" A Voice for Indian Classical Music"
New York
... Delhi - London - Paris - Sydney...
Targeting music lovers of all ages,
races and backgrounds!
HarmoNYom
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Contact
JUNE 2012
From TUESDAY JUNE 26 until TUESDAY JULY 30
AAICM presents "Raga Singing Class" with outstanding Maestro vocalist 
Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan from the Kirana Gharana.
Every Tuesday evening in June & July from 7pm to 8:30pm. June 5, 12, 19, 26, July 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30.
Registration for the entire series is strongly encouraged, even if a few classes need to be missed, as each class will build upon everything that was learned in prior classes.
Prior experience is helpful but not required. Private lessons are also available.
Raj and Sarita Maheshwari Residence
312 West 104 Street (between West End Ave. and Riverside Dr.)
New York, NY 10023
Fees: $200 for complete series of 9 classes, or $35 per class.
Registration is required! Contact Aaron Shragge by email at for registration: aaronshragge@gmail.com
FRIDAY JUNE 1 @ 7:00 PM
Luminous Ragas with Steve Gorn & BIll Buchen on Tabla.
Steve Gorn has performed Indian Classical Music and new American Music on the bansuri bamboo flute in concerts and festivals throughout the world. His gurus are the late bansuri master Sri Gour Goswami, of Kolkata, and Pandit Raghunath Seth of Mumbai, who he has often accompanies in concert. He has also studied with the late Ustad Z. M. Dagar. During the past decade Steve has often performed in India, appearing at Bharat Bhavan in Bhopal, Triveni Hall in New Delhi, The Sangeet Research Academy in Kolkata, NCPA, and The Nehru Center in Mumbai, and numerous other venues. His performance with Pandit Ravi Shankars disciple, Barun Kumar Pal, at Kolkatas Rama Krishna Mission, was televised throughout India. His numerous recordings include Luminous Ragas, the landmark Indian-Jazz fusion recording, Asian Journal, Pranam a jugalbandi with Barun Kumar Pal playing hansaveena, and Samir Chatterjee, tabla. His latest recording is Rasika, with tabla by Samir Chatterjee. www.stevegorn.com
This is the 15th year that Steve Gorn has been offering a Spring concert at The Garden.
Community Garden
6th street and Ave B, New York, NY 10002
Free
FRIDAY JUNE 1 @ 9:00 PM
Friday nights at The Battle of The Boroughs! 
MCd by WQXR host Terrance McKnight. Be a part of New York Citys emerging music scene at the Battle of The Boroughs in The Greene Space. Come hear great music and inspiring stories from a wide range of talented up-and-coming artists.
@ 9PM... This year's Manhattan includes Snehasish Mozumder and Sound of Mandolin (S.O.M.)
Then voting open until 10:30pm. http://www.thegreenespace.org/
It will stream online live so S.O.M. needs everyone to watch online & text a huge amount of votes to advance to the final round!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/SnehasishMozumder/164788760199068
The Greene Space
44 Charlton Street (Varick Street)
New York, NY
http://www.thegreenespace.org/events/thegreenespace/2012/jun/01/battle-boroughs-manhattan/
Tickets: $15 with a complimentary glass of wine or beer; $30 for an open wine and beer bar
SATURDAY JUNE 2 @ 7:30 PM
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music presents Flutist Ravichandra Kulur, 
Arun Ramamurthy, violin
& Akshay Anantapadmanabhan, mridangam !
Flute Virtuoso Ravichandra Kulur from India started performing with his father K. Raghavendra Rao and held solo concertsat the age of nine years. Ravi has been touring with legendary Pt Ravi Shankar and Anoushka Shankar since 2005, performing in great venues around the world in 27 countries including Queen Elisabeth Hall, Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Sydney Opera House etc..and music Festivals like WOMADfor a hugecrowd. Sitar Legend Ravi Shankar also hailed Ravi as " Flute maestro", "Fantastic flutist" etc.. Ravi has performed more than 1000 concerts around the world for his solo, duets and with legends of the music.
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music
4 West 43 Street # 616
New York, NY
http://www.tabla.org/concerts/at-ccim-in-nyc
Tickets: $20 - $16 (Students w/ID)
A House Concert of Indian Classical Music Featuring Leading Vocalist of Indore 
Gharana:
SATURDAY JUNE 2 @ 8:00 PM
Woodstock Music Circle Presents Steve Gorn - Bansuri Flute and Ray Spiegel - Tabla.
Steve Gorn has performed Indian Classical Music and new American Music on the bansuri bamboo flute in concerts and festivals throughout the world. His gurus are the late bansuri master Sri Gour Goswami, of Kolkata, and Pandit Raghunath Seth of Mumbai, who he has often accompanies in concert. He has also studied with the late Ustad Z. M. Dagar. During the past decade Steve has often performed in India, appearing at Bharat Bhavan in Bhopal, Triveni Hall in New Delhi, The Sangeet Research Academy in Kolkata, NCPA, and The Nehru Center in Mumbai, and numerous other venues. His performance with Pandit Ravi Shankars disciple, Barun Kumar Pal, at Kolkatas Rama Krishna Mission, was televised throughout India. His numerous recordings include Luminous Ragas, the landmark Indian-Jazz fusion recording, Asian Journal, Pranam a jugalbandi with Barun Kumar Pal playing hansaveena, and Samir Chatterjee, tabla. His latest recording is Rasika, with tabla by Samir Chatterjee. www.stevegorn.com (Photo Courtesy by Ray Spiegel)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boIOqrmhkHg&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Sacred Mountain Center
328 Mead Mountain Road
Woodstock, NY 12498
845-679-7799
Tickets: $15 suggested
MONDAYS JUNE 2 @ 8:00 PM
Brooklyn Raga Massive "Jam Session" at Branded Saloon!
