LearnQuest is pleased to invite you to a Ghazal Baithak by Dr. Roshan Bharti accompanied by Nitin Mitta on Tabla. For students of music LearnQuest is organizing a 2 day Ghazal Workshop by Dr Roshan Bharti. See concert and workshop details below. Ehsaas.. Ghazal Baithak Vocal: Dr. Roshan Bharti Tabla: Nitin Mitta Date & Time: Friday June 24th, 2022 at 6:30pm Venue: 17 Overlook Drive, Danvers, MA Space is Limited so please RSVP Now by making your donation for Ghazal Baithak: (Suggested Donation: $25 or above, per person) Payment Link: https://t.co/2OBkID6gU8 Chai & light Snacks will be served along with Paan ! Ghazal Workshop: Date: Saturday and Sunday June 25th & 26th Time: 10:30am to 1PM Venue: 711 Main Street, Waltham, MA (LearnQuest Academy of Music) To register and pay please visit https://tickets.learnquest.org/ghazal-workshop/index.html LearnQuest Events Team

About Dr. Roshan Bharti: Carrying forward the baton of his family’s legacy and maintaining the exquisite tradition of ghazal singing, Dr. Roshan Bharti is a very well established name in the ghazal world. He is the grandson of Ustad Jamal Khan, a famous vocalist who belonged to the Seniya gharana. Seniya gharana, also known as the “Kalavant gharana” of Hindustani classical music, traces its roots back to famous musician Miyan Tansen of Emperor Akbar’s court. Ustad Jamal Khan is known to the world as Jagjit Singh’s ji guru. Dr. Roshan Bharti took his training in ghazals under the able guidance of his father Ustad Yaseen Bharti since the age of five and the training continues after 45 years. One can see in Roshan’s singing, the perfect amalgamation and confluence of styles of his revered ancestors, Ustad Jammal Khan, Ustad Mehndi Hasan, Shri Jagjit Singh ji, his father & guru, Ustad Yaseen Bharti and his own masterful techniques & intricate deliberation of ragas to present a magical, sonorous and melodious performances, which leaves audience spellbound. Dr. Bharti is a trained classical singer with a doctorate on ghazal queen ‘Begum Akhtar’s life and works from the University of Rajasthan. Currently he is imparting his knowledge of music as a professor in the Kota Girls’ college. He is also a research supervisor for Ph.D. students. Under his able guidance, two students have already acquired their doctoral degree and five more are currently working under him. He has numerous admirers and disciples throughout the world, who are taking ghazal training under his guidance. He has to his credit many great performances in India, Australia, Canada, North America, Thailand ans Russia. Roshan has sung with the great ghazal singers of Asia like Ustad Mehndi Hasan, Ustad Ghulam Ali, Shri Jagjit Singh ji and Abida Parveen. The Times Music has released four of his ghazal albums ‘Ghazal Gold, Daagh, Ehsaas and Shaame Ghazal’. His most acclaimed album is “Ulfat” devoted to young generation, expressing love of a young heart. He has received many recognitions, honors, and awards throughout his life for his exemplary contribution to the field of Music. He is a winner of 2002 Sangeet Natak Academy Award for Youth and 2013 'Abhinav Kala Samman' by the Government of Madhya Pradesh. Recently he has received the ‘Hindi Gaurav Ratna’ by the Ambassador of Sydney, Australia. Dr. Roshan Bharti is a TOP grade All India Radio artist and is associated with All India Radio Jaipur. He is also the youngest member of All India Radio and Doordarshan Audition Board. He regularly records for the Radio and sings in the concerts. His melodious voice accompanied by his cheerful, charming visual presentation is regularly seen in Doordarshan telecasts. He sings from Delhi, Bombay, Lucknow, Jalandhar, Patna, Bhopal and Chennai Doordarshan. About Nitin Mitta: Nitin Mitta is one of the most accomplished and distinctive tabla players of his generation, with a reputation for technical virtuosity, spontaneity, clarity of tone, and sensitivity to melodic nuances. Apart from being a dynamic soloist, he is a highly sought after accompanist who has performed with some of India’s most celebrated Hindustani classical musicians, including Pandit Jasraj, Dr. Prabha Atre, Pandits Rajan and Sajan Mishra, Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, and Ustad Shahid Parvez, as well as many Carnatic musicians, such as Lalgudi G.J.R Krishnan and Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi. Nitin has also made a mark as a versatile collaborator in other spheres. He recently joined forces with 2010 Grammy Nominee Pianist Vijay Iyer and electric guitarist R. Prasanna to produce a studio album titled Tirtha that blends elements of contemporary jazz with the North and South Indian traditional ragas and compositions. Another collaboration with R. Prasanna can be heard on the soundtrack of the Oscar-winning documentary Smile Pinky. He has also performed and toured with singer and Juno Award nominee Kiran Ahluwalia. Born in Hyderabad in 1975, Nitin received his early training in Hyderabad from Pandit G. Satyanarayana. Blessed with raw talent, he gave his first solo tabla performance at the age of ten. During his studies he won many accolades, including first prize in the All India Competition held in Calcutta. To expand his repertoire of tabla compositions, he sought the guidance of Pandit Arvind Mulgaonkar of Mumbai, one of the most highly respected mentors of his generation. Under Mulgaonkarji’s tutelage, Nitin not only broadened his tabla vocabulary, but sharpened his understanding of how to bring the material to life in performances through interpretation, improvisation and respect for the dynamics between instrumentalist and rhythmic accompanist. Both of Nitin’s gurus are disciples of the late Ustad Amir Hussain Khan Saheb, legendary doyen of the Farukhabad Gharana. After moving to the United States in 2002, Nitin received a grant from the Rhode Island State Council on Arts. He was a member of the faculty at the Learn Quest Academy of Music in Waltham, MA. He maintains a busy schedule of performances and tabla workshops, traveling throughout the U.S, Europe, Canada and India. He has performed at several prominent venues including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Weill recital Hall/Carnegie Hall, the UCLA Royce Hall, the Indian consulate in New York, the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C, the Music Academy in Chennai, and the Habitat Centre in New Delhi.

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