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OCTOBER 2009
- THURSDAY OCTOBER 1 @ 7:00 PM
Honoring Sarangi Maestro Pt. Ramesh Misra, recent recipient of the Sangeet Natak Academy Award,
There will be a FREE concert featuring a special Jugalbandhi (duet) by Pt. Ramesh Misra (Sarangi)and Snehasish Mozumder (Mandolin), accompanied by renowned Samar Saha (Tabla).
Performing artists who will introduce the evening:
Tajul Iman, David Taylor, Shantoneel Dhar, Rini Dutta, Egil Rostad, Rohan Misra, Nadia Islam, Folk Band, and Sameer Gupta.
The program was conceived by Golalm Sarwar Harun and supported by Ehsan Rahman and organized by Club Sanm in collaboration with Dhaka Drama.
Club SANM35-15 36th Avenue, Astoria - Queens, NY
Tel: 718- 414-9743
Free!
- THURSDAY OCTOBER 1 @ 9:30 PM
Falu is trading in her band’s electric guitar, keyboards and drums for a very special acoustic performance featuring
www.falumusic.com
classical and traditional Indian music. Embracing her roots and musical culture, passed on to her by her mentor Ustad Sultan Khan, Falu will be performing an exciting acoustic set—drawing from some of the richest classical, semi-classical and folk traditions of India—for this special one-night-only performance.
myspace.com/faluListen to track: http://www.ilike.com/artist/Falu/songs
(photo by Allison Murphy)
Players in this show are:
Falu on Vocals
Gaurav Shah on Vocals and Harmonium
Mark Tewarson on Acoustic Guitar
Sami Abu Shumays on Arabic violinist
Dave Sharma on Percussion
Naren Budhkar on Tabla
Joe's Pub425 Lafayette Street @ Astor Place
New York, NY 10003
www.joespub.com - Tel: 212-967-7555
For tickets purchase: http://bit.ly/falutixTickets: $15
OCTOBER 2 - OCTOBER 4 & OCTOBER 9
The SPK Academy of Music presents a SITAR WORKSHOP in New York by Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan.
Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan is one of the finest sitar players
alive today. His dazzling virtuosity and innovative genius have earned him a legacy as a giant of the sitar. Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan learned his craft from his father, Ustad Aziz Khan, and enjoys an impeccable pedigree. He is a seventh generation heir to the sitar's first family, the Etawah Gharana. Ustadji's global reputation as an awe inspiring performer is complemented by another rare gift - his ability to spread his music as a dedicated and loving guru.
3 sessions: Friday Oct 2 - Sunday Oct 4 & Friday Oct 911 AM to 8 PM
Exploring Indian Classical Music. All levels welcome.
The Shahid Parvez Khan Academy of Music139 East 13 Street
New York, New York 10003
http://www.spkacademy.org
RSVP is required. For reservation contact Nouman Khan: 646.483.4935 or 480.329.5672 for more details.Cost: $50 per session
FRIDAY OCTOBER 2 @ 6:30 PM
The Shikshayatan Cultural Center is proud to celebrate its 21st Anniversary with an evening of Hindustani Music.
Featuring artists:
- Vocalist & Violonist
Pandit Kamal Mishra
http://kamalmishra.com/Welcome.html
- Vocalist
Smt. Purnima A. Desai
- On Tabla
Rabi Sankar Bhattacharjee (Disciple of Pandit Abbijit Banerjee) .
And Shikshayatan Students's classic performances.
The Hindu Temple Society of America
The community Center - Auditorium
143-09 Holly Avenue
Flushing, Queens, NY
For more details: shikshayatan1988@aol.com
Tel: 646-472-9255 or 718-461-4065
Tickets: $100 (VIP) - $55 - $35 - $25 - $15 w/Food/Prasad
Free pass for children under 5 & Senior Citizens +60
SATURDAY OCTOBER 3 @ 4:00 PM
Shruti Laya presents a Lecture demonstration on
"Carnatic Music Appreciation and Raga Identification" byDr. Harre Harren, Ph.D in Music and a Sangeet Natak Academy Awardee. Followed by Concert.
Dr. M. Harreharren is an authority of Indian Music in the National and International arena. He is one of the proud protégé of the South Indian System of Music having early training in Vocal Music under his mother for more than four decades. He has also received training in Instrumental Music - the Mridangam. He has the fortunate distinction of being a by product of the Gurukula and Institutions at the same time.His Guru also is his Mother. He has written and edited (along with his Guru) more than 40 books and 50 Research papers on various aspects of Indian Music. Dr.M. Harreharren was bestowed the Sangit Natak Academy award by the Government of Kerala and the Rajiv Gandhi Excellence Award .He is the Past President ( 2002-2003) for the Rotary Club of Pondicherry Aurocity.
www.indianmusictherapy.org.in
The lecture demonstration will then be followed by a concert, with local accompanists:
Ravi Srinivasan on Violin
& Shenturaan Tharmarajah on mridangam.
PS 115 Q - Elementary School80-51 261 Street
Floral Park, Queens, NY
For more details: sreenadh@shrutilaya.org
www.shrutilaya.org
- SATURDAY OCTOBER 3 @ 5:30 PM
Music Concert at the Naravane Residence featuring
Hindustani Classical as well as Natya Sangeet.