The American Jazz Jam session has historically been a way for musicians to meet, network, play music together and cultivate community. With the Brooklyn Raga Massive Jam Session, we are attempting to bring that Jazz culture to Raga music.
The Brooklyn Raga Massive Jam will be a monthly event, where Indian Classical Music can gather for informal performances in the Jazz Jam Session style. There will be a host for the event, who will manage a sign-up list which will have name, instrument, experience level, and contact info listed. Although Indian Classical Music typically has performances lasting 40+ minutes for one piece, the performance slots for the Raga Jam will be limited to max 20 minutes to encourage a rotating roster of performers. http://brooklynragamassive.wordpress.com/
There is currently a critical mass of Indian classical musicians in Brooklyn and NYC. This great weekly event harnesses that energy into a vibrant community.
Branded Saloon
603 Vanderbilt AvenueBrooklyn - Prospect Heights, NY 11238
(718) 484-8704 Directions: www.brandedsaloon.com
More details: www.brooklynragamassive.wordpress
SUNDAY JUNE 3, 6PM
THE MUSIC ROOM! 
HarmoNYom, in association with Anamika-avatman,
Presents its first concert as part of The Music Room Project 2012,
An incredible and unique Hindustani Vocal and Sitar Jugalbandi Concert!
Vocalist Debapriya Adhikary and Sitarist Samanwaya Sarkar.
Accompanied on tabla by Nitin Mitta.
Duet of Vocal and Sitar where Debapriya Adhikary's enchanting ,sonorous voice moving three octaves with ease merges with Samanwaya Sarkar's mesmerizing, sparkling and honey dripped strokes on Sitar creates one music that makes their audience feel as if these young artistes have one soul and one mind creating the sound from only one genre that finally casts a lasting spell not only in their ears but to their souls. They both are Gandabandh disciples of Padmabhushan Smt. Girija Devi ji. They are accomplished in presenting pure form of Indian Classical music and also the other unique feathers like tappa, tap khyal, thumri, dadra chaiti, holi kajri etc .
They have been getting worldwide applause since the age of 18 for their solos and duet. Last year August they were invited by the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet where they commemorated the birth centenary of Mother Teresa, where they were the first and ever and only Indian Classical musicians and they performed in the midst of whole Western Symphony. Recently they have also made film music for an Australian film The Sleeping Warrior about to be released in 2012.
Last year in 2011, they performed this Jugalbandiat Sawai Gandharva Sangeet being invited by Bharatratna Pt. Bhimsen Joshiji, Pt. Mallikarjun Music Festival (DHWANI) by Bangalore Kidney Foundation and Gangamahotsav in Varanasi by Ministry of UP along with many other concerts.
They have performed in several international music festivals and other concerts in UK, Spain, France, Denmark, Germany Portugal, US, Australia, Canada to name a few.
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-SgXvGUlnCQ
NitinMitta is one of the most sought after tabla players of his generation. He has performed with some of Indias most celebrated musicians, including Pandit Jasraj, Pandits Rajan and Sajan Mishra, Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Ustad Nishat Khan, Ustad Shahid Parvez, Pandit Nayan Ghosh and Ustad Irshad Khan.
Nitinreceived his early training in Hyderabad from Pandit G. Satyanarayana and later from Pandit Arvind Mulgaonkar of Mumbai.Both his Guru's are disciples of the legendary Tabla maestro representing the Farukhabad Gharana, Ustad Amir Hussain Khan.
Nitin has collaborated with 2011 Grammy Nominee Pianist Vijay Iyer and Guitarist Prasanna in an exciting new trio project called Tirtha. www.nitinmitta.com
Alvin Ailey Theater
405 West 55 Street, New York, NY
Tickets: $35, $20 (students/Seniors) - Online: http://musicroom2012.eventbrite.com/
HarmoNYom is an all-volunteer, emerging non-profit organization and a sponsored project of
NYFA (New York Foundation for the Arts) (www.NYFA.org)
A 2012 Grant Recipient of NYSCA (New York State Council on the Arts) (www.NYSCA.org)
Community Partners:
Anamika-Navatman (www.navatman.org)
WKCR 89.9 FM (www.WKCR.org)
On behalf of HarmoNYom...
THANK YOU to Devasaman and Nitin Mitta for their incredible Jugalbandi Vocal/Sitar performance
Sunday June 3 in NYC
as part of
The MUSIC ROOM Project 2012
They mesmerized all music lovers with an exceptional recital, one not to be missed!
THANK YOU as well to our supporters, volunteers, friends and our partners Anamika-Navatman and WKCR 89.9 FM.
The Music Room! Building community for musicians & music lovers, alike...
SATURDAY JUNE 9 @ 7:00 PM
A.S.C. Fundraiser Concert featuring Mandira Lahiri 
(Classical Indian Vocalist),
and Avirodh Sharma (Tabla).
