACHA SILVA' s unique band's blends Spanish, Indian and modern classical influences witch reflect the band's beginnings in the global melting-pot of London. Guitarist Sacha Silva is Canadian-born of Sri Lankan and Bulgarian blood. in New York together with singer Munya B, composer Drew Morgan, percussionist Rohin Khemani, cellist Elliott Green, and flautist Eliza Marshall.
Tuesday 5: Shrine World Music Venue, 9-10pm (2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd, Harlem, shrinenyc.com)
Wednesday 6: Lyric Hall, 8pm (827 Whalley Ave, New Haven, CT) with a live stream at WKPN 89.5 FM (click on "Listen Now - Live - Play")
Thursday 7: Think Coffee, 8-10 pm (248 Mercer St, Manhattan, thinkcoffeenyc.com)
Saturday 9: Tea Lounge, 9-10:30pm (837 Union Street, Brooklyn, www.tealoungeny.com)All details: http://www.sachasilva.org/
SATURDAY APRIL 9 @ 7:30 PM
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music presents a Vocal concert.
Samarth Nagarkar - vocal
Samarth Nagarkar, a hindustani classical (North Indian classical) vocalist, is a disciple of Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar and Pandit Dinkar Kaikini. A former scholar of the ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata, he was head of the K. K. Kapoor Sangeet Reseach Academy, Lucknow as Founder Faculty. Pursuing a full-fledged career as a performing vocalist, Samarth is hailed as one of the most promising young artistes of today.
Samarth Nagarkar was barely ten when he could identify with raag sangeet (hindustani classical music). His initial training began under Smt. Aditi Kaikini Upadhya in Bangalore. At sixteen, he migrated to Mumbai (Bombay) in pursuit of his passions, which, by then, had taken deep roots in him.
Dibyarka Chatterjee - tabla
Sheetal Karhade - harmoniumChhandayan Center for Indian Music
4 West 43 Street # 618 (5/6 Ave), New York , NY 7.30 pm – 9.30 pm www.tabla.org
Tickets: $20, $16 (for students and seniors)
SATURDAY APRIL 9 @ 8:00 PM
Leyna Marika Papach and Collaborators present "The Ritual of Performance" an
evening of music and dance!Featuring:Mariko Endo Reynolds (Butoh Dance)Dada Tapan Kanti Baidya (North Indian Classical Vocalist).Composer/video artist/violinist Leyna Marika Papach presents three diverse sets for a night of music and dance: a solo violin work, a piece created with butoh dancer Mariko Endo-Reynolds, and a rare and special performance as accompanist to the renowned North Indian Classical Music vocalist, Dada Tapan Kanti Baidya.CRS -Center for remembering and sharing
123 4th Ave, 2nd FL (between 12th+13th street),
New York, NY 10003 Tel. 212-677-8621 www.crsny.org
SUNDAY APRIL 10 @ 7:30 PM
On WKCR 89.9 FM NY, a retrospective of Maestros of Indian Bamboo Flute including SHASHANK.
Presented by Sriharsha Aradhya
HarmoNYom will present as part of THE MUSIC ROOM, a Benefit Concert for Japan with Maestro SHASHANK in NYC next SUNDAY APRIL 17, 5PM. More details: www.musicroom.eventbrite.com/
To listen on the Internet: www.wkcr.org
SUNDAY APRIL 10 @ 7:30 PM
I Meditate NY presents H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln
Center.HarmoNYom is proud to co-promote the event with I Meditate NY as a Community Partner.
Music by 2010 Grammy nominee Indian Classical Vocalist
Chandrika Tandon and world music band Bhakti.
It will be for 2700 New Yorkers one of the largest meditation events in the history of NYC led by H.H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.