The performers are as follows:
Shri Sujan Rane (disciple of Pandit Firoz Dastoor of Kirana Gharana)
Dr. Amod Dandavate on tabla
Shri Nitin Damle on harmonium.Naravane Residence
New York (Please check Host for details Venue)
As seating is limited, R.S.V.P. is required!
By phone @ 845 -426 -1854 or 845-300-1619
or via e-mail: anaravane@hotmail.comContribution of $ 15.00 per person will go towards the appreciation of the artists.
- SATURDAY OCTOBER 3 @ 6:00 PM
Special Benefit concert for Chhandayan Center for Indian Music and Chhandayan Saturday Concert Series:
Sarod concert celebrating the music of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan with his son, Alam Khan and Samir Chatterjee - Tabla
One of the youngest sons of Maestro Ali Akbar Khan, Alam Khan radiates seriousness and an intense
self-awareness about his role as one of the youngest torch-bearers of his father’s and grandfather’s legacy. Born in America, Alam began studying sarode with his father at age seven, and has performed with him around the world including at the prestigious Dover Lane Music Conference in Kolkata, India and at Carnegie Hall in 2005 with Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri. In 2004, Alam made his debut solo sarode performance accompanied by the great tabla wizard, Zakir Hussain. Alam’s focus is teaching, guiding instrumental and vocal classes at the Ali Akbar College of Music. http://www.alamkhan.com
Samir Chatterjee is a virtuoso Tabla player of India. Samir performed at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo, Norway on December 10th, 2007.http://www.tabla.org/samir.html
Chhandayan Center for Music4 West 43rd street, (between 5 and 6 Ave)
HSA-UWC Ballroom
New York, NY 10036
For advance tickets: http://www.tabla.org/events.html
Tel: 212 302 0720 or email: chhandayan@tabla.orgTickets: $50, $40 (students and seniors with valid ID)
After concert reception at CCIM for Friends of Chhandayan and Patrons beyond $200 - SATURDAY OCTOBER 3 @ 7:45 PM
Tiger Lillies at DROM!
Tiger Lilies is a newly formed duo based in New York City, composed of violinist Trina Basu and cellist
Amali Premawardhana.
As two emerging artists with roots in India, Sri Lanka and North America, Trina and Amali aspire to discover and bring to light the music of their own cultural backgrounds as well as music from other parts of the world that has deeply inspired them. Drawing upon influences of nature, beauty, simple folk melodies and complex classical compositions, Tiger Lilies seeks to blend creative improvisations and arrangements with authentic traditions.
http://www.myspace.com/tigerliliesmusic
http://www.myspace.com/trinabasu
With Special guests!!!!
Elizabeth Burke ~ Vocals
Shobana Raghavan ~ Vocals
Tripp Dudley ~ Tabla
Perry Wortman ~ BassDROM
85 Avenue A (Between 5/6 Street)New York, NY 10003
http://www.dromnyc.com/home/ Tel: 212-777-1157
Doors open at 7:00. Show starts at 7:45 pmFor more details: trinamusic@gmail.com
Tickets: $10
- SUNDAY OCTOBER 4 @ 7:00 PM
WKCR 89.9 FM New York’s “Raag Aur Taal” program present ‘Ragas – Live’ Series with a performance featuring Indian Classical Maestros! From 7 to 9PM.
Samar Saha - Tabla Solo
Concert recorded Live at Alwan For the Arts in New York, September 26 2009.
WKCR FM New York - 89.9 FM or over the Internet at www.wkcr.org. is a non-commercial, non-profit radio station based at Columbia University, dedicated to alternative programming, especially in jazz, world, and new music forms.
The In All Languages Department mail hosts of the program:raagaurtaal@gmail.com or ial@wkcr.orgTel: 212.854.9920
- TUESDAY OCTOBER 6 @ 7:00 PM
Event sponsored by the Indo-American Arts Council.
CD release party for Chandrika Tandon's "Soul Call."
All proceeds from the sale of the CD will go to further their mission of showcasing artists of Indian Heritage. www.iaac.us
AICON Gallery
35 Great Jones Street, New York, NY 10012
RSVP required: madhavisinghpashler@gmail.com
Free
THURSDAY OCTOBER 8 @ 8:00 PM
RagaChitra Foundation presents “Mystic Earth”.
Nivedita ShivRaj on Veena will be performing a Strings Duet with Jazz Guitarist Jason Goldstein.
Nivedita ShivRaj on the Veena will present classical and contemporary compositions based on Carnatic Ragaas. The Concert will be a blend of two great styles of music, South Indian Classical and Jazz. http://www.niveditashivraj.com
http://www.ragachitra.orgJason Goldstein
http://www.myspace.com/jasongoldsteinmusic
Think Coffee
248 Mercer Street (Between 3/4 Street)
New York, NY
http://www.thinkcoffeenyc.com/calendar/For more details: 212-2033555 or info@ragachitra.org
Free.
THURSDAY OCTOBER 8 @ 8:30 PM
Caffe Vivaldi presents Akshara followed by Wendy Parr for an evening of Carnatic/Hindustani and indo-Jazz music.
