MUSIC

Indo-American Association in a joint presentation with Tagore Society of Houston presents Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty, Saturday, July 10 at 8pm in Wortham Center Cullen Theater.

AJOY CHAKROBARTY: He is the master performer of thumris in Bade Gulam Ali Khan’s Patialal Gharana tradition. By IAA’s special request, the maestro devotes the entire concert to light classical Thumris, Dadras, Bengali songs and more. With Pandit Ramesh Mishra on Sarangi, Brajesware Mukherjee vocal, Ajay Jogelkar on harmonium, and Yogesh Samsi on Tabla, this will be a memorable concert.

Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty is one of the most talented and versatile vocalists of India. Born in 1953, he showed his extraordinary promise in music at a very young age. He took his initial training from his father, Shri Ajit Chakrabarty. Later he took his music lessons from Shri Kanai Das Bairagi in 1960. His music career flourished under the guidance of Pandit Gyan Prakash Ghosh. He joined the Rabindra Bharati University where he stood First Class First in both BA and MA. His score in MA is still unsurpassed. In 1971, he became a disciple of Ustad Munawar Ali Khan, the son of the great Patiala Maestro Ustad Bade Gulam Ali Khan. Due to his love and dedication for music, Ajoy ji is now regarded as an authentic and leading exponent of the Patiala Gharana.