Monday, April 16, 2012

Pt. Ritesh & Rajnish Misra, Classical Vocal, 16th to 23rd April


‘Mishra Bandhu’ Ritesh and Rajnish  Misra , are one of the leading upcoming vocalists  in the country today .Duet singing in the Indian Classical Music is considered a very difficult art, for it requires not only individual competence but, great amount of self-control to improvise and harmonize at the same time. The maestros due Ritesh-Rajnish Mishra have put in every thing to achieve such excellence under the guidance of the ever great, Padma Vibhushan  Pt. Rajan Misra (Father) and Pt. Sajan Misra (Uncle) of the Banaras Gharana,

The Artist brothers  have been learning music since their birth with sounds of Tanpura, Sarangi, Tabla and voices of forefathers vibrating in their home and surroundings.  Skilled with rich knowledge of Indian Ragas the duos render Khayal, Tappa, Tarana Bhajans and other classical forms, casting a spell on the audience.

They have performed at most prestigious concerts all over the world in countries like Canada,   United States of America, that included Lincoln Centre In New York , the Royal Albert Hall and the   Queen Elizabeth Hall in  London ,  Germany , Italy , France , Spain , Dubai etc.
On the 15 of April, they performed at the young maestro’s festival in Delhi where they were facilitated by the Chief Minister Mrs Sheila Dixit.

Their work with famous composer Michol Nymen has been released as an album (SANGAM) selling worldwide. They have sung 3rd track “Mahadeva” in the album called ‘Rise’ that has been nominated for the prestigious ‘Grammy Awards’. They have given background score to the audio book by Penguine & ANB publisher.

They are ‘A’ grade vocalists of All India Radio and Television. They have been awarded the prestigious ‘Yuva Ratna Award’ for the year 1999. They have also received the prestigious “Bhavishya Jyoti Award” for the year 2007. They have received the prestigious “ Sangeet Natak Akademi’s Ustad Bismillah Khan Award” for the year 2008. They have recently been conferred with "Sangeet Samriddhi Samman".

They are accompanied by Shubh Maharaj on the tabla and Sumit Mishra on harmonium.

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