Akshara is an exciting new percussion group rooted in
Indian classical musical traditions. Comprised of virtuosic performers in Carnatic and Hindustani classical genres, Akshara performs an energetic blend of classical Indian melody and rhythm highlighted with solo and scale-based improvisations.Ensemble members include AR Bala Skandan, a talented performer of mridangam and Carnatic violin, Arun Ramamurthy and Trina Basu on violin, G. Balaganesh on morsing, Nitin Mitta on tabla and Thejeswini Raj and Bina Viju on konnukol. Guest artists have included Jon Singer on Tabla, Tripp Dudley on Tabla and Ilari Kaila on piano.
http://www.myspace.com/aksharapercussionWendy Parr - http://www.myspace.com/wendyparrmusic
Caffe Vivaldi
32 jones Street @ Bleecker Street
New York, NY - www.caffevivaldi.com
Tel: 212-691-7538 or Listeningroom32@aol.com
Free
- THURSDAY OCTOBER 8 @ 9 & 10:30 PM
"Things To Come" is playing for the last time this year.
2 Sets at 9:00 and 10:30 PM.
Featuring:
Johannes Weidenmueller - bass
Dan Weiss - drums
Kiran Ahluwalia - Indian vocals
"Abbasi now sees his sixth album as a leader hit the streets, and it's exceptional. Not just because of the badass group he assembled -- though it does help -- but because Abbasi's own talent as a composer, arranger and player. " (AOL)
"Things To Come signals a new chapter in the evolution of a masterful musician and thinker. The music, though challenging, is steeped in emotion and imagination... captivating, fascinating and riveting." All About Jazz
- FRIDAY OCTOBER 9 @ 11:00 AM to 8 PM
The SPK Academy of Music presents a SITAR WORKSHOP in New York by Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan.
Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan is one of the finest sitar players
alive today. His dazzling virtuosity and innovative genius have earned him a legacy as a giant of the sitar. Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan learned his craft from his father, Ustad Aziz Khan, and enjoys an impeccable pedigree. He is a seventh generation heir to the sitar's first family, the Etawah Gharana. Ustadji's global reputation as an awe inspiring performer is complemented by another rare gift - his ability to spread his music as a dedicated and loving guru.
3 sessions: Friday Oct 2 - Sunday Oct 4 & Friday Oct 9 Exploring Indian Classical Music. All levels welcome.
The Shahid Parvez Khan Academy of Music139 East 13 Street
New York, New York 10003
http://www.spkacademy.org
RSVP is required. For reservation contact Nouman Khan: 646.483.4935 or 480.329.5672 for more details.Cost: $50 per session
FRIDAY OCTOBER 9 @ 8:30 PM
Club Dimensions of Columbia University invites you to join us for The 6th Annual Guria Benefit, an evening of classical South Asian music and dance.
Guria Benefit is an evening of Indian classical music and music with a full sit down dinner to raise money and awareness for the Guria Foundation in Varanasi, India to stop trafficking of women and children. The Guria Foundation is a non-profit organization, fights the sexual exploitation of women & girls specially forced prostitution & trafficking which has further become severe and complex due to sex tourism and spread of HIV/AIDS.
This year's show will feature:
Akshara Percussion Ensemble: musical group that takes
its roots from South Indian Carnatic music as well as other musical traditions
Sonali Skandan & Jiva Dance: bharatnatyam dance troupe Maalini Srinivasan
Columbia University Taal: fusion classical danceBodek Janke: solo tabla performance
Columbia University
2920 Broadway ,
Roone Alredge Auditorium, Lerner Hall ,
Columbia University, New York, NY 10027Contact Details: Zeest Haider Phone : 518-441-1291Tickets: $10 is Columbia University ID and $15 without Columbia University ID
Purchase tickets at: www.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/7581875
- FRIDAY OCTOBER 9 @ 8:00 PM
Indian Ocean at BB King!
Indian Ocean are the biggest underground success in
India. A cult band in its own right, the group has amalgamated Indian folk music with Western rock. Their breakthrough album, Kandisa, released in 2000, catapulted Indian Ocean to national stardom and became one of the biggest-selling albums ever by an Indian band. "It's easy to notice what clicked with Indian Ocean—a focus on East Indian folk music that quickly gained attention from youthful listeners, an almost unplugged sound that complements their cultural attributes, and a rigid compact lineup with each member bringing in his unique technical preeminence, all rolled into a perfect body of work," wrote the All Music Guide.http://www.indianoceanmusic.com/BB King Blues Club and Grill
237 West 42 Street (7/8 Aves)
New York, NY 10036
Contact details: Archana Athalye 212-866-7242
http://www.bbkingblues.com/schedule/moreinfo.cgi?id=4808Tickets: $25 in advance - $30 Day of show
- SATURDAY OCTOBER 10 @ 6:00 PM
Dhwani Academy of Percussion Music presents a musical evening by upcoming students of Dwani Academy and Sitarist Sri Partha Bose.
