Violin prodigy Ragini Shankar.

 

Violin prodigy Ragini Shankar, one the highly gifted daughters of the violin maestro Dr. Sangeeta Shankar began her training in music from the tender age of 4 at the feet of her illustrious grandmother, Padmabhushan Dr. N. Rajam, the ace violinist of the country. Having been born and brought up in an atmosphere surcharged with high caliber music round the clock, Ragini has taken to music as a duck takes to water. Her progress has been enormously astonishing and she has reached a high level of proficiency on the violin. She has appeared on many platforms all over the country and abroad in solo as well as jugalbandi concerts with her younger sister Nandini, and has been highly applauded by music enthusiasts. Ragini, being multitalented, is also a budding music director, composing music for short films.She has also excelled in her academics being a top ranker in Mechanical engineering.



Vocal genius Shaunak Abhisheki.

Vocal genius.Shaunak Abhisheki,the gifted son and disciple of the Maestro Pandit.Jitendra

Abhisheki.Shaunak a leading vocalist of young generation has beautiful combination of Agra and Jaipur styles of Hindustani Classical Music.Already considered a young Maestro,this sought a privilege of training under Shrimati.Kamaltai Tambe of Jaipur Gharana and of course under his illustrious father.The rich experience of this distinct styles moulded him into acquire flexibility which,is not very common.Apart from his skillful mastery over the technicalities of music.Shaunak's aesthetic approach towards the lyrical content & his keen sensitivity towards the emotive aspects of a composition,gives his performance universal appeal.

Shaunak has carried forward his father's musical legacy giving it a new dimensions.Shaunak's voice is a great combination of power and emotion which is enhanced by his impressive diction.Following his father's footsteps Shaunak has tried to blend technical virtuiosity emotional appeal in his gayaki.he also performs special programmes like "Swarabhishek","Tulsi ke Ram and Kabir"and"Marathi Abhanga vani".He has also performed in Indian festivals as well as in abroad.He has been awarded with 7prestigious awards such as "Pune ki asha puraskar","Balgandharva puraskar","Zee gaurav puraskar","N.C.P.A.Excellence award,""Saraswatibai Rane puraskar","Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar Puraskar","Symbiosis University Cultural award". 

About inaugural concert of Disha.

                       

Shyamal Music Foundation(SMF)a non-profit trust in Mumbai founded by Tabla exponent Aditya Kalyanpur in associated with IES's  Kala  Vikas  Mandal has  launched   a  monthly series"DISHA:LEGENDS -GEN NEXT"(A dedication to tabla Legend Late.Ustad Allarakha 'Abbaji') on 27th August 2011.

 The  inaugural concert for Disha featured  Flute Maestro Rakesh Chaurasia and Tabla Maestro Aditya Kalyanpur(Disciple of Late.Ustad Allarakha and Ustad.Zakir Hussain).
    Launch festival was inaugurated by Percussion Maestro Taufiq Qureshi in presence of Rakesh Chaurasia,Aditya Kalyanpur,Arvind Vaidya and Mrs.Khedkar.

Introduction to Shyamal Music Foundation.

Shyamal Music Foundation is a voluntary non- profit 80-G certificate authorized trust Organization registered with the Charity Commissioner of Mumbai under the Charitable Institution Act 1950.The objective of the trust is to
A. Promote the performing art of Indian Classical Music throughout India and abroad.
B.Provide a platform to young and upcoming artists to showcase their talents.
C.Provide financial assistance to poor cancer patients. 
The Trust is headed by Aditya Kalyanpur, a foremost disciple of Tabla Maestros late Ustad  Allarakha and Ustad Zakir Hussain, and himself one of the most promising Tabla players of this generation (www.adityatabla.com). Mr. Kalyanpur founded the Trust in late 2007, in memory of his beloved mother who lost her life battling cancer and herself felt strongly about encouraging budding talents, as well alleviating the pain and suffering of those ailing.

The main objective of the trust is to provide a platform to the next Generation of Legendary artists and upcoming artists to showcase their talents & to offer financial assistance to cancer patients through the hosting of DISHA!