RAJAN AND SAJAN MISHRA

“Mesmerizing!” Renowned khyal singers from Benares" Rajan and his younger brother Sajan rank among India’s finest musicians. These wonderful singers are from the artistic quarter known as Kabir Chaura in the ancient city of Varanasi, and represent the tradition of Gharana named after the city. They learnt from their father, the late Pandit Hanuman Prasad, their uncle Pandit Gopal Misra and from the Pandit Bade Ramdasji. The hallmark of their style is the superb intonation, beautiful imagination and yet traditional approach to the music, in which they include old compositions as well as their own, using amazing vocal range and technique. They have been showered with numerous awards in India and are recognised all over the world for their artistry.

April, 20TH 2003 (Sunday) at 4:00 PM
Wong Auditorium, MIT

AJOY CHAKRABARTY

“Celebrated! - Esteemed vocal heir to the late Bade Ghulam Ali Khan”
“Great geniuses have the shortest biographies, their cousin can tell you nothing about them”. This observation of Emerson is particularly pertinent if the genius and achievement of Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty are sought to be explained by a reference to his biography. If we describe him as an Indian Classical Vocalist only we might just as well say that the Moon is just a satellite of earth, nothing more.

May, 9TH 2003 (Friday) at 8:00 PM
Wong Auditorium, MIT

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