Partha Bose
trained for almost four decades by his revered guru Monoj Shankar of the Maihar "Gharana" ('house' or 'school' or 'style'), Partha's music reflects an imaginative synthesis of virtuosity and creativity. He performanced in major music festivals of India (Dover Lane Conference in Calcutta, the Amir Khan Samaroh in Indore, the Mahamrityunjay Mahotsav in Varanasi, and the Vasant Rao Deshpande Festival in Nagpur) & international festivals (Bath Festival in the UK, Maastricht University Festival, Art in Action, in Oxford, and the Black & Gold Series in Nebraska).Hindu Center Queens
Saraswati Hall
45-52 Bowne Street
Flushing, NY 11355
Suggested Donation (Diner included): $15/person - $25/Couple. Children under/up to 5yrs are free.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 10 @ 7:30 P
Chhandayan Center for Music presents
Shri Sanjoy Banerjee
in a Hindustani classical vocal concert.Shri Sanjoy Banerjee hails from the ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata. He learned music in the Guru Shishya Parampara method under Late Pt A. Kann and then from Sangeet Vidushi Late Malabika Kanan as a scholar. Forseeing the latent potential she acknowledged Sanjoy as a “worthy successor” of her musical heritage. Sanjoy Banerjee is currently in NY and teaches vocal music in New York through the American Academy of Indian Classical Music. (http://www.sanjoybanerjee.com)
Sri Dibyarka Chatterjee – Tabla
http://www.tabla.org/dc.html
Ms. Sheetal Karhade – HarmoniumChhandayan Center for Music,
4 West 43rd Street (between 5th and 6th avenues, closer to 5th), Room 616, New York , NY 10036
http://www.tabla.org/events.html
212 302 0720 / chhandayan@tabla.orgAdmission : $15, $12 (students and seniors with valid ID)
SATURDAY OCTOBER 10 @ 8:00 PM
Carnegie Hall presents a grand sitar concert by maestros Ravi Shankar & Anoushka Shankar.
This concert is part of the Around the Globe series.
India’s most esteemed musical ambassador shares an
evening of masterful music with his daughter and protégé, Anoushka, already a two-time Grammy nominee.Ravi Shankar’s musical genius was compared by famed violinist Yehudi Menuhin to that of Mozart; Milton Nascimento—who has collaborated with Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and Paul Simon—transformed Brazil’s bossa nova into an international favorite. From closer to home comes Sones de México, an ensemble that performs “a dazzling array of Mexican folk-music forms with a preservationist’s care” (Chicago Reader).
Anoushka Shankar
http://www.anoushkashankar.com/
Cargenie Hall
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
West 57 Street @ 7 Avenue
New York, NY
Tel:212-247-7800.
http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/box_office/events/evt_12790.html?selecteddate=10102009
Tickets from $36 - $109
SATURDAY OCTOBER 10 @ 8:00 PM
A benefit concert for Matagiri Sri Aurobindo Center.
Indrajit Roy-Chowdhury on Sitar & Polash Gomes on Tabla.
Indrajit Roy-Chowdhury is a disciple of the sitar maestro
Pandit Subroto Roy-Chowdhury. Groomed in the Veen-kar style of the Senia Gharana, which maintains the Dhrupadi origins of Indian Classical music, Indrajit strives to innovate while keeping a firm connection with the past. Indrajit has performed on stages across the world including such prestigious venues as Gyan Mancha (Kolkata), Hammerstein Ballroom (New York), Kennedy Center (Washington D.C.) and has had his concerts telecast by Doordarshan (Indian National Television). www.indrositar.com/Polash Gomes follows the line of the distinguished Lucknow baj a disciple of Dr. Mrinal Pal of Lucknow Gharana. He has also studied tabla under Pandit Swapan Chaudhri. He is the founder of Rageshree Music institute. www.rageshreemusic.com
Kleinert/James Arts Center
34 Tinker StreetWoodstock, NY 12498
Call Pondicherry at 845-679-2926 or email: info@pondi.biz
Tickets: Donation $20 at the door.
Patron Reserved Seating $30
- SUNDAY OCTOBER 11 @ 7:00 PM
Special announcement!
This evening of music is not to be missed...
SPK Academy of Music in association with HarmoNYom, proudly presents,
genius Sitarist Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan
and Shri Sukhwinder Singh Namdhari (Pinky) on Tabla.
The sublime sitar virtuosity of Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan meets the explosive tabla talent of Shri Sukhwinder Singh Namdhari (Pinky) in concert together for the first time in New York City!
When the lyrical genius of the sitar meets the combative prodigy of the tabla, the result is electric. The on-stage chemistry of the artists takes the performance art of Indian Classical music to new heights.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bpxb1IuCl0s&feature=related (Shahid Parvez)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TenWucQ83DM&feature=related (Pinky)
Community Center Auditorium
Hindu Temple Society of North America
143-09 Holly Avenue,
Flushing Queens, NY 11355
contact@HarmoNYom.org or info@spkacademy.org
Tel:917.353.3773 and 646.483.4935
Tickets and Information: www.shahidparvezkhan.com
Tickets: $25 and VIP - $100, $50
(Cash only at the door)
- VOCAL CLASS from OCTOBER 13 to 17
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music presents a special classes with Vocalist Smt. Rajyashree Ghosh.
This week Smt. Rajyashree Ghosh will be teaching some special classes at the center.
The few special sessions she will be teaching are :
1. Thursday, October 15th 8 to 9.30 p.m. - a special opportunity to learn Tabla accompaniment with classical and semi-classical singing (only for intermediate to advanced level Tabla students);
Fee : $40; Please call 212 302 0720 to register.
