16 April 2024/
SOUMI MAJUMDAR – VERSATILE HINDUSTANI VOCALIST
SOUMI MAJUMDAR, a versatile Hindustani Vocalist from Kolkata, West Bengal was born in a musical family, and her first musical lessons started from her mother Srimati Sujata Majumdar, Hindustani Vocalist. Later she was trained under the guidance of renowned vocalists Smt. Sujata Majumdar and Pandit Tushar Dutta. She is still studying under the guidance of her Guruji, Ustad Raza Ali Khan, eminent musician of Kasur Patiala Gharana and the Grandson of Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Sahab and son of Ustad Munwar Ali Khan Sahab of Kasur Patiala Gharana. She also studied from her Guruji under the supervision of legendary musician and Playback Singer Banga Bibhushan Gitashree Sandhya Mukherjee.
“I feel from my heart that music can break the barriers that exist between classes, communities, genders, religions, nationalities and political sects, and hopes that music can alone put a stop to war and political differences. My mission is to reflect the power and depth of Indian Music on the Universal scale,” says the renowned musician Soumi Majumdar who teaches ‘taalim’ to the young generation. She also works as lecturer in Chemistry in Narasinha Dutt College, Howrah, West Bengal.
Musician Soumi Majumdar is giving her entire efforts for enhancement and motivation on a wider platform particularly for the aspirations and true music lovers. She has her mindset for arranging concerts in ‘Baithaki’ Series and also for large audience to foster music participation by new aspirations, performers and renowned artists and popularizing Indian classical and Semi Classical Music.
Renowned Hindustani Vocalist Soumi Majumdar is an awardee in khayal in West Bengal State Music Academy and winner of the 2nd Pratima Chandra Memorial Award-2017 organised by Pratima Chandra Foundation and the Doverlane Music Conference and the Doverlane Music Academy. She is an empanelled artist of Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre (‘A’ grade in Khayal) and a regular performer artist in All India Radio and Television.
Renowned musician Soumi Majumdar has performed at various prestigious Classical and Semi-Classical concerts and her rendition and graceful voice has won the hearts of lovers of Classical as well as contemporary music including the Thumri-Dadra, Bhajan, Ghazal and Bengali modern songs (Adhunik).
PERFORMANCES
Renowned musician Soumi Majumdar has performed at many prestigious festivals including Ayee Bahar Utsav 2014 at Princep Memorial; Annual Classical Music Conference 2017 at Rabindra Sadan, Kolkata; Performed at Poush Utsav 2014 at Princep Memorial, Kolkata; Programmes organised by Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre; ‘Uchchango Sangeeter Asor’ 2013 at Ramakrishna Mission, Purulia; ‘Nutan Juger Bhore’ at Rajya Sangeet Academy Bhavan organised by West Bengal State Music Academy, Government of West Bengal; ‘Dui Bankim’ at Bangla Academy, Kolkata; ‘Bishwa Banga Sahitya Sanskriti Sammelan’ by Government of West Bengal; Performed at ‘Barshamangal’ (Khayal & Thumri) on Monsoon Raga at Girish Manch and ‘Charukala Utsav’, Festival of ‘Fine Arts’ organized by Information & Cultural Affairs, Government of West Bengal; Annual Classical Music Conference 2015, 2017 organised by West Bengal State Music Academy at Rabindra Sadan, Kolkata; Performed Classical and Sem-classical Music at the ‘Dhrupadrekha’; ‘Charukala Utsav’ 2018 at katara Manch, Rabindrasadan; Performed on the concluding day of prestigious ‘Bishnupur Music Festival 2021’ organized By Tourism Ministry, Government of West Bengal; ‘Sabrang Baithak, 2022’ and ‘Sabrang Classical Music Concert,2022’ at Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata and Dakkhini Sangeet Sammelan 2024, Kolkata.
She has released a Bengali song Album Anuranan for which she was nominated and awarded in Mirchi Music Award 2017. Bengali original songs of Musician Soumi Majumdar are quite popular and received with applause and the songs are widely accessible in worldwide audio platforms and digital stores.
Renowned Hindustani Musician Soumi Majumdar has been honoured with many awards. Being blessed and acknowledged by renowned senior vocalists and musicians with whom she came in close contact, her God-gifted mellifluous voice, musical potential, devotion and meticulous efforts that made her gain appreciation in the musical world.
