Rajeev Janardan

Rajeev Janardan
Origin India
Genres Indian classical music
Occupations musician
Instruments sitar, surbahar, rudra veena
Website Official web site

Rajeev Janardan (born 1967), is a Hindustani classical sitar player of the Imdadkhani gharana (school),[1] taught by Bimalendu Mukherjee.[2] He is married to guitarist Kamala Shankar, with whom he performs.[1][3] They live in New Delhi.[1][3][4]

Jaranadan comes from Kerala,[2][5] and started to learn the guitar at the age of 12 when living in Benares.[6] He trained as a singer before switching to the sitar, studying with Mukherjee.[6]

At the age of 15, Janardan won the All India Music Competition.[7] He has also won the Prayag Sangit Samiti All-India Music Competition and the Sur Singar Samsad competition in Mumbai, and at the age of 19, he became an A grade artist of All India Radio and Doordarshan.

Following on from good reviews for a performance at the India International Centre in 1996,[2][5] he has performed extensively both within India and overseas, including Switzerland in 2008.[8] In his playing, he strives to blend gayaki ang (vocal style) and tantra ang (instrumental style). It is characterised by accurate meend, advanced surlagao, fast and clear taankari in gat and dirdir and chikari variations in jhala.

Janaradan also has a master's degree in psychology.

References

  1. ^ a b c Pradeep, K. (2003-10-02). "Odd Woman Out". The Hindu. http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/10/02/stories/2003100201050100.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-22. 
  2. ^ a b c Wadhera, Prakash (1996-06-14). "Making music - good music - at IIC". The Hindu. http://www.kamalashankar-rajeevjanardan.com/pic_files/rajeev_news_140696_TH.jpg. Retrieved 2009-05-22. 
  3. ^ a b Pradeep, K (2003-10-13). "Guitar and gayaki". The Hindu. http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/10/13/stories/2003101301680100.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-18. 
  4. ^ Pradeep, K (2003-10-30). "Dance & music fiesta". The Hindu. http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/10/30/stories/2003103001350200.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-18. 
  5. ^ a b Malhotra, Bandana (1996-06-23). "Rajeev's fine sitar recital". The Hindustan Times. http://www.kamalashankar-rajeevjanardan.com/pic_files/rajeev_news_230696_HindustanTimes.jpg. Retrieved 2009-05-22. 
  6. ^ a b Sansad, Rachana (2008-03-24). "Kamala Shankar + Rajiv Janardan". Interview. Time Out Mumbai. http://www.timeoutmumbai.net/music/music_details.asp?code=156&source=2. Retrieved 2009-05-23. 
  7. ^ "Rajeev Janardan (Imdadkhani Etawa Gharana)". Artists-India Gallery. http://www.artists-india.com/resume/rajeev_janardan.php. Retrieved 2009-05-18. 
  8. ^ Jenzer, Jakob (2008). "Colors of Sound - Music Bridge Swiss India" (PDF). http://www.jakobjenzer.ch/pdf/cos_projekt_engl%20.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-22. 

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