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SUMMARY:Warren Senders: Entering the World of Raga
DESCRIPTION:Raag-Mala Toronto\, in partnership with the Aga Khan Museum\, is proud to present a vocal recital followed by a moderated discussion and Q & A by Warren Senders on Saturday September 19th at 7:30pm at the Aga Khan Museum – Nanji Family Foundation Auditorium\n\nTICKETS:\nBalcony: $40Orchestra: $50Raag-Mala Member Discount: 10%\n\nBUY NOW \n\nA limited number of $20 student tickets will be available for purchase directly from Raag-Mala Toronto. Please email raagmalatoronto@gmail.com for details.\n\nRaag-Mala Benefactors & Patrons:If you are unable to attend a concert\, pass your complimentary tickets to a friend!To help us assign seats\, you may be contacted to confirm attendance \n\n\n\n\nWarren Senders\nWarren is an internationally recognized musician and educator with decades of involvement in the artistic and pedagogical traditions of India as well as those of Western\, African and African-American music. He has received numerous fellowships and awards for his mastery of the Hindustani khayal vocal style; his concerts in India\, Europe and North America have been widely acclaimed. \nWarren continues to be in the Music-in-Education faculty at New England Conservatory of Music. His previous lecture/demonstrations for Raag-Mala Toronto\, and at the Aga Khan Museum\, were much-admired for his ability to talk about raag music\, a complex art form\, in simple everyday language free from jargon\, and in an immensely entertaining manner. \nWarren’s vocal recital will be followed by a moderated discussion on the course “Entering the World of Raga”\, including Q&A from the audience. \nHardeep Chana \nBeing immersed and raised in a musical atmosphere\, Hardeep began learning from within his family at first. He sought guidance for accompaniment from Professor Ranjit Singh learning Taus or Mayoori Veena. Today\, Hardeep continues his studies as a Harmonium accompanist under the acclaimed harmonium accompanist Shri Tanmay Deochake of Pune. \nHardeep has had the fortune of accompanying many great artists including Pandit Anindo Chatterjee\, Pandit Yogesh Samsi\, Smt. Kaushiki Chakraborty\, and many more. \nKiran Morarji \nKiran is a distinguished tabla artist of the Punjab gharana\, recognized as one of the most active and sought-after performers. He began his study of tabla at the age of eight and has dedicated his life to the art form ever since. For over two and a half decades\, he has been a disciple of the legendary Maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain\, whose guidance has profoundly shaped his musical voice and artistic philosophy. He continues training with Pandit Yogesh Samsi\, senior disciple of Ustad Allarakha\, further deepening his grounding in the Punjab tradition. \nHe has performed extensively across Canada\, the US\, and around the world\, accompanying some of the world’s most respected instrumentalists\, vocalists\, and Kathak dancers\, including appearances alongside his Gurus.
