FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3 @ 7:30 PM

Sitar Concert with Ikhlaq Hussain and Naren Budhakar on Tabla
 
Ikhlaq Hussain Khan is a virtuoso sitarist from a centuries-long line of influential musicians of the Delhi Gharana, dating back to the very creator of the instruments 'sitar' and 'tabla' in the early 13th century, Sufi Saint Hazrat Amir Khusrao.
While his lineage is known for their proliferative work in the field of tabla and rhythmic expression/composition, Ikhlaq's grandfather, Ustad Ahmadi Khan, was the first to choose a different instrument, sarangi. In turn, Ikhlaq's father, the eminent Ustad Imdad Hussain, chose to devote his musical life to sitar. Ikhlaq's immediate family was relocated to Pakistan during partition, and still resides in Karachi.
Ikhlaq Hussain, now a resident of New York City, was granted permanent residency in the U.S. on the basis of his extraordinary music ability; a category reserved for individuals with unusually exceptional talents. This has been a testimony to his virtuosity. Ikhlaq Hussain has followed in the footsteps of his forefathers, captivating audiences worldwide with his highly artistic sensibilities and skillful playing.
Ikhlaq plays in the Gayaki Ang (or vocal manner of playing). It is perhaps the most difficult form of playing the sitar. It involves 'sytematic use of pitch deflecting technique, where by pulling the strings across the frets and varying their tension, the player can produce intricate melodie phrases from a single stroke of the plectrum. Thus, emulating the human voice to a degree normally unattainable on plucked instruments'.

The Gershwin Hotel
7 East 27th Street, New York, NY 10016
More details: www.ragasitar.com
Tickets: $ 25 ; Students $20

 
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 4 @ 8PM

The World Music Institute presents "Masters of Indian Music", Sitarist Kartik Seshadri.

Arup Chattopadhyay, on Tabla.

Kartik Seshadri, whose performances are noted for their “expressive beauty, rich tonal sensibility and rhythmic intricacy” (Washington Post), is a world-renowned sitar virtuoso, composer, and disciple of Pandit Ravi Shankar. A child prodigy in India, he first attracted widespread attention after he began performing full-length solo recitals at the age of six. Since then he has been regarded as a musical powerhouse, performing in the world’s most prestigious festivals and venues. Accompaniment provided by Arup Chattopadhyay, an outstanding tabla player of the younger generation.

Arup Chattopadhyay, one of the premier disciples of maestro Pandit Shankar Ghosh, has established himself as a brilliant accompanist as well as a formidable soloist. He began learning tabla at the age of six from his father, the eminent Shri Pankaj Chattopadhyay, and then came under the tutelage of Pandit Shankar Ghosh with whom he continues to train.

Peter Norton Symphony Space
Broadway at 95th Street, NYC
Information/tickets: 212-545-7536
http://www.worldmusicinstitute.org 

The Rubin Museum of Art presents "Spiral Music".



Rubin Museum Of the Art

150 West 17 Street (@7 Ave)

New York, NY

http://www.rmanyc.org/events/load/1585

Free

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 11 @ 5:30PM

Arun Ramamurthy Quartet at NYU's 4th Annual Global South Asia Conference.
"Investing in the Future of Global South Asia: Identity, Justice and Progress" at the Stern School of Business.

Perry Wortman - bass
Sameer Gupta - drums
Akshay Anantapadmanabhan - mridangam

For more information http://www.nyu.edu/projects/southasia/



CANCELED! SATURDAY FEBRUARY 11 @ 7:30 PM

Ragehree Music Institute proudly presents An Evening Of Indian Classical Music!

Kinnar Kumar Seen on Sitar

and Naren Budhakar on Tabla.

Kinaar Kumar Seen is the eldest son of the well-known musical authority Ustad Lachhman Singh Seen of the Punjab Gharana. He started learning music from his father at an early age in the traditional style of Punjab Gharana. Kinaar completed a Master's degree in music with a Sitar major and was awarded gold medals for his proficiencies in Sangeet Visharad examinations in both tabla and vocal music.