Mandira Lahiri is a foremost representative of Lucknow Gharana of North Indian Classical (hindustani) vocal music. She was born in Assam and was initiated to vocal music by her maternal uncle Late Sri. Birendra Kumar Phukan. Later on with her advancement as a student she came to Kolkata to study under Guru and father-in-law late Pandit Chinmoy Lahiri, the prolific teacher/performer who produced some outstanding performers like Begum Parveen Sultana.
Arya Spiritual Center
8561 - 144 Street, Jamaica, NY 11435
For Tickets Contact: East Indian Music Academy, 718-738-7836 or Arya Spiritual Center, 718-297-8487
SATURDAY JUNE 9 @ 7:30PM
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music presents a vocal concert by
Aditi Kaikini Upadhya and Anirban Roy 
Chowdhury on Tabla.
AditiKaikini Upadhya, one of India's most dynamic young Hindustani vocalists, was born in April 1961 into a family rich in musical tradition and artistic example.Aditihas received intense training in the traditional paramparic style, characterized by the dedicated and close tutelage of her Guru and father, Pandit Dinkar Kaikini, himself a grand and renowned gavaiyya of the Agra Gharana, and her mother, respected vocalist Shashikala Kaikini. A worthy spokeswoman of her father's powerful but nuanced style of singing, she has also chosen to highlight her lighter musical side, following training under Smt. Shobha Gurtu, known for her unparalleled mastery of Dadra, Thumri and Hori.
Anirban Roy Chowdhury, born into a musical family in Assam is a young promising tabla player, both as a soloist as well as an accompanist. Anirban's training in tabla started at a very young age of 5 years from his father Akhil Roy Chowdhury and afterwards from his elder brother Animesh Roy Chowdhury. In the year 1995, Anirban arrived in Mumbai and had the privilege of getting direct training from the great tabla Maestro Ustad Allarakha Khan for a period of 7 years. Later on, he continued his training under Ustad Zakir Hussain & Pandit Yogesh Samsi, one of the senior most disciples of Ustad Allarakha Khan.
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music
4 West 43rd Street, Suite 618, New York, NY 10036
http://www.tabla.org/concerts/at-ccim-in-nyc/?id=91&eid=35
Tickets: $20, $16 (students and seniors with valid ID)
MONDAY JUNE 9 @ 8:00 PM
Brooklyn Raga Massive "Jam Session" at Branded Saloon!
The American Jazz Jam session has historically been a way for musicians to meet, network, play music together and cultivate community. With the Brooklyn Raga Massive Jam Session, we are attempting to bring that Jazz culture to Raga music.
The Brooklyn Raga Massive Jam will be a monthly event, where Indian Classical Music can gather for informal performances in the Jazz Jam Session style. There will be a host for the event, who will manage a sign-up list which will have name, instrument, experience level, and contact info listed. Although Indian Classical Music typically has performances lasting 40+ minutes for one piece, the performance slots for the Raga Jam will be limited to max 20 minutes to encourage a rotating roster of performers. http://brooklynragamassive.wordpress.com/
There is currently a critical mass of Indian classical musicians in Brooklyn and NYC. This great weekly event harnesses that energy into a vibrant community.
Branded Saloon
603 Vanderbilt AvenueBrooklyn - Prospect Heights, NY 11238
(718) 484-8704 Directions: www.brandedsaloon.com
More details: www.brooklynragamassive.wordpress
SATURDAY JUNE 9 @ 9:00 PM
Kiran Ahluwalia at Alwan for the Arts!
A trio performance of songs from the latest JUNO Award winning CD 'aam zameen: common gorund' and also some new unrecorded songs. http://bnds.in/oP2kND
Kiran Ahluwalia - voice & compositions
Rez Abbasi - electric & acoustic guitars
Dave Sharma - djembe, percussion
Expressing her muse through ghazals and Punjabi folk songs, award winning Indian singer, Kiran Ahluwalia explores the language of the heart with beautiful artistry and smoldering intensity. Her enchanting and seductive music has garnered glowing praise from critics around the world; Hers "is a voice destined to enchant more than one generation" fROOTS. Most of all, Kiran Ahluwalia is a unique and inspiring performer and composer, whose legion of fans continues to grow with every captivating performance. With each successive recording, Kiran has moved ever onward from her own musical upbringing, reaching well beyond her extensive training in the genres of traditional ghazal and Punjabi folk music, shaping a style completely her own. On her latest CD, aam zameen : common ground, Kiran successfully merges her contemporary Indian song with Saharan desert blues. www.KiranMusic.com
Alwan for the Arts,
16 Beaver Street, New York, NY
Buy Tickets: http://bnds.in/Jjfcze
SUNDAY JUNE 10 @ 4:30 PM 
Carnatic Music Concert: T. S. Krishnamurthy (Violin)
Sriram Ramesh (Mridangam)
Kumar Kanthan (Mridangam)
Akshay Ananthapadmanabhan (Mridangam)
SriRanganathaTemple
8 Ladentown Road, Pomona, NY10970
Admission: Free!
SUNDAY JUNE 10 @ 4:30PM
Medialoft presents a vocal concert by Aditi Kaikini Upadhya and Anirban Roy Chowdhury on Tabla.
