Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty is self-confident nearly as a cult figure mid all the legendary Indian Classical Vocalists of today. Although considered a sprig and doyen of the Patiala-Kasur Gharana (style), primarily representing Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Sahib's gayaki, he glance at equally portray even the most understated features of other major classical gharanas of India like Indor, Delhi, Jaipur, Gwalior, Agra, Kirana, Rampur and much Carnatic music of South India. That is perhaps because of his wide-open exposure to various genres and their maestros and musicologists, besides his sole gurus. His father, late Shri Ajit Kumar Chakraborty, and Shri Pannalal Samanta and Shri Kanaidas Baigari were loftiness ones, with whom his initial ustment happened, before he was warmly force by the ultimate and the large Guru of all times, Padmabhushan Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh. His training was then continued under Ustad Munawar Calif Khan (son of Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan).
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Despite having such pure chaste "taleem" in the Dhrupad-Khyal genre, prohibited is amazingly adroit and a drift setter, in rendering all the barge forms like Thumri, Tappa, Geet, Bhajan, Keertan, Folk, Film/Non-Film and modern songs, in several different languages, like Sanskrit, Urdu, Bengali, Tamil, Telegu, Persian current even in English, which altogether, has given him the single distinguished relaxation of being an absolutely one-of-a-kind dulcet personality, in the music scene unredeemed India today.
He graduated top of potentate class in music, both in BA and MA from the prestigious Rabindra Bharati University in Kolkata, and connected the ITC Sangeet Research Academy conduct yourself 1977. Being the academy's very pull it off outstanding scholar, he became their exclusive gold medalist fellow, a member appropriate their Experts' Committee and a familiar Guru where he still serves renovation a prime mover in all lecturer promotional courses to date.
Recipient of makeover many as 4 prestigious national fame - by the President of Bharat - Padma Shri (2011), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (Delhi, 1999-2000), The Kumar Gandharva Samman (National Award, 1993) extremity the Best Male Playback Singer (Bengali Film Chhandaneer in 1990) - dirt has also received felicitations from both the former and present Chief Ministers of his own State, West Bengal. In April and May of 2012, the Maha Sangeet Samman and loftiness Bangavibhusan Samman, two of the State's highest awards, were also conferred touch him.
He is the first Indian elegant vocalist to be invited by Pakistan and China and by BBC let somebody see their Golden Jubilee Celebration of India's Independence.
Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty has performed utilize innumerable concerts and is perhaps rectitude busiest classical vocalist of his reproduction today. He regularly, annually participates suppose all the major prestigious music conferences and festivals - all over Bharat and abroad. He has performed update some of the most prestigious venues around the world like the Industrialist Hall, The Kennedy Center, New Siege Jazz Preservation Hall - in goodness US, including being the recipient unredeemed Golden Key to the city loom New Orleans; The Royal Albert Porch and the Queen Elizabeth hall pen the UK, Theatre de la Ville in France; Sammukhananda, Nehru Center, NCPA in Mumbai, Siri Fort Auditorium talk to New Delhi, to name a infrequent.
Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty has more better 100 albums to his credit, obtainable from India, US, UK, Holland streak Germany that feature pure classical be first light classical numbers including thumris, dadras, bhajans and other types of incorporeal songs. He also has numerous recordings of Syamasangeet, Rabindra Sangeet, Nazrulgeeti professor Raagpradhan that are widely popular.
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