He is a global humanitarian and spiritual leader, who has rekindled the tradition of meditation and offered it in a form that is relevant to the 21st century. He travels extensively, spreading a message of peace and human values on his tireless mission to create a stress free, violence-free society. His wisdom and meditation practices have touched the lives of over 30 million people worldwide.http://www.imeditatenewyork.org/index.htmlLincoln Center (Doors open at 7:00)
Avery Fisher Hall, New York, NYOnline tickets: http://www.lincolncenter.org/auto_choose_ba.asp?area=2540
Tickets: $25 - $250
Discount code 'pqr123' for HarmoNYon's members valid between April 1-10, 2011 offering 20% off tickets above $55.
MONDAY APRIL 11 @ 8:00 PM
Sri Chinmoy Memorial concert - Release of a new Chhandayan CD titled 'Guru Pranam'
produced and performance with:Smt. Sanghamitra Chatterjee and devotees of Sri Chinmoy. Samir Chatterjee on tabla.
Samir Chatterjee is a tabla virtuoso who has collaborated with some of the finest musicians of the world. Joining him in performing Sri Chinmoy’s songs is his wife Sanghamitra, one of India’s leading classical vocalists.
Church of St. Paul the Apostle
Columbus Avenue & West 60th Street
New York, NY
http://www.songsofthesoul.com/en/event/new-york
Free
WEDNESDAY APRIL 13 @ 5:30 PM
The Neel Murgai Ensemble performs new music rooted in raga and tala but expanded through jazz, minimalism and improvisation.
Neel Murgai, sitar
Sameer Gupta, tabla
Arun Ramamurthy, violin
Marika Hughes, cello
Here is a video of NME performing Brooklyn ki Bhairavi
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY
Thekla Hall in the Skinner Hall of Music
Free
FRIDAY APRIL 15 @ 9:00 PM & 10:30 PM
Dan Weiss will be performing his tabla repertoire in a cd
release gig at the JAZZ GALLERY.Dan Weiss - Drumset & Miles Okazaki - Guitar.
Record " JHAPTAL DRUMSET SOLO " from tabla player Dan Weiss is now available on the Chhandayan record label. It is the follow up record to his previous " TINTAL DRUMSET SOLO " record. He is tudying tabla for past 15 years ago under the guidance of Pandit Samir Chatterjee. In this recording he performs compositions in a 10 beat cycle that adhere to the structure of a tabla solo. www.Danweiss.net
Jazz Gallery
290 Hudson street, NYC.
Sets will be at 9:00 and 10:30 p.m.
You can get tickets at the door or online here: http://www.jazzgallery.org/
Tickets are $10 and $20.
SATURDAY APRIL 16 @ 7:30PM
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music presents a Flute
concert bySteve Gorn accompanied on tabla by Samir Chatterjee.
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music,
4 West 43rd Street, Room 616, New York, NY 10036
Tickets: $20, $16 (Students w/ID)
SATURDAY APRIL 16 @ 8:00 PM
Dhrupad concert by maestro vocalist
Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar
with Pandit Mohan Shyam Sharma on Pakhawaj
Kleinart/James Art Center
34 Tinker St, Woodstock, New York 12498
contact Martin by email: vasant108@aol.com
Tickets: $20
(Photo courtesy Ira Langarten)
SUNDAY APRIL 17 @ 2:00 PM
Hosted by Geeta & Achyut Tope.
Spring Concert with Steve Gorn on Bansuri
Flute & Tejas Tope on Tabla.CluhouseFairview at Artist Lake
385 Artist Lake Drive, Middle Island, 11953
RSVP and reservation required. Phone:631-645-1438 or tope250@gmail.comRefreshments will be served.Contributions for artists are welcome.
SUNDAY APRIL 17 @ 5:00 PM
Presented by HarmoNYom as part of THE MUSIC ROOM! 
Building community for musicians & music lovers, alike!
Benefit Concert for Japan!
An evening of South Indian Classical Music with virtuoso Carnatic Flautist SHASHANK
Accompanied by: Akkarai 
Subbulakshmi - Violin
& Parupalli Phalgun - Mridangam
Opening concert: Duet of Japanese Koto by Miya Masaoka & Akiko Sasaki
Maestro Shashank stormed into the music world at the age of seven. He was the youngest musician to have been invited by The Music Academy, Chennai to perform the senior most slot of The Music Academy, (often performed by Legends of Indian Classical Music), at the age of 12 - a record yet to be broken in the history of South Indian Music.