URL:https://raagmala.ca/concert/warren-senders-live-at-aga-khan-museum/
LOCATION:Aga Khan Museum\, 77 Wynford Dr\,\, North York\, Ontario\, M3C 1K1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Aga Khan Museum,In Person Concert
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SUMMARY:Parallel Traditions: Exploring Classical Music from Northern India
DESCRIPTION:Raag-Mala Toronto is very proud to be partnering with University of Toronto’s Massey College for one of their Music Salon Series events. This is part of Massey College’s Focus on India.\n\nRenowned tabla player Ravi Naimpally and saxophonist Andrew Kay will be jointed by Junior Fellow and Indian Classical Music (ICM) trained vocalist Sourojeet Chakraborty\, in conversation with Junior Fellow and jazz bassist Sam Little.\n\nSourojeet\, Ravi and Andrew will each perform a piece representing a key element of the Hindustani classical music tradition\, and all three will join for a collaborative piece at the end. We invite you to join us in learning about a musical tradition with centuries of history that runs parallel to the western classical music idiom.\n\nThis event will be livestreamed via Massey College’s YouTube channel on Wednesday\, November 2nd 2022 from 7:45 to 9pm.\n\nProgramming Update: Unfortunately\, there were technical issues with the live steaming of this event. The recording is available via the Massey College YouTube channel\, at the link below.\n\nWATCH NOW
URL:https://raagmala.ca/concert/parallel-traditions-exploring-classical-music-from-northern-india/
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SUMMARY:Sowing the Seeds of Raag Sangeet in Canada
DESCRIPTION:  \nConsulate General of India and Raag-Mala Toronto  \npresent \nSowing the Seeds of Raag Sangeet in Canada \nAn interactive session with artists \nPankaj Mishra\nGeet Mishra\nGeorge Koller \nconducted by \nManoshi Chatterjee \nPremiering\nTuesday August 9th at 11am EDT\nFREE VIRTUAL EVENT  \nEvent Access: \nWatch on Facebook \nWatch on YouTube \nPankaj Mishra\, who has recently made Toronto his permanent home\, comes from a long line of musicians. He is the great-grandson of Sarangi virtuoso late Pandit Saraju Prasad Mishra\, grandson of late Pandit Mahadeo Prasad Mishra\, and son of Shri Satya Narayan Mishra. He began learning music at an early age\, taking his taalim from Pandit Mahesh Prasad Mishra. Pankaj’s sensitive style of playing and interpretation is admired and sought after by a wide range of musicians. He has performed solos\, accompanied senior vocalists like Late Vidushi Girija Devi and tabla maestros like Pandit Kumar Bose. \nGeet Mishra comes from a long line of musicians\, and began her musical journey by learning santoor. Most recently\, during the pandemic\, she began learning sarangi from her father Pankaj Mishra. \nGeorge Koller is a prolific composer and producer. Recognized primarily as a bass player\, George also plays a variety of instruments. He has had an interest in Indian Classical Music for over three decades and began learning sarangi from Pankaj Mishra during the pandemic. Raag-Mala Toronto thanks the Ontario Arts Council for their long standing support.
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SUMMARY:Sowing the Seeds of Raag Sangeet in Canada
DESCRIPTION:  \nConsulate General of India and Raag-Mala Toronto  \npresent \nSowing the Seeds of Raag Sangeet in Canada \nAn interactive session with artists \nSri Narendra Datar &\nSmt. Samidha Joglekar \nconducted by \nManoshi Chatterjee \nSaturday September 11th\, 2021 at 11am EDT \n  \nFREE VIRTUAL EVENT  \nEvent Access: \nWatch on Facebook \nWatch on Youtube \n  \nSri Narendra Datar began his formal musical training in 1976\, under the highly respected vocalist Pandit Vasantrao Kulkarni. He came to Canada in 1984\, completing an M.Sc. in computer science at the University of New Brunswick. He has resided in Toronto since 1986\, where he has been active as a teacher and a performer of Hindustani classical music and other genres. Narendraji is also a composer\, and has won numerous awards for his singing and compositions. \nSmt. Samidha Joglekar is an accomplished vocalist who began her training in both Western and Hindustani classical music from an early age.  She has studied under her Guru Sri. Narendra Datar for many years. The recipient of several prestigious grants\, Samidha has furthered her study of the art form and has contributed her voice to many albums\, film scores and cross cultural collaborations.  She has a MClSc degree in Audiology and currently is an advisor and manager for the College of Audiologists & Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario. \nSmt. Manoshi Chatterjee has been on the Raag-Mala Toronto Board since 2015.  She is an educator at an elementary school\, and has a passion for raag sangeet. She completed her Sangeet Visharad and sang regularly for AIR in India. She is also a published poet\, and has made numerous appearances on TV and other media in programs such as “Cultural Journeys with Manoshi”\, in which she has interviewed prominent artists such as Pt. Rajan and Sajan Misra and Pt. Budhaditya Mukherjee.
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