17 April 2024 /
WORKSHOP ON THUMRI AND VOICE CULTURE BY RENOWNED MUSICIAN DR. ADITI CHAKRABORTY
Aradhana Sangeet Academy, Ahmedabad conducts workshop on THUMRI AND VOICE CULTURE by renowned musician Dr. Aditi Chakraborty from Kolkata on Saturday, 20 April 2024 from 11.00 AM till 1.30 PM.
“The Workshop includes Riyas Style, Thumri, Dadara, Chaitee, Tappa (any three) and exercises for improving voice quality and range,” says the eminent musician Dr. Aditi Chakraborty, the prominent disciple of Padma Vibhushan Girija Devi and Pandit Amiyaranjan Bhadhopadhyay.
Renowned musician Aditi Chakraborty has been teaching Hindustani Classical music at Devi Pratidhwani of eminent musician Smt Girija Devi and conducted many workshops and classes including at Shakhri Begum Memorial Trust, Kolkata of legendary musician Ustaad Rashid Khan.
Renowned Hindustani vocalist Aditi Chakraborty studied at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi and was awarded Doctor of Music (Vocal) by BHU, Varanasi in 1998. She secured first division in Sangeet Praveen from Prayag Sangit Samiti, Allahabad in 1995. She received many awards including the prestigious Surmani, Dagar Award, Gitabharati title from Gitabitan, Kolkata. She received the Scholarship from Centre for Cultural Resources and Training, Delhi from 1987 to 1994. She has conducted numerous performances all over the country including at Kala Prakash, Varanasi (2022), Navaratri Mahotsav, Varanasi ( 2021), Kumbha Mela Sangeet Mahotsav, Allahabad (2019), Burwa Mangal Sangeet Samaroh, Varanasi (2019), 41st Haldia Music Festival, Kolkata (2019), 30th Salt Lake Music Festival, Kolkata (2016), Holi Utsav, Varanasi (2014), VSK Baithak, Habitat Centre, Delhi and many more. She has been performing Kheyal and Thumri for All India Radio(AIR) and Doordarshan, Varanasi since 1997.
Dr. Aditi Chakraborty also launched a CD on Tagore songs in 2014.