Trained by father Subramanyam and vocal maestros R.K. Srikantan and Palghat K.V. Narayanaswami, he is presently considered one of the best Bamboo Flute artists and is hailed so by the Indian and international media alike.
With scintillating, primal tones he truly sings through the most organic and ancient of all instruments. His logic-defying virtuosity is the result of a magical innate talent coupled with the best possible training. Shashank has propelled the Bamboo flute into an enviable position by his playing techniques of which “the multi flute transposed fingering technique” and the dual octave production”” have won him world acclaim. http://www.shashank.org/
The Center - Lerner Auditorium (Door will open at 4:15 PM):
208 West 13 Street (7/8 Aves), NYC
Tickets (1 concert):
$40, $25 (Students w/ID, Seniors & Children under 18)
Memberships (3 concerts):
$115 (Individual), $220 (Couple/Pair), $65 (Students w/ID, Seniors & Children under 18)
TICKETS ONLINE (Capacity at venue limited): (Cash only at door)
http://musicroom.eventbrite.com/
10% of all revenues will be donated to IBREA Japan!
For more details: Veronique Lerebours or Girish Raj at contact@harmonyom.org
FRIDAY APRIL 22 @ 8:00 PM
SAMAA presents Sufi Music Ensemble a musical Evening honoring Ustad Vilayat Hussain Khan.
Featuring:
Hidayat Hussain, sitar and vocal - www.hidayathussain.org/
Steve Gorn, flute - www.stevegorn.org
Samir Chatterjee, tabla - www.tabla.org
Dibyarka Chatterjee, tabla - www.tabla.org
For more info: http://samaa.us/2011/04/sufi-music-ensemble-2/
Carnegie Hall
West 57 Street/7 Avenue, New York, NY
Tickets: $75 with cocktail via SAMAA @ 732-331-6440/ simmi.bhatia@samaa.us
$54-$24 via Carnegie @ 212-247-2800/ www.carnegiehall.org
SATURDAY APRIL 23 @ 5:30 PM
Saregama Plc. presents Maestros Carnatic violinists Ganesh & Kumaresh in Concert.
HarmoNYom is proud to co-promote the concert with Saregama as a Community Partner.
The brothers, who were hailed as ‘Child Violin Prodigies’, gave their first public performance in the year 1972, when Ganesh was just 7 years and Kumaresh 5 years. Since then, the brothers have performed in different places in India and in a number of countries across the globe.
Ganesh Kumaresh have been the only violin duo to have performed for more than three decades together. The brothers have carved a niche for Indian instrumental music with their impeccable and remarkable technique both in playing the instrument and in interpreting the musical forms. Their music is laden with virtuosity and brims with soul stirring creativity, soaked in classicism.
Trained by their father Shri T. S. Rajagopalan, a veteran violinist, Ganesh Kumaresh completed their hundredth stage appearance before the younger brother was ten years of age. By the time they were into their teens, they were performing with the veterans
in the musical field.
Hindu Temple Community Center
143-09, Holly Avenue, Flushing,
New York 11355
Tickets: $ 19.99 to $ 100
Click here to buy online
SATURDAY APRIL 23 @ 7:00 PM
Indian Cultural Society of Rockland celebrates its 40th Anniversary with "Sureele Sapne" - An Evening of Classic and Contemporary Popular Melodies.
Vocal: Sanjeev and Armeen Ramabhadran.
Tabla/Percussion: Prasad Joshi,
Drums: Sachin Ramabhadran,
Keyboard: Rohan Prabhudesai,
Guitar/Keyboard: Jay Swaminathan
Rockland Community College Theater
185 College Road, Suffern, NY
For more information contact: Bindu Mehta - 845-290-0069, Vaibhavi Pradhan - 845-352-6836 or visit: http://www.sureelesapne.com/perform.html
SATURDAY APRIL 23 @ 7:30 PM
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music presents a Vocal concert.