2. Saturday, October 17th from 2 to 5 p.m. a special class of classical and semi classical singing (rare traditional ragas, forms and compositions, mainly for Intermediate though advanced level vocal students);
Fee : $60; Please call 212 302 0720 to register.
3. She will also teach private lessons to all levels between the 13th and 16th of October, by appointment only.
Fee : $70 an hour; Please call 212 302 0720 to set up an appointment.
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music
4 West 43 Street (Between 5/6 Ave)New York, NY
www.tabla.org
Samir Chatterjee: 212 302 0720 FRIDAY OCTOBER 16 @ 7:00 PM
Rubin Museum of Art presents an acoustic evening of classical ragas of North India featuring
Paul Livingstone (sitar), Nitin Mitta (tabla) & Leticia Meza (tanpura).
International performing artist Paul Livingstone is one of
the few American artists to have learned directly from the living legend of Indian music Pandit Ravi Shankar. He also learned from sarod maestro Rajeev Taranath. Paul's authentic feel in performance of classical ragas and level of virtuosity of his sitar playing are rarely heard from artists of non-Indian origin. In India, he was been recognized in the Calcutta press as "an Indian soul in white skin". In the creative tradition of Hindustani (North Indian) classical music, Paul has been rigorously trained since 1985 in India and the US to play and improvise in the raga system (traditional melodic forms) on sitar. www.tanpura.com
Nitin Mitta is a highly sought after tabla accompanist who has performed with some of India's most celebrated musicians, including Pandit Jasraj, Pandits Rajan and Sajan Mishra, Pandit Rajeev Taranath, Pandit Vishwa, Mohan Bhatt, Ustad Nishat Khan and Ustad Shahid Parvez. In addition to being an international performing artist of Indian Classical Music. www.nitinmitta.org
Rubin Museum of Art150 West 17 Street (@ 7 Avenue)
New York, NY
Tel:212.620.5000 x344or www.rmanyc.org
Ticket: $20 (Free admission to the galleries until 10 PM)
FRIDAY OCTOBER 16 @ 8:00 PM
Tollywood Allstars @ The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music.
This will be a special showcase of their music fusing Latin and Indian influences. http://www.tollywoodallstars.com
Featuring:
Camilla Celin- Guitar and Vocal
Ehren Hanson- Tabla and Percussion
Greg Richardson- Bass
Eric Fraser- Bansuri and Vocal
The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music
58 - 7th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 622-3300 or www.bqcm.orgTickets $7
FRIDAY OCTOBER 16 @ 9:30 PMLiftoff Records presents Snehasish Mozumder on doubleneck mandolin and SOM in concert with Special Guest, Ramesh Misra on Sarangi!
Featuring:
Snehasish Mozumder - doubleneck mandolin
Sameer Gupta - tabla
Vin Scialla - drums, frame drums
Nick Gianni - saxophone, flute
Bopa King Carre - bongos, percussion
Aaron Whitby - piano, keys
SOM recently performed at Lincoln Center Festival.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8-pHs8BhVc
Snehasish Mozumder, an exploratory string virtuoso, expands the boundaries of the mandolin instrument. Classical and jazz fusion’s Snehasish Mozumder’s double-neck mandolin is at the center of a band SOM, that swings it North Indian style. He, together with his guest accompanists, improvises on North Indian classical style ragas shaped around harmonious melodies.
http://www.somintrance.com
NuBlu62 Avenue C (Between 4/5 Street)
New York, NY 10003
SATURDAY OCTOBER 17 @ 1:00 PM
Sri Ranganatha Temple presents the great concert by 'Hyderabad Brothers', Shri Raghavachari and Shri Seshachari.
The renowned Hyderabad Brothers,
Shri Raghavachari and Shri Seshachari , hail from an orthodox family. They underwent a systematic initial training from their father, Sahitya Vidwan Daroor Rathnamacharyulu and their mother Sulochana Devi. They later perfected the art under Vidwan Susarla Sivaram at the Government College of Music and Dance in Hyderabad. They complement each other in knowledge and have voices that blend. Their phenomenal success is due to their grip over Shruthi, Laya, and Sahithya Bhava, in addition to the rich and varied repertoire they have. The brothers also perform solo, particularly for All India Radio, but believe that their complementary skills and voices produce music that is invigorating and exciting. They have toured all over the world and have to their credit, numerous commercial recordings that are a popular favorite at record stores. The brothers were nominated as the AsthanaVidwans of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham and are they recipients of several awards.
Accompanying artists:
Shri Nagai Sriram on violin
Shri J. Vaidhyanathan on Mridangam
Sri Ranganatha Temple - Auditorium
8 Ladentown Road
Pomona, NY
Temple phone number: 845-364-9790
Usha Chari at UChari@consumer.org for more details.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 17 @ 7:00 PM
Tollywood Allstars @ Bend & Bloom's anniversary fête!
