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Prasun Banerjee | |
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| Born | August 15, 1926 Kadam Kuan, Patna, British India |
| Died | March 22, 1997 Kolkata/Calcutta, India |
| Genres | Hindustani classical music |
| Occupation(s) | singer |
| Years active | ? - 1994 |
Pandit Prasun Banerjee (bengali: প্রসুন ব্যানার্জী) (c. Aug 15, 1926 – 22 March 1997) was one of the foremost disciples of Ustaad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, and was hailed as the torchbearer[1] of the Patiala-Kasur Gayaki immortalized by Ustaadji. It was the Ustaad’s personal wish to teach Prasun, and the result was the so-called “Prasun-flavour“[2]. To listeners, it was more of a new ‘ang’, bearing a touch of silken and fine, and those who heard it once could not forget it for the rest of their lives. He married Meera Banerjee (nee Meera Chatterjee), who is hailed as the "Empress of Patiala Gayaki"[3].
Early life and background
editPandit Prasun Banerjee was born in Kadam Kuan, Patna, then in British India.
Singing career
editSmt Indrani Mazumdar, daughter of the renowned Hindutani classical vocalist couple Late Pandit Prasun Banerjee and Late Vidushi Meera Banerjee, is an experienced and well-known vocalist herself. She is also an acclaimed 'guru' of Hindustani classical and light classical music. Her many successful students prove her capability as a consummate trainer.
She was brought up in a family of stalwarts and enthusiasts of classical and neo-classical music. Apart from her famous parents, she received 'taalim' from her musicologist maternal grandfather Sri Shailendra Kumar Chatterjee and later from Ustad Munawar Ali Khan. ...... Her specialty is in maintaining the purity of 'raaga' and the asthetic sense of 'bistaar'.
The legacy
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Discography
edit- Ocean of Melody Vol I - Pt. Prasun Banerjee - Bihaan Music
- Ocean of Melody Vol II - Pt. Prasun Banerjee - Bihaan Music
- Radiance - Pt. Prasun Banerjee - Bihaan Music
References
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edit[[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:1997 deaths]] [[Category:Hindustani singers]] [[Category:Patiala Gharana]] [[Category:Thumri]] [[Category:Bengali people]] [[Category:People from Patna]] [[es:Prasun Banerjee]] [[fr:Prasun Banerjee]] [[hi:प्रसून बनर्जी]]