Debapriya Adhikary & Samanwaya Sarkar with Indranil Mallick | Raag Deshi & Jogiya Thumri | Milap

Milap’s iconic Indian classical music concert series ’Music for the Mind & Soul’ is now online with exclusive studio recordings made especially for you! Our concert are designed to help you unwind, escape and lift up your spirits! Here we present music from the brilliant DEBAPRIYA ADHIKARY (Hindustani Vocals), SAMANWAYA SARKAR (Sitar) and Indranil Mallick (Tabla) performing from ’On Air Theater’ studios in Kolkata performing ’Raag Deshi & Jogiya Thumri’, a morning Raaga. Performance performed as Part of Milap’s Diwali 2020 Online festival. Debapriya & Samanwaya are the most sought after duo and two names of the Indian Music origin, have proven themselves in the world of music as soloists and the only consistent duo of a unique and rare culmination of Vocal and Sitar. As soloists they both are A graded artistes of All India Radio. They both have received President’s Award for standing first at AIR competition at National Level in their teens. They received National Film Award for directing the historical documentary on their Guru Padma Vibhushan Girija Devi named as “Girija -A Lifetime in Music” They both composed additional music for an Australian film “The Last Warrior”. Recently they received the title “Person Who Cares for the Art of East People:” at the Sharq Taronalari Festival in Samarqand sponsored by UNESCO along with Govt of Uzbekistan. Samanwaya learnt with maestros like Padmashri Pt. Manilal Nag, Pt. Shyamal Chatterjee (disciple of Pt. Ravi Shankar) and Pt. Kumar Prasad Mukherjee. Debapriya started with his mother Anita Adhikary. Then he learnt with Pt. Samaresh Chawdhury (disciple of Pt. Ravi Shankar) and Pt. Vijay Kichlu. Finally they both got the tutelage of the legendary vocalist Padama Vibhushan Girija Devi. Music lovers admire them for their understanding and knowledge, musical subtlety and broadness, technical richness and aesthetic wisdom. They have gathered applause from around the globe by presenting the finer aspects and pure sound of Indian Classical of Music merging the traditional approach learnt over more than 27 years, with their innovative mind. They have performed at major international and national music festivals and venues like WOMAD & MILAPFEST UK, ELBPHILHARMONIE HAMBURG, THEATRE DE LA VILLE PARIS, THEATRE KLEBER MELEU LAUSSANE, HIGH PEACE FESTIVAL AUGSBURG, SAWAI GANDHARVA SANGEET MAHOTSAV PUNE, GANGAMAHOTSAV VARANASI, THUMRI FESTIVAL DELHI, BRUNSWICK MUSIC FESTIVAL MELBOURNE, DEIA INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL PALMA, MANANAN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL PORT ERIN, SITAR FESTIVAL ST. PETERSBURG are few names to mention. Talent, virtuosity and youthful dynamism blend in perfect proportion to project INDRANIL MALLICK as a leading TABLA-PLAYER of his generation. Intensive training since the age of 5 under eminent masters including uncle MONTU MALLICK, Prof DHABOL BANDYOPADHYAY, Shri UTTAM CHAKRABORTY and currently, Living Legend Pandit SWAPAN CHAUDHURI has shaped INDRANIL’s rich repertoire and contributed to his reputation in the national & international arena. INDRANIL has also distinguished himself in cross-over collaborations with western musicians including a recent project with Miles Davis Electric Band. INDIAN RADIO & TELEVISION have awarded INDRANIL “A GRADE “ together with distinguished musicians of India. INDRANIL was the FIRST TABLA-PLAYER to receive the prestigious PANDIT BHIMSEN JOSHI AWARD in 2015. -------- Discover and learn more about the instruments you see in this video at ’Instruments India’, our online archive of sounds, images and videos exploring the details of a variety of Indian instruments: Sitar: Vocal: Tabla: --------- Milap is an Indian arts and culture company operating in the UK. Our aim is to inspire, educate and entertain people of all backgrounds through Indian Arts. We produce festivals, performances and events across the UK, including our annual festival in Liverpool - Indika. Milap has also produced a career pathway in Indian arts, including education events, the National Youth Orchestra for Indian Music, Dance India International Summer School and the UK’s National Indian Arts Awards. For further information, visit Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: Sound Cloud: Flickr: Credits: Produced by Milap & On Air Theater, Kolkata Creative Partners: Digital Diwali and Greater Manchester Combined Authority All Rights Reserved © 2020 Milap Festival Trust