This will be a special showcase of their music fusing Latin and Indian influences. http://www.tollywoodallstars.com 
Featuring:
Camilla Celin- Guitar and Vocal
Ehren Hanson- Tabla and Percussion
Greg Richardson- Bass
Eric Fraser- Bansuri and Vocal
Bend & Bloom Yoga
708 Sackett St. (btwn 4th and 5th Ave.)
Brooklyn, NY 11217
347-987-3162
www.bendandbloom.com
Free
SATURDAY OCTOBER 17 @ 7:30 PM
Chhandayan Center for Music presents an Hindustani classical vocal concert by Sri Omkarnath Havaldar & Samir Chatterjee on Tabla.
Sri Omkarnath Havaldar inheritor of finest nuances of the 
Kirana Gharana style of Hindustani vocal music of India. Omkarnath Havaldar is blessed with a Father like Dr. Nagaraj Rao Havaldar, a well-known Bangalore based Hindustani vocalist as his mentor.
Omkarnath had occasion to learn from Pt. Madhav Gudi, the disciple of Pt. Bhimsen Joshi Doyen of Kirana Gharana, Pt. Panchakshari Swami Mattigatti who is the deciple of Late Pt. Mallikarjun Mansur of Atrauli Jaipur Gharana, who has taught him Rare Ragas & compositions of Jaipur Gharana. Omkarnath is also receiving training in Dhrupad from Pt. Indhudhar Nirody and receiving advance Taaleem by Father and Guruji Dr. Nagaraj Rao Havaldar.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w1OIdu4fRQ
Samir Chatterjee – Tabla
http://www.tabla.org/samir.html
Sandeep Jadoonanan - Harmonium
Chhandayan Center for Music
4 West 43rd Street (between 5th and 6th avenues, closer to 5th), Room 616, New York , NY 10036
http://www.tabla.org/events.html
212 302 0720 / chhandayan@tabla.org
Admission : $20, $16 (students and seniors with valid ID)
SATURDAY OCTOBER 17 @ 7:30 PM
Vivekananda Study & Philanthropic Center presents a special Music Sandhya performed by Renowned Vocalist Esha Bandyopadhyay from Kolkata.
Born and raised in a family noted for its contribution to the world of art, Vocalist Esha Bandyopadhyay, even as a child of nine, showed a natural inclination to Music.... Creative family atmosphere and a melodious voice found Esha effortlessly assimilating initial lessons from her mother painter Maitreyi Banerji. Later, intensive training under reputed masters moulded Esha's musical personality. The last 20 years has found Esha Bandyopadhyay - an accomplished classical vocalist, based in Kolkata, performing in many prestigious music festivals in India and around the world. She has founded 'Shaili', an academy of music and creative arts in Kolkata and also holds special classes and workshops for her students in Europe and America. http://www.eshavocal.com
And Sri Sri Kali Puja, Arati & Discussion on Holy Mother with a Special Guest Speaker from Vedanta Society of New York, Rev. Swani Paritustanandaji.
Vivekananda Center
172-05 Highland Avenue # Ground Floor
Jamaica Estates, NY
Direction: F Train to 169 Street Station.
One block up & turn right to Highland Avenue.
Contact: Prakash & Pranami Chakraborty: 718 291 0419
Free
SATURDAY OCTOBER 17 @ 8:00 PM
MediaLoft &Ted Moreno present Akshara Percussion Ensemble for an evening of Carnatic/Hindustani and indo-Jazz music in an intimate setting!
Akshara is an exciting new percussion group rooted in
Indian classical musical traditions. Comprised of virtuosic performers in Carnatic and Hindustani classical genres, Akshara performs an energetic blend of classical Indian melody and rhythm highlighted with solo and scale-based improvisations.
Ensemble members include AR Bala Skandan, a talented performer of mridangam and Carnatic violin, Arun Ramamurthy and Trina Basu on violin, G. Balaganesh on morsing, Nitin Mitta on tabla and Thejeswini Raj and Bina Viju on konnukol. Guest artists have included Jon Singer on Tabla, Tripp Dudley on Tabla and Ilari Kaila on piano.
http://www.myspace.com/aksharapercussion
MediaLoft - Ted Moreno
50 Webster Avenue# 4A
La Rochelle, NY
Seating is limited. RSVP is required.
Email: sitariya06830@yahoo.com or 914-235-1636
FRIDAY OCTOBER 23 @ 7:00 PM
Harrice Miller Entertainment and Jiva Performing Arts present one of India's foremost Carnatic violinists, Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi, who will perform a duet concert with Hindustani flute maestro Pravin Godkhindi.
Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi, with her brother Krishnan, 
hails from a family that is deeply rooted in music for the last five generations. She is the daughter of Shri Lalgudi Jayaram, the legendary musician and composer. She is a leading exponent of the Lalgudi style. She has been performing regularly in violin duets and trios with her father Shri Lalgudi Jayaraman and brother Krishnan. http://www.lalgudivijayalakshmi.com/
Pravin Godkhindi is a gifted artiste, with many 
talents, a composer, a vocalist, an actor, a tabla artiste, and a harmonium player apart from what he is best at - the Bansuri. He has provided some lilting melodies to the world of Sugama Sangeet through his compositions of well-known poets like Da Ra Bendre, Kuvempu, Narsimha Swami, and M.N.Vyasa Rao etc.
Accompanying them:
On mridangam, A.R. Bala Skandan
On tabla, Charudatta Phadke.