AditiKaikini Upadhya, one of India's most dynamic young Hindustani vocalists, was born in April 1961 into a family rich in musical tradition and artistic example.Aditihas received intense training in the traditional paramparic style, characterized by the dedicated and close tutelage of her Guru and father, Pandit Dinkar Kaikini, himself a grand and renowned gavaiyya of the Agra Gharana, and her mother, respected vocalist Shashikala Kaikini. A worthy spokeswoman of her father's powerful but nuanced style of singing, she has also chosen to highlight her lighter musical side, following training under Smt. Shobha Gurtu, known for her unparalleled mastery of Dadra, Thumri and Hori.
Anirban Roy Chowdhury, born into a musical family in Assam is a young promising tabla player, both as a soloist as well as an accompanist. Anirban's training in tabla started at a very young age of 5 years from his father Akhil Roy Chowdhury and afterwards from his elder brother Animesh Roy Chowdhury.
In the year 1995, Anirban arrived in Mumbai and had the privilege of getting direct training from the great tabla Maestro Ustad Allarakha Khan for a period of 7 years. Later on, he continued his training under Ustad Zakir Hussain & Pandit Yogesh Samsi, one of the senior most disciples of Ustad Allarakha Khan.
Medialoft
50 Webster Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10801
Info/RSVP: sitariya06830@yahoo.com
Tickets: $20.00
SATURDAY JUNE 10 @ 4:00 PM
Snehasish Majumder and S.O.M...
Classical and jazz fusion'sSnehasish Mozumder's double-neck mandolin is at the center of a band that swings it North Indian style.
http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=x8-pHs8BhVc
Snehasish Mozumder and s.o.m. debut album avail itunes: liftoffmusic.com
@ L.I.C. Bar Open Air Party 4pm set,
Long Island City, NY
WEDNESDAY JUNE 13 @ 7:00 PM
Lee Torchia Sings Kirana Gharana Alap, Celebrating the Urs of her Guru, Pandit Pran Nath.
Live MNN Cable TV -Manhattan Only
TWC - Channel 67
RCN - Channel 85
FIOS - Channel 36
Simultaneous Live Broadcast on the Worldwide Internet www.mnn.org (Channel 4, the culture channel)
From 7 PM to 7:30 PM EST. http://www.mnn.org/live/4-culture-channel
For more information on Lee: http://www.jazzraga.com
WEDNESDAY JUNE 13 @ 8:30 PM
Gurubhai Bansuri - Steve Gorn and Eric Fraser will play in the Bansuri tradition and lineage of Pannalal Ghosh, and their gurus: Gour Goswami,and Gopal Roy. 
Naren Budhakar will accompany on Tabla.
Steve Gorn has performed Indian Classical Music and new American Music on the bansuri bamboo flute in concerts and festivals throughout the world. His gurus are the late bansuri master Sri Gour Goswami, of Kolkata, and Pandit Raghunath Seth of Mumbai, who he has often accompanies in concert. He has also studied with the late Ustad Z. M. Dagar. During the past decade Steve has often performed in India, appearing at Bharat Bhavan in Bhopal, Triveni Hall in New Delhi, The Sangeet Research Academy in Kolkata, NCPA, and The Nehru Center in Mumbai, and numerous other venues. His performance with Pandit Ravi Shankars disciple, Barun Kumar Pal, at Kolkatas Rama Krishna Mission, was televised throughout India. His numerous recordings include Luminous Ragas, the landmark Indian-Jazz fusion recording, Asian Journal, Pranam a jugalbandi with Barun Kumar Pal playing hansaveena, and Samir Chatterjee, tabla. His latest recording is Rasika, with tabla by Samir Chatterjee. www.stevegorn.com
Eric Fraser regularly visits Kolkata, India, to study Indian classical music on the bansuri flute with his Guru (teacher), Pandit Gopal Roy. Eric is a 2010 Fulbright Senior Research scholar for Indian music, and regularly performs Indian classical music on the bansuri flute in the USA as well as India. Eric has a rich background of collaboration with musicians from diverse backgrounds, including work as an accompanist for Indian dance, as well as in fusion ranging from jazz to hip-hop to childrens music. Eric is also a nationally certified music therapist (MA, MT-BC). http://www.ericfraser.com/
SEEDS / Ohad Talmor'sResidence
617 Vanderbilt Ave Brooklyn, NY 11238
http://www.seedsbrooklyn.org
By donation
SATURDAY JUNE 16 @ 4:00 PM
Shruthi Laya and Kanchi Kamakoti Seva Foundation
present Sri Sadasiva Brahmendral 
Aradhana
Featuring Group Singing!
Grand Concert by Gokul Chandramouli (Vocal)
Sandhya Anand (Violin)
Shenthuraan Tharmarajah (Mridangam)
Dance Performance by Students of Vigneswari Jeyagandhi
Yoga Demonstration by Students of Swami Bua
Saraswathi Hall
The HinduTemple, Flushing, NY
Contact: www.ShruthiLaya.Org
Admission: Free!
SATURDAY JUNE 16 @ 7:30 PM
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music presents a vocal concert.
Arpita Majumder - vocal
Dibyarka Chatterjee - tabla
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music
4 West 43rd Street, Suite 618, New York, NY 10036
http://www.tabla.org/concerts/at-ccim-in-nyc/?id=91&eid=35
Tickets: $20, $16 (students and seniors with valid ID)
SATURDAY JUNE 16 @ 8:00 PM
Woodstock Music Circle presents an Evening and seasonal ragas on sarod!