Kinaar Seen gave his first solo performance at the age of fourteen. Since then he has been performing in major music festivals all over the world including the famous Harvallabh Sangeet Sammelan in India in 1979 and 1980. He has had numerous performances all over the United States, Canada, Europe, Africa and the West Indies. He is recipient of several prestigious awards and recognitions in India and abroad.

Naren Budhakar was born in Pune, the cultural capital of western India to a musical family. His father, as a violinist, provided Naren his earliest exposure to Indian classical music. His cousin, Shashikant Purandare, was a lifelong student of the Delhi style of percussion. Naren took his initial lessons with him. He further studied with Samir Chatterji , the renowned tabla maestro from Kolkata and Shabbir Nissar, the tabla wizard from Hyderabad and the son of legendary Ustad Shaikh Dawood.

Performing with Various Artists: Pundit Jasraj, Dr.Alka Deo Marulkar, Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan, Anup Jalota, Terry Riley, La Monte Young, Pundit Tulsidas Borkar, Krishna Bhatt, Barun Kumar Pal,Ustad Ashish Khan,Pundit Ramesh Mishra,Ulhas Bapat...

Studio 39, NYC 

216 East 39th Street (between 2/3rd Ave.), 3 Floor, New York, NY  10016

http://www.studio39nyc.com/

Advanced purchase and confirmation is highly recommended due to limited seating.

Donation $25:00 at the door & $20.00 for Advanced, Members, Student & Senior Citizen

More details: www.rageshreemusicinst.org

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 15 @ 8:00 PM

Brooklyn Raga Massive presents Namaskar in Brooklyn, Fort Greene!

When the Golden Era of 50's Bollywood Classics meets Modern Jazz in a spirited Raga Jazz Improvisational Whirlwind! The band has been building their repertoire, and planning for the next album. www.sameergupta.com

NAMASKAR features:
Sameer Gupta - Drumset, Tabla in World/Jazz/Fusion Styles
Marc Cary - Keyboards
Arun Ramamurthy - Carnatic Violin
Neel Murgai - Sitar
Rashaan Carter - Bass

Sans Souci Restaurant Lounge
330 Myrtle Ave (at Carlton)
Brooklyn - Fort Greene, NY 11238
Charges: $10 minimum donation

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 18 @ 3:00 PM

Shruti Laya cordially invites you to open the 2012 season of music by participating in the celebration of Thyagaraja Aradhana.

Smt. Sandhya Anand is a graded professional Violinist and Vocalist having exposure to traditional Carnatic Music genre for around 20 years and performed over 800 concerts in India and abroad, having learnt and nurtured the divine art under eminent Gurus Smt. Suguna Varadachari (Vocal), Sri. T.V.Gopalakrishnan and Sri. R. Swaminathan (Violin) and Sri. K.S. Suryanarayanan (Flute). She has accompanied several leading artists on the violin - T. V. Gopalakrishnan, Suguna Varadachary, Sudha Raghunathan, Bombay S. Jayashree, P. Unnikrishnan, Sankari Krishnan, Sikkil Gurucharan, Carnatica Brothers to name a few.

Dr. Bhavani is a very versatile and accomplished artist in Carnatic Music. She is an A-grade artist of All India Radio and Doordarshan, Chennai. She performs vocal music, veena and venu/ flute. She has several awards, titles and honors to her credit, notably the All India Radio National Award when she was only 17 years old, the Best Concert award from Sri Krishna Gaana Sabha, Chennai, and the Ambujam Krishnan Award from the Madras Music Academy. She has learnt from many eminent Gurus such as Dr. N. Ramani and Sangeetacharya Smt.

Vivek Rudrapatna is a second-generation Indian-American who has been a vital member of the local arts community for over 10 years now. He was fortunate to discover Carnatic Music under Mysore Sateesh, an exceptional local violinist and insightful guru.

Shenthuraan Tharmarajah began his training in mridangam at the tender age of four under the guidance of Guru Dr. C. G. Balachandran. He completed his arangetram in 2002 at the age of eleven and since then, he has accompanied the likes of Sri Maharajapuram Srinivasan, Sri Papanasam Ashok Ramani, Dr. T.V. Gopalakrishnan, and many other artists, both vocal and dance, in programs for various sabhas. The winner of numerous awards, Shenthuraan is now undertaking rigorous advanced training under Sangeetha Kalanidhi Sri Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman.