Lang Recital Hall at Hunter College
East 69th Street (Between Park & Lexington Avenues)
New York, NY 10065
harrice@gmail.com or balaskandan@earthlink.net
Tickets:
$16 General Admission
$15 Students & Seniors w/ID (same as at door)
https://www.sulekha.com/ticketsV3/buytickets.aspx?cid=578338
Tickets at the door (cash only):
$40 VIP - $20 General Admission-$15 Students & Seniors
FRIDAY OCTOBER 23 @ 7:30 PM
United Nations Day Concert: 
Tribute to Peacekeeping is being produced with the intention of spurring a dialog in the international community, which will recognize the obstacles and struggles pertaining to peacekeeping operations, as well as their importance in promoting peace and security around the globe. Musical artists from around the world will unite to pay tribute to UN peace keepers who serve some of the most victimized populations in the most dangerous places on earth. Using music as a powerful instrument of peace, artists will commemorate the 64th anniversary of the United Nations.
The anniversary of the entry into force of the United Nations Charter on 24 October 1945 has been celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948. UN Day is a day of global observance to reflect on the work, role and achievements of the UN and its family of specialized agencies. 24 October 2009 marks the 64th Anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. http://cultureproject.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=76
Featured Artists:
Salman Ahmad with Samir Chatterjee, Aterciopelados, Harry Belafonte, Roberta Flack, Emmanuel Jal, Angelique Kidjo, Sister Fa, John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, Remember Shakti, Isha Sesay (Emcee), Fisher Stevens (Film Director), Nile Rodgers (Musical Director).
United Nations - Auditorium
First Avenue @ East 45/46 Street
New York, NY
For more details: Tel:212 925 1806
By invitation only!
SATURDAY OCTOBER 24 @ 7:30 PM
Hindustani Vocal concert by Suchisree Ray. 
Suchisree Ray, born in a musical family, got her earliest training from her mother. Then she had her initial taalim in "Dhrupad" from Sri Robi Mallick and "Khayal" from Pandit Arun Bhaduri, - Guru now in ITC Sangeet Research Academy and from Pandit Manas Chakraborty. She has arrived however via "Kirana" at the threshold of "Agra"/ "Gowalior" Gayaki. She has been receiving intensive taalim since 1999 from the well -known author and musicologist Pandit Kumar Prasad Mukherjee who is also the senior most disciple of "Agra" and "Saswan" Gharana. As a result She has beautifully blended the "Alaap" and "Vistaar"of "Agra" and "Kirana" Gayaki with the well knit bandishes and bol baat, bol taan and layakari of "Agra" and "Gwalior" Gharan. She got her lesson in Thumri, Dadra, Tappa, Kajri etc. under the guidance of Vidushi Purnima Chowdhury, - the worthy disciple of Maestro Pandit Mahadeo Mishra of Benaras. She is performing all around the country and abroad. http://www.calcuttayellowpages.com/adver/103051.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDAqzJ7ovPE&feature=player_embedded#at=252
Modern Packaging Inc. - Health Room
505 Acorn Street
Deer Park, NY 1172 - Itinéraire
Tel: (631) 595-2437
SATURDAY OCTOBER 24 @ 8:00 PM
Sitar Concert by Maestro Ikhlaq Hussain
accompanied on Tabla by Dibyarka Chatterjee. 
Sitarist Maestro Ikhlaq Hussain is one of the leading musicians of his generation, exhibiting great proficiency and originality. Trained by his father, Ustad Imdad Hussain and later by the legendary Pandit Ravi Shankar in India, Ikhlaq's lineage dates back to a centuries-long line of prominent musicians of the Delhi Gharana of Hindustani classical music. Ustad 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. 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'. www.ragasitar.com
Tabla player, Dibyarka Chatterjee will be the accompanist on tabla. http://www.tabla.org/dc.html
Actors Guild Hall - Transfiguration Church
1 East 29 Street @ 5 ave
New York, NY
For contact: ragasitar@gmail.com
Tickets: $25
SATURDAY OCTOBER 24 @ 8:00 PM
The Anindo Chaterjee School of Tabla is proud to present his first concert in New York with an Hindustani Classical House Concert by Bansuri flutist Eric Fraser & Sameer Gupta on Tabla.
Eric Fraser is a disciple of Pandit Gopal Roy of Kolkata,
India and Steve Gorn,; two of the few living exponents of the Padmabhushan Pannalal Ghosh and Pandit Gour Goswami lineage. His “gayaki ang”or vocal approach to the bansuri flute is unique and rare, deep and sincere. Merging a healing breath with craft and musicality, Eric brings an exciting, meditative and moving performance. He is also involved in the ground breaking Latin/Indian fusion project, the Tollywood Allstars, and has made contributions with his bansuri to music ranging from Hip Hop to childrens music. Besides flute, Eric Fraser is a music therapist (MA MT), freelance teaching artist and singer/songwriter. http://www.myspace.com/ericfraser
Samir Gupta: www.sameergupta.com
The Anindo Chatterjee School of Tabla
575 5th Street, 2nd Floor
Brooklyn, NY
Directions: Take F train to 7th ave or Q/B to 7th ave or 2/3 to Grand Army Plaza
SUNDAY OCTOBER 25 @ 2:30 PM
NADA YOGA & INDIAN MUSIC Workshop!