Aashish Khan, on sarod
Ray Spiegel on Tabla
Unison Arts Center
New Paltz, NY
SATURDAY JUNE 16 @ 9:00 pm
The Just Alap Raga Ensemble present "Pandit Pran Nath 16th Anniversary 
Memorial Tribute".
Three Evening Concerts of Raga Darbari...
SATURDAYS JUNE 16, 23 and 30 @ 9:00 pm
Featuring:
La Monte Young, voice
Marian Zazeela, voice
Jung Hee Choi, voice
Naren Budhkar, tabla
The Tamburas of Pandit Pran Nathfrom the Just Dreams CD
Following the Pandit Pran Nath Memorial Tribute Tour 2012 with five sold-out Dream House concerts in Berlin, Karlsruhe and Polling, Bavaria, The Just Alap Raga Ensemble featuring LaMonte Young, Marian Zazeela, and Jung Hee Choi, accompanied by Naren Budhkar, will present three concerts of Raga Darbari in the contemporary Kirana gharana (style) of North Indian Classical Music.
MELA Foundation Dream House
275 Church Street, 3rd Floor, between Franklin & White Streets in Tribeca
Admission $36. MELA Members, Seniors, Student ID, $28.
Limited seating. Advance reservations recommended.
Info and reservations: 212-219-3019;mail@melafoundation.org
SUNDAY JUNE 17 @ 5:00 PM
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music presents a Santoor Concert with
Madan 
Oak and Nitin Mitta on Tabla.
Madan Oak is a disciple of the world-renownedSantoor Maestro Padma Vibhushan Pandit Shivkumar Sharma.He has been studying Indian classical music for over 25 years.He has won several college and University level awards inClassical music competitions and is recipient of the 1986 All India Radio (AIR) Best Instrumentalist National award.He has given many concerts in USA, India, Dubai and Abu Dhabi and on the AIR Pune Radio Station on several occasions.Apart from playing music, he is also involved in promoting Indian classical music. He has headed several Indian organizations. Madan has released his first classical music album on July 31st, 2010 at the hands of the respected Veena Sahastrabuddhe, a highly regarded Indian classical music vocalist. The album was blessed and endorsed by his Guru Pt. Shivkumar Sharma. www.shatatantri.com.
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music
4 West 43rd Street, Suite 618, New York, NY 10036
http://www.tabla.org/concerts/at-ccim-in-nyc/?id=91&eid=35
Tickets: $20, $16 (students and seniors with valid ID)
SUNDAY JUNE 17 @ 6:00 PM
Anamika-Navatman End of the Year Showcase!
All of Anamika-Navatman's classes and teachers come together for the first time to give us a taste of what they've been learning.
Featuring bharatanatyam, Carnatic vocal, Hindustani Vocal, kuchipudi, kathak, mridangam, odissi, and veena students!
Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater
405 W 55th St at 9th Ave
Tickets: $15
SUNDAY JUNE 17 @ 8:30 PM
Carnatic Sundays presents... Carnatic Vocalist Kiranavali Vidyasankar.
Kiranavali Vidyasankar comes from one of the most prolific families in Carnatic music today. Grand-daughter of the famous Gotuvadyam Narayana Iyengar, Kiranavali had the unique opportunity of learning from three distinguished musicians - her father Chitravina Narasimhan, her brother Chitravina Ravikiran, and the late Sangita Kalanidhi T. Brinda. Kiranavali, herself is a highly respected and seasoned performer & scholar, performing at major venues in India and all over the world. Her music has won the respect and admiration of the connoisseurs, critics as well as the laymen.
"Kiranavali's pristine pure music, unfailingly melodious and resonant voice, and her neat presentation had all the ingredients of a high-class performance. --The Hindu
Accompanied by:
Arun Ramamurthy, violin;
Akshay Anantapadmanabhan, mridangam
The Cornelia Street Cafe
29 Cornelia Street (Bleecker Street), NYC 10014
New York, NY
http://www.corneliastreetcafe.com/Performances.asp?sdate=6/17/2012&from_cal=0
$10 cover (plus $10 minimum)
MONDAY JUNE 18 @ 8:00 PM
Brooklyn Raga Massive "Jam Session" at Branded Saloon!
The American Jazz Jam session has historically been a way for musicians to meet, network, play music together and cultivate community. With the Brooklyn Raga Massive Jam Session, we are attempting to bring that Jazz culture to Raga music.
The Brooklyn Raga Massive Jam will be a monthly event, where Indian Classical Music can gather for informal performances in the Jazz Jam Session style. There will be a host for the event, who will manage a sign-up list which will have name, instrument, experience level, and contact info listed. Although Indian Classical Music typically has performances lasting 40+ minutes for one piece, the performance slots for the Raga Jam will be limited to max 20 minutes to encourage a rotating roster of performers. http://brooklynragamassive.wordpress.com/
There is currently a critical mass of Indian classical musicians in Brooklyn and NYC. This great weekly event harnesses that energy into a vibrant community.
Branded Saloon
603 Vanderbilt AvenueBrooklyn - Prospect Heights, NY 11238
(718) 484-8704 Directions: www.brandedsaloon.com
More details: www.brooklynragamassive.wordpress
THURSDAY JUNE 21 @ 8:00 PM
Master Mandolinist
Snehasish Mozumder
& SOM (sound of mandolin).
