Sunday, September 25, 2011 at 7:30 pm 801 South 48th Street (48th and Baltimore in Calvary Church)
RITESH & RAJNISH MISHRA Songs of Benaras "In the Benaras Gharana, the baton has truly and firmly been passed on. Gave the audience the feeling they were about to meet Lord Ram." -- Times of India Presented in collaboration with the Sangeet Society Among the many vocal gharanas (musical lineages) of Hindustani (North Indian) classical music, that of the holy city of Banaras has been among the jewels of India’s musical crown for centuries. Brothers Ritesh and Rajnish Mishra are among the foremost inheritors of this tradition performing today. Since childhood, they have studied duet singing with their father, Pandit Rajan Mishra, and their uncle, Pandit Sajan Mishra, known as the “Sun and Moon of the Banaras Gharana. Duet singing in Indian classical music is a very difficult art that requires both great individual skill and perfect self-control to improvise and harmonize at the same time. The brothers manage both with ease, touching listeners hearts with melodious voice and sensuous application, performing khayal, tappa, tarana bhajans and other classical forms with a rich and thorough knowledge of all the ragas. Ritesh and Rajnish are the sixth generation of Mishras to be noted musicians, and since their birth, the sounds of tanpura, sarangi, tabla and their forefather’s voices vibrated in their home and surroundings. Gifted with pleasing voices and an innate sensibility for musical notes, they studied intensely for years at home and at Delhi University before beginning to perform both in India and abroad. They are now recognized as ‘A’ grade vocalists of All India Radio and Television and have received the prestigious Yuva Ratna, Bhavishya Jyoti, Sangeet Natak Akademi Ustad Bismillah Khan, and Sangeet Samriddhi Samman awards. Advance tickets at: http://crossroadsconcerts.org/?page_id=2961#ecwid:category=1467182&mode=product&product=5917624 Music samples and more information: http://crossroadsconcerts.org/?p=3101 ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity-Announce." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. You may post announcements to this list, but this list attempts to prevent discussion. Please use univcity to discuss messages on this list. Subscribers of univcity receive all mail to this list.