Achyut Joshi - vocal
Dibyarka Chatterjee - tabla
Sheetal Karhade - harmonium
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music
4 West 43 Street # 618 (5/6 Ave),
New York , NY
www.tabla.org
Tickets: $20, $16 (for students and seniors)
SUNDAY APRIL 24 @ 8:30PM & 10:00PM (2 Sets)
CARNATIC SUNDAYS @ CORNELIA STREET CAFE! 
The brainchild of Arun Ramamurthy (carnatic violin) hosting his duet with Trina Basu (violin) followed by the chamber raga jazz stylings of Neel Murgai Ensemble (sitar) alongside Marika Hughes (cello) and Sameer Gupta on tabla for both sets!
Cornelia Cafe,
Cornelia Street, New York, NY
PLEASE CALL -212.989.9319- FOR RESERVATIONS
FRIDAY APRIL 29 @ 7:30 PM
Talavya and Jin Won in Drums and Dance of India presented by
The Anamika-Navatman Project.
Globe-trotting tabla ensemble Talavya and Kathak dancer JoungJin Won return to Manhattan for the second time in "Drums and Dance of India". Imbibed with the nuances and richness of classical, molded with the look and flavor of contemporary, Drums and Dance of India is today's incarnation of tabla and Kathak. Conceptualized by world-renowned tabla maestro Pandit Divyan Vakil, this program combines the power of percussion, precision of dance postures and passion of the performers to enchant and excite its audiences.
To watch a video of Talavya, click here.
To watch a video of Jin, click here.
The Symphonie Space
West 95 Street/Broadway, New York, NY
More details at: http://www.navatman.org
FRIDAY APRIL 29 @ 8:00 PM
Tabla Solo & Vocal Concert In Celebration of Tabla Legend Ustad Allarakha’s Birthday
Shri. Prafulla Athlye (Tabla Solo) § Shri. Samarth Nagarkar (Vocal). 
Prafulla Athlye is one of the leading Tabla players of India and is one of the most senior disciples of Tabla Maestro Late Ustad Allarakha. Prafulla started taking his initial training from Shri. Vasant Vishnupurikar when he was 6 years old. After studying first 5 years from him, he studied about 14 years from Ustad Allarakha and currently, Prafulla is studying under his son, Tabla Maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain and Pandit Arvind Mulgaonkar. Overall, he has been learning since more than 28 years. www.tabla-player.com
Shri Samarth Nagarkar, a hindustani classical (North Indian classical) vocalist, is a disciple of Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar and Pandit Dinkar Kaikini. A former scholar of the ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata, he was head of the K. K. Kapoor Sangeet Reseach Academy, Lucknow as Founder Faculty.
http://sites.google.com/site/samarthnagarkar/
Accompanyment - Curren Tipnis – Harmonium; Tejas Tope - Tabla
Venue: 3 Phillips Lane, Lake Grove, NY 11755
RSVP: Achyut Tope – tope250@gmail.com (631)645-1438
Contributions are Welcome!
FRIDAY APRIL 29 @ 8:00 PM
E Poojanka entertainment presents Rahat Fateh Ali Khan in Concert.
Colden Centre Auditorium
Queens College 65-30 Kissena Blvd , Flushing , NY,11367
Poojanka entertainment, phone : 516-692-8690
SATURDAY APRIL 30 @ 4:00 PM
Shruti Laya cordially invites you to the first concert of 2011presenting a Carnatic Music Concert by Subhashini Parthasarathy and Nirmala Sundararajan.
Dr. Nirmala Sundararajan has trained under eminent gurus M.S.Soundarammal, Sri Ramnad Krishnan, Sri P.N.Raghava Rao, T.Mukta and Sangeeta Kalanidhi Sri T.M.Thyagarajan and has a Ph.D with the Thesis "Compositional Diversities in Karnatic Music". She has received many awards including the Fellowship of Government of India, Department of Culture, 1989/1991, and titles such as Sri Hastigirinatha Gana Kokila, Nadakanal, Sangita Sironmani and Sangita Kala Jyothi from various sabhas.
