FEATURE ARTISTS
Carnatic
Hindustani
GS RAJAN | A world renowned Indian classical music flautist and a world music composer, he has performed in many festivals and professional concert halls all over Europe, Middle East and Asian countries and the United states. The first one to compose and introduce 'raaga symphony', Rajan received a special honour from the Government of France to live in Frnace and compose symphonies and these presentations were highly appreciated not only by scholars, press and media, but also great musicians such as maestro Zubin Mehta and Pandit Ravi Shankar. For more information you may visit his website: www.malabarian.com
SANTOSH CHANDRU | One of the foremost disciples of Guru Sri T. S. Nandakumar, Santosh has been playing the Mridangam since the age of 11. He has been accompanying various leading artistes in the fields of both dance and music for many years now, and is a graded artist of the “All India Radio”. He is a regular accompaniment for Padma Bhushan Dr. K. J. Yesudas during his classical concerts in the United States. Santosh has been an invited performing artiste for many of Emory University’s world music ensembles. He teaches Mridangam in Atlanta and has nurtured many students, some of whom have started accompanying for concerts.
PRITAM BHATTACHARJEE | Blessed with a mellifluous voice and exceptional versatility, Pritam Bhattacharjee is one of the most accomplished and acclaimed Indian Classical vocalists of his generation globally. He received further rigorous training under the tutelage of the Mewati Maestro Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj ji. Pritam has performed at many concerts and prestigious festivals in India and abroad, and also traveled extensively and performed with his Guruji, Pandit Jasraj ji, inprominent music festivals. Currently Pritam is a senior faculty at the Pandit Jasraj School of Music in Atlanta and is an inspiration and a role model to several young artists.
PRITHWIRAJ BHATTACHARJEE | Prithwiraj Bhattacharjee, among the most accomplished and leading tabla players today, began his initial training under Dhiranjan Chakraborty at the tender age of seven, then the tabla legends Late Ustad Alla Rakha and Ustad Zakir Hussain. Prithwi has progressed to become a tabla player of very high order, having given solo performances at several prestigious concerts and traveled extensively all over India and abroad accompanying many eminent artists, including Pandit Jasraj, Ustad Shahid Parvez, Tejendra Narayan Majumdar and many more. Prithwi is currently the faculty at the Pt Jasraj School of Music, Atlanta Chapter.