Classical and jazz fusion'sSnehasish Mozumder's double-neck mandolin is at the center of a band that swings it North Indian style.
http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=x8-pHs8BhVc
Snehasish Mozumder and s.o.m. debut album avail itunes: liftoffmusic.com
Barbes, Brooklyn NY
http://barbesbrooklyn.com/
WEDNESDAY JUNE 20 @ 6:45PM
Violinist Michael Braudy will be playing a short concert of violin music between 6:45 to 7pm for "Wishwas: Empowering Women, Transforming Lives".
“Wishwas is a New York City based not-for-profit organization. Our mission is to empower low-income immigrant women. We train women in various skills, through which they can gainfully employ themselves.” www.wishwas.org
Michael Braudy: http://www.michaelbraudy.com/bio/
The Queens Museum of Art
New York City Building, Flushing Meadows
Corona Park, Queens, NY 11368
Directions: http://www.queensmuseum.org/about/general-information/visitinfodirections
Admission is free, with a raffle of designer clothing and jewelry.
All proceeds raised will go to support the women of Wishwas.
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THURSDAY JUNE 21
From Midnight to Midnight
WKCR-FM in Collaboration with HarmoNYom and Brooklyn Raga Massive
Proudly Presents:
Ragas Live Festival " 24 hours of live Indian Classical Music with 24 musicians"!
On Thursday, June 21st WKCR-FM will feature a historic first in radio broadcast: a live raga marathon
with 24 musicians performing in 24 hours! Collaborating with curators Brooklyn Raga Massive and
HarmoNYom, two pillars in the Indian classical Music community, WKCR will broadcast these live
performances throughout New York City at 89.9 FM-NY and internationally at wkcr.org. The festival will
start on Wednesday, June 20th at midnight and end on Thursday June 21st at midnight. Raga, which literally means "to color the mind," are musical modes in Indian Classical Music that correspond with specific times of the day or the night. All Ragas in the festival will correspond to the time of their performance.
Below is the schedule of the festival:
12am Neel Murgai - Sitar / 1am Sameer Gupta and Ehren Hanson - Tabla Duo / 2am Achyut Joshi Vocal/ 3am Iklhaq Hussain - Sitar / 4am - Anjana Roy - Sitar / 5am Akshay Anantapadmanabhan - Mridangam & Arniban Roy Chowdhuri - Tabla/ 6am Indrajit Roy Chowdhury - Sitar / 7am Daisy Paradis - Sitar / 8am Samarth Nagarkar - Vocal/ 9am Eric Fraser - Flute / 10am Falu Shah - Vocal / 11am Shanti Shivani - Vocal/
12pm Steve Gorn - Flute / 1pm Karavika - Violin & Cello / 2pm Snehasish Mozumder - Mandolin/ 3pm Camila Celin - Sarod / 4pm Kedar Naphade - Harmonium / 5pm Vivek Rudrapatna - Carnatic Violin/
6pm Jay Gandhi - Flute / 7pm Andrew Mendelson - Sitar / 8pm Arun Ramamurthy - Carnatic Violin/
9pm Ashvin Bhogendra - Carnatic Vocal / 10pm Oded Tzur - Saxophone / 11pm Kiran Ahluwalia - Vocal
On Tabla & Harmonium accompaniment:
Nitin Mitta, Sameer Gupta, Ehren Hanson, Naren Budhakar, Stephen Celluci, Sanjay Ranjan Pal, Anirban Roy Chowdhury, Feroze Khan,
Deep Singh and Andrew Shantz
On Mridingam and Pakhawajaccompaniment:
Akshay Anantapadmanabhan and Peter Fagiola
The festival curators, HarmoNYom and Brooklyn Raga Massive are non-profit organizations that promote and support Indian Classical Music in New York City. They are platforms of education and interaction between musicians and fans of Indian Classical Music.
HarmoNYom: harmonyom.org
Brooklyn Raga Massive: brooklynragamassive.wordpress.com
WKCR has been featuring Indian Classical Music for over two decades, currently broadcasting two shows every Sunday: Morning Ragas (6 to 8 am) and Raag Aur Tal (7 to 9 pm). In 2006, host David Ellenbogen started producing shows with live in-studio performances of Indian Classical Music and WKCR subsequently created the monthly "Ragas Live" show. "Ragas Live" broadcasts in-studio and live performances recorded by WKCR and has featured a who's who of the great maestros of this sublime music. It is broadcast the first Sunday of the Month from 7-9pm and has been hosted by Ashok Ilankovan, David Ellenbogen and, currently, Sriharsha Aradhya and Lakshmi Gopal.
Ragas Live Festival marks the revival of the Festival of South Asian Music that of previous years in Augusts on WKCR-FM, and expects to become an annual gathering of musicians and fans of this sublime music. The festival will be recorded and featured on both the WKCR online archives on wkcr.org and on podcast site at www.nycradiolive.org.
WKCR is a non-commercial, student-run station affiliated with Columbia University.
Direct press inquiries to:
Executive producers Ahmet Ali Arslan, ial@wkcr.org
or David Ellenbogen, davidellenbogen@yahoo.com
Artistic directors Veronique Lerebours, veronique@harmonyom.org for HarmoNYom;
Sameer Gupta, tablajazz@gmail.com for Brooklyn Raga Massive.
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Make Music NY Festival... Destination India!
WKCR 89.9 FM, HarmoNYom and Brooklyn Raga Massive
are proud proud community partners of the
Make Music New York "World Tour Festival"
which is a free festival that takes place all around the city. It is a part of the musical celebration that is taking place with over 1000 concerts all over New York City on July 21st and all over the world.
