Arnab Chakrabarty

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Arnab Chakrabarty (born: 1980) is a Hindustani classical musician and sarod player.

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[edit] Early Life and Training

Arnab grew up in Mumbai, where his father was a professor of chemistry at the Indian Institute of Technology. His training commenced under Brij Narayan, diciple and son of Sarangi maestro Ram Narayan. At the age of 18 he received a Ford Foundation scholarship, which led to a dual degree in ethnomusicology and international relations from Hampshire College in 2002.[1] This experience exposed him to other traditions of music, and led him to experiment with new ideas in sarod construction and design, as well as musical idioms.

[edit] Subsequent Tutelage and Influences

Arnab's early training followed the Maihar and Shahjahanpur schools, which both derived from the Senia idiom founded by the legendary Mian Tansen. However, he has long been influenced by the vocalism-inspired style of the Etawah Gharana, which was taken to new heights by Ustad Vilayat Khan.[2] Arnab continues an extended period of part-tutelage part-collaboration with Vinayak Chittar of this Gharana. He has also studied with a number of vocalists of the Agra and Gwalior Gharanas, notably Pandit Yeshwantbua Joshi.

Currently, Arnab has reverted to training under a master of the Shahjahanpur Gharana.

[edit] Performative Career

Arnab has had several significant concerts. He made his solo debut in 1994, and won the National Collegiate Competition for Music and Dance three years in a row between 1995 and 1997.[1] In 1999 he performed before Dr Kofi Annan, then the United Nations Secretary General, a memorial programme for the Pakistani peace activist Eqbal Ahmed. Notable performances at home include recitals at the IMG-Britannia Young Masters’ Festival, Mumbai; the Uttarpara Music Conference, Kolkata; and concerts at the Nehru Centre and the National Centre for the Performing Arts.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Arnab Chakrabarty. Eternally Art. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
  2. ^ Rahn, John (1992), “An Interview with Ustad Imrat Khan”, Perspectives of New Music 30 (6): 126-145, <http://www.jstor.org/stable/3090630> .
  3. ^ “Star Spot”, The Telegraph (Kolkata), April 22, 2003, <http://www.telegraphindia.com/1030422/asp/calcutta/story_1894962.asp> .