Raagmaala invites you to an evening of  Indian Classical Music Concert and a sumptuous buffe where Brilliant Sarode player Puspen Dey from Calcutta, India will perform along with an ace percussionist Nitin Mitta on Tabla.

Puspen is a student of the distinguished Sarode Maestro Pundit Buddhadev Das Gupta. He is an 'A'-grade artiste of 'All India Radio' & 'TV' and  had the privilege of performing in the prestigious 'National Music Programme of AIR in the year 2003.   Besides being a popular concert performer, he has an outstanding acumen for teaching. He has conducted lecture demonstrations and workshops in institutions all over the world.

“Puspen Dey played raga Marwa, comparatively a harder raga. He showed his mastership over alaap and the bilambit and drut gats.” (Ananda Bazar Patrika, September 2000). Please visit his website: (http://sarega.net/puspen).
 
Nitin Mitta represents the popular Farrukhabad Tabla Tradition and has studied with respected teachers Pundit Satyanarayana and Pundit Arvind Mulgaonkar of the same school. Nitin is a recipient of the Master grant of Rhode Island State Council on the Arts and has performed with several top ranking Indian Musicians such as Pt. Jasraj, Pt. Viswamohan Bhatt, Dr. Prabha Atrey, Dr. Veena Sahasrabuddhe, Pt. Buddhaditya Mukherjee, Ustad Shahid Pervez and Pt. Ramesh Mishra among others.

“Nitin Mitta, explored the instrument’s full range, from sharp to metallic to deep and resonant.”
 Mark Jennings, Washington Post. Please visit: (www.Nitinmitta.org).

Date: May 6, 2007
Time: 5:00 pm
Place: Rasoi Restaurant, 727 East Avenue Pawtucket, RI 02860
Cost: $30 per person (Taxes and Gratuity extra)

Admission includes the concert and the buffet.  Tickets can be bought on-line at:


Tickets are also sold at the Indian restaurants of RI "Kabob and Curry" and "Rios". Buffet follows the concert.

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