PS 115 Elementary School

80-51 261 Street, Floral Park, NY 11004

Free admission.



SATURDAY FEBRUARY 18 @ 9:00 PM

until SUNDAY FEBRUARY 19 - Sunrise

Ananda Ashram presents "Maha Shivaratri All Night Music & Dance" Celebration with  Deepak Kumar, Ashram & Guest Artists.

This is the 5^th annual all night Shivaratri concert hosted by Deepak Kumar Pareek, Creative Director. 
A "Concert for Positive Change" - presented by outstanding artists, offering both Eastern and Western, classical, modern and devotional music as well as dance. 

The following artists have been confirmed:

Deepak Kumar (vocals, guitar, harmonium) Deepak Kumar
Naren Budhakar (tabla)
Kedar Naphade (harmonium)
Andrea Brachfeld (flute)
Krishna Devi (kirtan)
Durga Bor (Odissi dance)
Amira Dvorah (bansuri flute)
Indrajit Roy-Chowdhury (sitar)
Steve Gorn (bansuri flute)
Sheetal Karhade (vocals)
Sri Kalima (dance)
Aqeel Bhatti (tabla)
David Keen (violin)

Ananda Ashram

13 Sapphire Road, Monroe, NY 10950

http://www.anandaashram.org/eventDescription_id_101543.htm

Suggested Donation $20 



SATURDAY FEBRUARY 25 @ 7:30 PM

Chhandayan Center for Indian Music presents a Vocal concert as part of the Saturday concert Series.

Featuring:

Smt. Mitali Banerjee Bhawmik - vocal

Samir Chatterjee – tabla

Madhu Vora - harmonium

Chhandayan Center for Indian Music

4 West 43 Street, Suite 618 (5/6 Aves)
New York, NY 10036

www.Tabla.org

Tickets: $20, $16 (Students w/ID and seniors)

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 26 @ 2:30 PM

The Anamika-Navatman Project presents a

Student Showcase.

Watch students of The Anamika-Navatman Project show off their newly learned skills! Featuring bharatanatyam, carnatic vocal, and veena students.

Pearl Studios,

12th floor, 500 8th Ave , NYC

Tickets: $6 pre-sale, $10 at the door

http://www.navatman.org/tickets/





SUNDAY FEBRUARY 26 @ 7:00 PM

Presented by the Asia Society "The Last Mughal", with William Dalrymple and Vidya Shah.

Asia Society

725  Park Avenue (@ 71 Street), New York, NY

https://tickets.asiasociety.org/public/auto_choose_ga.asp?area=31

Tickets: $15 members; $17 seniors/students with ID; $20 nonmembers

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 26 @ 8:30PM and 10:00 PM (2 sets)

This month Carnatic Sundays presents the soothing voice of Rajeswari Satish, an accomplished performer and teacher in NJ's vibrant Carnatic music scene.

She will accompanied on violin by L. Ramakrishnan, a bright young violinist based in CT. Akshay Anantapadmanabhan will accompany on mridangam.

Rajeswari Satish is a Carnatic (South Indian Classical) vocalist based in NJ. Starting at the age of seven, she trained with eminent teachers in India such as M.A. Venugopal, C.S. Krishna Iyer and P.S. Narayanaswamy. Rajeswari has performed extensively in India, USA and the UK. Notable among the venues are All India Radio, December music festival (Chennai, India), Cleveland St. Tyagaraja Aradhana, Milapfest (UK). Rajeswari's approach to music is based on the soul of the raga, with bhava and sahitya given utmost priority. She has received critical acclaim for her variety of repertoire and sensitive approach to rendering kritis. At present, she resides in NJ, USA, where she is a highly sought after teacher. Many of her students have won top awards in prestigious competitions, and are upcoming concert artists.

Cornelia Street Cafe

29 Cornelia Street (@Bleecker Street), NYC 10014

Call 212.989.9319 for reservations

Tickets: $20 (Drink or food included)