Dr. Subhashini Parthasarathy Trained and tutored by eminent scholars like Sangita Kalanidhi Sri T.M. Thiagarajan, the great Padam exponent Smt. T. Mukta and Sri.P.N.Raghava Rao and nurtured by her mother Dr. Nirmala Sundararajan, Dr. Subhashini Parthasarathy exhibits amazing erudition in Karnatic music. Her singing has received wide appreciation and acclaim from connoisseurs, critics and the lay men.
Ravi Srinivasan will accompany on the Violin, and Prakash Venkataraman on the Mridangam.
PS 115 Elementary School
80-51 261 Street, Floral Park, NY11004
Contact: Directors@ShrutiLaya.Org
Free
SATURDAY APRIL 30 @ 6:00 PM
Pt. Nayan Ghosh, Sitar with Nitin Mitta on tabla. 
Nayan Ghosh is the son of Pandit Nikhil Ghosh from whom Nayan received training for almost 30 years. Nayan is the younger brother of legendary flautist Pannalal Ghosh. Nayan has pursued an unusual two-track career: in addition to being an accomplished sitarist he is also one of today's top-ranking tabla players. His grandfather, Akshaykumar Ghosh, was an erudite sitarist and disciple of the Senia lineage. Nayan has recently been receiving guidance from the esteemed sarod maestro Buddhadev Das Gupta.
Nitin Mitta is one of the prominent young tabla players of his generation. Born in Hyderabad, Nitin first performed solo tabla at the age of ten. He received his early training from Pandit G. Satyanarayana, and later sought the guidance of Pandit Arvind Mulgaonkar, one of the most highly respected tabla mentors. Both of Nitin's Gurus are disciples of the late Ustad Amir Hussain Khan Saheb, legendary doyen of the Farukhabad Gharana.
UDGAM
Scarsdale, NY
Phone #: (914) 263-0030
Limted Seating – Entry by RSVP. Call aheadTicket: $30
SATURDAY APRIL 30 @ 7:30PM
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music presents a Sitar concert! 
Shakir Khan - sitar
Ashis Sengupta - tabla
Shakir Khan is one of the most promising young exponents of the legendary Etawah Gharana, energetically following in the musical footsteps of his prodigious father and guru -- the sitar maestro Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan. Indeed, Shakir represents the eighth generational link in an unbroken chain of musical talent and tradition poured exclusively into the sitar and surbahar. A chain that includes, besides Ustadji, the musical legacy of Ustad Aziz Khan (Shakir’s paternal grandfather), and that of the patriarchal surbaharist Ustad Wahid Khan (Shakir’s great grandfather). He is also a close blood relative of the great Ustad Vilayat Khan. http://meetkalakar.com/in/shakirkhan
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music
4 West 43 Street # 618 (5/6 Ave),
New York , NY
www.tabla.org
Tickets: $20, $16 (for students and seniors)
SATURDAY APRIL 30 @ 8:00 PM
Sunny Thakkar & SangeetSabha 
present a Vocal concert by
Shri Shounak Abhisheki.
Shounak Abhisheki is the gifted son and disciple of the Maestro Pt. Jitendra Abhisheki. Shounak is a leading vocalist of young generation and has a beautiful combination of Agra and Jaipur styles of Hindustani Classical Music. Apart from his skillful mastery over the technicalities of music, Shounak’s aesthetic approach towards the lyrical content and his keen sensitivity towards the emotive aspects of a composition, gives his performance universal appeal
Accompanied by Harshad Kanetkar (Tabla), Uday Kulkarni (Harmonium)
Yogaworks Studio
138 Fifth Ave (between 18th and 19th streets) , 4th floor, NYC
For more info: Sunny Thakkar : 516-817-4601 or email: sangeetsabhanyc@gmail.com
Tickets : $20
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