Exceptionally busy day at the studio for me, there were 5 songs on the playlist! We started off to some energetic stuff by Anindo Chatterjee and Pandit Ravi Shankar, followed by Ulhas Kashalkar and Fateh Ali Khan. We ended the show with a long relaxing song by the brothers Rajan and Sajan Mishra.
Playlist:
1. Anindo Chatterjee - 8 1/2 beats (6:02)
2. Ravi Shankar - Raag Bahar (6:13)
3. Ulhas Kashalkar - Dekho Dekho Re Saiyan (Kafi Thumri) (9:25)
4. Fateh Ali Khan - Raag Patdeep (10:43)
5. Rajan & Sajan Mishra - Raag Lalit (29:43)
Avinash Sastry
Gharana Music
WREK Atlanta, 91.1 FM
Mondays, 8-9 p.m.
www.wrek.org
(+1) 404-894-2468
Email: gharanamusicatlanta@gmail.com
Showing posts with label Pandit Anindo Chatterjee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pandit Anindo Chatterjee. Show all posts
Monday, November 29, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
Pandit Anindo Chatterjee
For today's show, we're going to feature one of India's most eminent tabla players. He is a prolific performer, very well known for his amazing speed and clarity on the tabla and also for his improvisations. I've been listening to quite a bit of his music lately, and the thing that strikes you about each of his performances is the intelligence. He has this knack of turning even the simplest themes into incredibly complex patterns and I really love the way he switches between the slower and faster sequences. It is always a pleasure to listen to his music. But I've been building up the suspense far too long, so our first track for the day is Taal Pancham Savari by Pandit Anindo Chatterjee. The track is called so because it is in Taal Pancham Savari. Now for those of you who are new to Hindustani music, taal is almost equivalent to the meter of a piece. It defines the length of each cycle. In this case, Taal Pancham Savari defines a cycle of 15 beats counted 3-4-4-4.
A bit more about Anindoji. He was born and brought up in West Bengal, and it was his uncle, a sitar player, Pandit Biswanath Chatterjee who started him off on tabla training when he was just 4 years old. Years later, when asked why he chose the tabla, Anindoji replied, "As a child, I went around beating things around the house. This probably made my parents think that I had fancied rhythm and therefore I started on my Tabla training." By the age of 5, he was performing on All India Radio, and at the age of 6, he became a disciple of Padmabhushan Gyan Prakash Ghosh. Anindoji's performances are marked by clarity of tone, very crisp and clear bols and an intutive sense of rhythm and melody. The next track in Taal Deepchandi - it is in 14 beats counted as 3-4-3-4, this song is much shorter but very entertaining to listen to. Our final track is in Taal Ashta Rupak, meaning it is in 8 beats.
If you would like to hear more of Pandit Anindo Chatterjee's music, you can visit his website here.
Avinash Sastry
Gharana Music
WREK Atlanta, 91.1 FM
Mondays, 8-9 p.m.
www.wrek.org
(+1) 404-894-2468
Email: gharanamusicatlanta@gmail.com
A bit more about Anindoji. He was born and brought up in West Bengal, and it was his uncle, a sitar player, Pandit Biswanath Chatterjee who started him off on tabla training when he was just 4 years old. Years later, when asked why he chose the tabla, Anindoji replied, "As a child, I went around beating things around the house. This probably made my parents think that I had fancied rhythm and therefore I started on my Tabla training." By the age of 5, he was performing on All India Radio, and at the age of 6, he became a disciple of Padmabhushan Gyan Prakash Ghosh. Anindoji's performances are marked by clarity of tone, very crisp and clear bols and an intutive sense of rhythm and melody. The next track in Taal Deepchandi - it is in 14 beats counted as 3-4-3-4, this song is much shorter but very entertaining to listen to. Our final track is in Taal Ashta Rupak, meaning it is in 8 beats.
If you would like to hear more of Pandit Anindo Chatterjee's music, you can visit his website here.
Avinash Sastry
Gharana Music
WREK Atlanta, 91.1 FM
Mondays, 8-9 p.m.
www.wrek.org
(+1) 404-894-2468
Email: gharanamusicatlanta@gmail.com
Monday, September 28, 2009
28th September, 2009
Ustad Vilayat Khan's music always has a calming effect on me, and so I thought even the 40+ minute performance was too short. This was followed by Pandit Anindo Chatterjee, whose style of playing I've always been a fan of. Not much else to report from here, apart from the as-usual hectic school work.
Here's what played tonight:
1. Ustad Vilayat Khan (sitar) - Raag Bhairo Bahar -- Alap and Jhor
2. Pandit Anindo Chatterjee (tabla) - Asta Mangal taal (album: Dream on Drums)
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See you next week!
Karan Mehra
Gharana MusicWREK Atlanta, 91.1 FM
Mondays, 8-9 p.m.
www.wrek.org
(+1) 404-894-2468
Email: gharanamusicatlanta@gmail.com
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
22nd June, 2009
As the show continues right through the summer, this week we had the pleasure of listening to the following two pieces:
1. Ustad Rashid Khan - Raag Bihaag
2. Pandit Anindo Chatterjee - Jhaptaal (album: Dream on Drums)
Keep tuning in every Monday night at 8. In case you missed the show in the past couple of weeks, you can listen to the archives here:
Last show:
Part 1: 8 - 8.30 p.m.
Part 2: 8.30 - 9 p.m.
Week before last:
Each show is split over two 30 minute files, and the tracks will open up in the music player of your choice.
Karan Mehra
Gharana MusicWREK Atlanta, 91.1 FM
Mondays, 8-9 p.m.
www.wrek.org
(+1) 404-894-2468
Email: gharanamusicatlanta@gmail.com
Friday, May 1, 2009
4th May, 2009
Today's playlist:
1. Ustad Ali Akbar Khan (sarod) - Raag Shri (All India Radio archival recording)
2. Pandit Anindo Chatterjee - Taal Pancham Sawari
Gharana Music will be on air through the summer as well! Thanks for tuning in.
WREK Atlanta, 91.1 FM
Mondays, 8-9 p.m.
www.wrek.org
(+1) 404-894-2468
Email: gharanamusicatlanta@gmail.com
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