More information about MMNY at
http://makemusicny.org/schedule/#!/feature/world-tour
Canceled! Outdoor event at CPW/West 106 Street - THURSDAY JUNE 21 FROM 6PM – 8PM
Thank you to all the musicians
for their incredible performances;
Thank you to WKCR's Team
for their initiative and great organization;
Thank you to Brooklyn Raga Massive,
Make Music NY
and the New York community for their support...
And for all the joy that we shared all together through this unique event!
We are looking forward to the next Festival in 2013!
Ragas Live Festival is rocking....
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THURSDAY JUNE 21 @ 5:00 PM
RagaChitra invites veena players to join and perform in the Veena Ensemble Concert in the 
Make Music NewYork Concert Series.
RagaChitra Veena Ensemble of 10 or more veenas will perform in Make Music New York 2012 under Mass Appeal events. Nivedita ShivRaj will lead the V...eena ensemble to present carnatic music compositions. All veena players will play together as one group.
Make Music New York, is a unique festival of free concerts in public spaces throughout the five boroughs of New York City, all on June 21st, the first day of summer. MMNY takes place simultaneously with similar festivities in more than 460 cities around the world a global celebration of music making. (www.makemusicny.org)
Who can Join? Veena players of all ages are welcome to join the ensemble. Must have reached intermediate level (geethams) to join and perform in the concert.
How to join? Please send email to info@ragachitra.org with Name, Age, Level & Teachers name.
Participation and performance is free. More details: www.ragachitra.org
THURSDAY JUNE 21 @
The Brooklyn Raga 
Massive showcase, featuring Camila Celin Sarod at 5pm, Eric Fraser Flute at 6pm and Neel Murgai Sitar at 7pm...
Branded Saloon
603 Vanderbilt AvenueBrooklyn - Prospect Heights, NY 11238
(718) 484-8704 Directions: www.brandedsaloon.com
More details: www.brooklynragamassive.wordpress
SATURDAY JUNE 23 @ 7:30 PM
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music presents a Sarod concert. 
Pt. Buddhadev Dasgupta - Sarod
Samir Chatterjee - tabla
Pt. Buddhadev Dasgupta has been awarded Padmabhusan, a very high civilian award, this year by the government of India. Rare, indeed, is the genius and artistry of this man who has, for almost six decades, single handedly represented the pedagogical lineage of the great masters Murad Ali Khan, Abdullah Khan, Mohammad Ameer Khan and Radhika Mohan Maitra of the well known Sarod Gharana of Senia Shahjahanpur. It is for his incomparable sacrifices for music and the sarod, and for his soulful mastery of the instrument, that Buddhadev Das Gupta is recognized worldwide as one of the finest masters of the classical musical tradition of North India and have made him one of the best known cultural ambassadors of India . http://www.buddhadevdasgupta.com
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music
4 West 43rd Street, Suite 618, New York, NY 10036
http://www.tabla.org/concerts/at-ccim-in-nyc/?id=91&eid=35
Tickets: $20, $16 (students and seniors with valid ID)
SATURDAY JUNE 23 @ 8:00 PM
Woodstock Music Circle presents Summer 
Solstice Concert.
Indian classical ragas presented by maestro sarodist Aashish Khan for the Annual Woodstock celebration.
Ray Spiegel on Tabla and Ted Moreno on Tanpura.
Aashish Khan is considered among the top handful
of Indias greatest living Sarod players. His pedigree
of training and lineage is unquestionable, having descended from the illustrious family of great musicians. Aashish Khan was initiated into North Indian classical music at the age of 5 by his grandfather, the legendary Acharya Baba Allauddin Khan, exponent of the Senia Beenkar and Senia Rababiya Gharana. His talim (training) continues under the guidance of his father Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, and his aunt, Smt. Annapurna Devi, presently the leading exponents of the Senia Gharana, in the Beenkar and Rababiya anga of the Druvapada style.
Mountain View Studio
(opposite Colony Cafe)
Woodstock, NY
Tickets: $20
SATURDAY JUNE 23 @ 9:00 pm
The Just Alap Raga Ensemble present "Pandit Pran Nath 16th Anniversary 
Memorial Tribute".
Three Evening Concerts of Raga Darbari...
SATURDAYS JUNE 16, 23 and 30 @ 9:00 pm
Featuring:
La Monte Young, voice
Marian Zazeela, voice
Jung Hee Choi, voice
Naren Budhkar, tabla
The Tamburas of Pandit Pran Nathfrom the Just Dreams CD
Following the Pandit Pran Nath Memorial Tribute Tour 2012 with five sold-out Dream House concerts in Berlin, Karlsruhe and Polling, Bavaria, The Just Alap Raga Ensemble featuring LaMonte Young, Marian Zazeela, and Jung Hee Choi, accompanied by Naren Budhkar, will present three concerts of Raga Darbari in the contemporary Kirana gharana (style) of North Indian Classical Music.
MELA Foundation Dream House
275 Church Street, 3rd Floor, between Franklin & White Streets in Tribeca
Admission $36. MELA Members, Seniors, Student ID, $28.
Limited seating. Advance reservations recommended.
Info and reservations: 212-219-3019;mail@melafoundation.org
SUNDAY JUNE 24 @ 10:00 AM
Namaskar School of Music presents a morning concert with Flautist Jay Ghandi.
