Rajeev Janardan
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| Background information | |
| Origin | India |
| Genres | Indian classical music |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | sitar, surbahar, rudra veena |
| Website | https://rajeevjanardan.com/ |
Rajeev Janardan (born 1967) is an Indian classical sitar player of the Imdadkhani gharana (school),[1] taught by Bimalendu Mukherjee.[1][2][3] He lives in New Delhi.[1][3][4]
At the age of 15, Janardan won the All India Music Competition. He 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.[6] 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.
Awards and Achievements
[edit]- Winner of All India Music Competition (at age 15)
- Prayag Sangit Samiti All-India Music Competition
- Sur Singar Samsad Competition, Mumbai
- Became an A-grade artist of All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan at age 19
Videos
[edit]- Raag Khammaj - A mind-blowing Sitar player
- Raag Desh - The Magic of Surbahar
- Raag Bageshri - Live
- Raag Bhairav - Live
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Pradeep, K. (2 October 2003). "Odd Woman Out". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
- ^ a b Wadhera, Prakash (14 June 1996). "Making music – good music – at IIC". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
- ^ a b Pradeep, K (13 October 2003). "Guitar and gayaki". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 24 November 2003. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
- ^ Pradeep, K (30 October 2003). "Dance & music fiesta". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 January 2004. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
- ^ Malhotra, Bandana (23 June 1996). "Rajeev's fine sitar recital". The Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
- ^ Jenzer, Jakob (2008). "Colors of Sound – Music Bridge Swiss India" (PDF). Retrieved 22 May 2009.
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