Led by Bansuri Flutist Eric Fraser.
Opening workshop by Ruthie Steiter. 
Besides a great bansuri (North Indian flute) musician , Eric Fraser is a music therapist (MA MT), freelance teaching artist and singer/songwriter.
http://www.ericfraser.com
A hidden treasure in the great path of yoga is a special practice known as "Nada Yoga," the yoga of sound. The practice involves meditating on sound vibrations and the purifying power of tone.
Indian classical music and its ancient tradition of Ragas (sacred scales) is a mode for practicing Nada Yoga.
Highly recommended for teachers using sound and chanting, drop in yogis, and those seeking to add deeper dimensions to their practice.
With Opening yoga asanas and pranayama led by
Ruthie Steiter. http://www.consciousbodynyc.com
Bend and Bloom Yoga - Park Slope
708 Sackett St. (btwn 4th and 5th Ave.)
Brooklyn, NY
www.bendandbloom.com
SUNDAY OCTOBER 25 @ 4:30 PM
Hindu Samaj Temple presents Hindustani Vocalist Rekha Surya, trained under Begum Akhtar & Grija Devi for an Evening of Ghazals, Bhajans and Tumri.
Rekha Surya’s rich voice and passionate music 
evokes an exotic image of a bygone era .Rekha Surya belongs to Lucknow Gharana which includes Ghazals in its repertoire. The late Ghazal Queen, Begum Akhtar has given Rekha that special magic which enthralls her audience. Rekha is equally passionate about Sufi poetry.
Hindu Samaj Temple
3 Brown Road,
Wappingers Falls,NY 12590
Contacts: Padma Reichwald: 845-569-4911
Anil Garg: 845-298-4274
General Admission: $15 & Students $10 (valid ID).
Sponsors: $100 (2 tickets) & Single $50 (1 ticket)
All sponsors are invited to a post-concert reception with the artist.
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 28 @ 4:00 PM
The Just Alap Raga Ensemble featuring La Monte Young, Marian Zazeela and Jung Hee Choi, voices, will perform the Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra in Raga Sindh Bhairavi 
accompanied by The Tamburas of Pandit Pran Nath from the Just Dreams CD, as the opening musical offering at the memorial celebration for Merce Cunningham's life and work. Performance from 4:00 pm to 4:20 pm.
The memorial, which is free and open to the public, will be held from 4 to 9 pm. Please note that space at the Armory is limited. Guests will be accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis, no reservations required.
Park Avenue Armory
643 Park Avenue (66/67 Street)
New York, NY 10065
For further information about The Just Alap Raga Ensemble visit http://www.melafoundation.org.
Free
SATURDAY OCTOBER 31 @ 7:30 PM
Chhandayan Center for Music presents an Hindustani classical vocal concert by Ms. Sanhita Nandi & Samir Chatterjee on Tabla.
Sanhita Nandi is an exponent of Hindustani Classical
Vocal, Kirana Gharana in the Khayal and Thumri genres. After initial training, Sanhita was later groomed by Late Pandit A. Kanan, the senior most Gurus of the ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata. She got added exposure under Pandit Vinayak Torvi in Kirana and Gwalior traditions. This opened up the large canvas of vilambit to fast tempo tarana gayaki(style) that has been developed over the last 150 years in India by various gharana maestros. After years of practice, and greatly influenced by Gharana maestro's, she has assimilated the distinctive features of the Kirana Gharana. http://www.sanhitanandi.com/home.html
Samir Chatterjee – Tabla
http://www.tabla.org/samir.html
Kedar Naphade – Harmonium http://www.kedarnaphade.com
Chhandayan Center for Music
4 West 43rd Street (between 5th and 6th aves), Room 616, New York
http://www.tabla.org/events.html
212 302 0720 / chhandayan@tabla.org
Admission : $20, $16 (students and seniors with valid ID)
SATURDAY OCTOBER 31
& SUNDAY NOVEMBER 1
Ananda Ashram presents "The Yoga of Voice", an Ongoing Vocal Music Classes with Deepak Kumar Parek. 
Deepak Kumar Parek is a light classical singer and composer from the state of Rajasthan, India. Deepak first studied with his father, Shri P.N. Vyas, and later with Ustad R.F. Dagar, Ustad Moinuddin Khan and Shri Mohinderjit Singh. As a faculty member of the East-West School of Music, Deepak Kumar offers regular performances and monthly vocal music classes.
This class introduces the fundamentals of the classical Indian music system (raga) as well as devotional songs (bhajans), chanting (kirtan) and the philosophy and awareness of singing in correct tone.
For students of all levels.
Ananda Ashram - Yoga Society of New York, Inc.
13 Sapphire RoadMonroe NY 10950
Phone: 845.782.5575 - www.anandaashram.org
Classes: Sat & Sunday 10:30AM-12:30PM;
Sat 10:00AM Beginners
New students, e-mail or call in advance to facilitate scheduling: yogaofvoice@gmail.com or 610.209.7934. Private classes available by appointment.Tuition $50/weekend; single class (2 hr) $30
HarmoNYom
Brooklyn, NY 11201
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