Sameer Gupta on tabla.
An outstanding disciple of the world renowned bansuri maestro Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, Jay Ghandi is an avid performer with a remarkable artistic maturity and depth. With performances spanning the globe, he has been lauded for his musical sensitivity and expressive sound. His music reflects the training he has received from some of the greatest living masters of the North Indian Classical flute. Initially trained under Pandit Ronu Majumdar, Pandit Vijay Raghav Rao and Pandit Raghunath Seth, he is truly blessed to presently be studying under the living legend of the bansuri, Padma Vibhushan Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, at Brindavan Gurukul in Mumbai, since 2006.
Namaskar School of Music is very excited to announce the first of a monthly Morning Raga series.
Namaskar School of Music
698 Dean Street (Basement Studio)
Brooklyn, Prospect Park West
Coffee, Chai, Biscuit provided.
Tickets: $10 - $20
MONDAY JUNE 25 @ 8:00 PM
Brooklyn Raga Massive "Jam Session" at Branded Saloon!
Brooklyn Raga Massive Presents Sameer Gupta's NAMASKAR - Golden Era Bollywood Meets Modern Jazz Marc Cary - Keyboards, Neel Murgai - Sitar, Arun Ramamurthy - Violin, Rashaan Carter - Bass, Sameer Gupta - Drumset / Tabla "imaginative vision of Indian-American musical amalgamation.
The Brooklyn Raga Massive Jam will be a weekly event, where Indian Classical Music can gather for informal performances in the Jazz Jam Session style. There is currently a critical mass of Indian classical musicians in Brooklyn and NYC. This great weekly event harnesses that energy into a vibrant community. http://brooklynragamassive.wordpress.com/
Branded Saloon
603 Vanderbilt AvenueBrooklyn - Prospect Heights, NY 11238
(718) 484-8704 Directions: www.brandedsaloon.com
TUESDAY JUNE 26 @ 9:30 PM
Master Mandolinist Snehasish Mozumder & Som presented by Random Chance Records & LiftoffMusic. 
Classical and Jazz fusion's Snehasish Mozumder's double-neck mandolin is at the center of a band that swings it North Indian style. Snehasish Mozumder is among those few established musicians in India who has mastered the art of playing Mandolin, and has blended it perfectly into the style of Hinduism Indian Classical Music. Recently, Snehasish was invited by Pandit Ravishankar to perform for George Harrison Memorial Concert held in ROYAL ALBERT HALL, London.
Video 1 (LincolnCenter)
Video 2 NEW! from Greenespace
Snehasish & Sound of Mandolin:
Snehasish Mozumder - Doubleneck Mandolin
Vin Scialla - Drums
Nick Gianni - Sax, Flute
Lars Potteiger - Piano, Keys
Dan Asher - Bass
Deep Singh - Tabla, Dhol
Rockwood MusicHall mainstage
196 Allen Street, New York, NY
Free
FRIDAY JUNE 29 @ 8:00 PM
Indo-jazz Fusion: AASHISH KHAN AND BAND
Aashish Khan- sarod
Ira Coleman-bass
Tani Tabbal-drums
Ray Spiegel-tabla and vibes
Beanrunner Cafe
201 South Division Street Peekskill, NY 10566
(914) 737-1701
SATURDAY JUNE 30
@ 6:00 PM
Indian Classical Ragas with
Aashish Khan-sarod
Ray Spiegel-tabla
Aashish Khan was initiated into North Indian classical music at the age of 5 by his grandfather, the legendary Acharya Baba Allauddin Khan, exponent of the “Senia Beenkar” and “Senia Rababiya” Gharana. His talim (training) continues under the guidance of his father Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, and his aunt, Smt. Annapurna Devi, presently the leading exponents of the “Senia Gharana”, in the Beenkar and Rababiya anga of the Druvapada style.
Hindu Samaj Temple and Cultural Center
3 Brown Road Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
(845) 632-6023
Samarth Nagarkar (Vocal),
Jay Gandhi (Flute),
Nitin Mitta (Tabla),
Akshay Anantapadmanabhan (Mridangam)
General Admission: $15
Students and Members: $10
SATURDAY JUNE 30 @ 9:00 pm
The Just Alap Raga Ensemble present "Pandit Pran Nath 16th Anniversary 
Memorial Tribute".
Three Evening Concerts of Raga Darbari...
SATURDAYS JUNE 16, 23 and 30 @ 9:00 pm
Featuring:
La Monte Young, voice
Marian Zazeela, voice
Jung Hee Choi, voice
Naren Budhkar, tabla
The Tamburas of Pandit Pran Nathfrom the Just Dreams CD
Following the Pandit Pran Nath Memorial Tribute Tour 2012 with five sold-out Dream House concerts in Berlin, Karlsruhe and Polling, Bavaria, The Just Alap Raga Ensemble featuring LaMonte Young, Marian Zazeela, and Jung Hee Choi, accompanied by Naren Budhkar, will present three concerts of Raga Darbari in the contemporary Kirana gharana (style) of North Indian Classical Music.
MELA Foundation Dream House
275 Church Street, 3rd Floor, between Franklin & White Streets in Tribeca
Admission $36. MELA Members, Seniors, Student ID, $28.
Limited seating. Advance reservations recommended.
Info and reservations: 212-219-3019;mail@melafoundation.org
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Brooklyn, NY 11201
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