Mitali Banerjee Bhawmik

	Mitali Banerjee Bhawmik
Guru Recording Concerts Music	Mitali Banerjee Bhawmik, a rising star of the Hindustani Classical vocal music, was born in Nogaon, Assam. She started her music lessons at a very early age from Sri Ajit Dutta. Later she received extensive training in classical vocal music from Pandit Sri Biren Phukan of Guahati Assam. Mitali then came to Calcutta where she received lessons from Srimati Meera Banerjee, the reknowned vocalist. Since 1983, Mitali is under the tutelage of Padmabhusan Pandit V.G. Jog, the famous violin maestro. Mitali has also received training in semi-classical vocal music from Srimati Dahlia Rahut, the senior most disciple of Padmabhusan Srimati Girija Devi.
	Mitali has performed in several concerts in India and USA. In India she has performed at the Sangeet Research Academy, Bhawanipur Sangeet Samaj, Salt Lake Music Festival in Calcutta, the Calcutta School of Music, the World Bengali Conference, Spic-Macay at IIT Kharagpur and several others. In USA some of her performances include, Ali Akbar College of Music at San Raphael and Fremont in California, concerts in Los Angeles, Santa Cruz, Dallas, Princeton University, Yale University, Rutgers University. Mitali has also performrd in Sangeet Prabhaat organized by Marathi Viswa of NJ. She has performed in All Night Concert organised by Chhandayan. She has given several concerts in different states in US and also in UK. Mitali has been gifted with a very strong and melodious voice which is perfectly suited for the Khayal and Thumri style of Hindustani music. Her soulful rendition of the Ragas have kept the audience mesmerized and has won her many appreciations and accolades. She also performs the more lighter forms of Hindustani music like thumri, dadra,kajri, chaiti, tappa and also bhajans, Ghazals with equal grace and perfection. Mitali currently resides in Monmouth Junction in New Jersey and teaches music to the students in the area. Her students have won the prestigous New Jersey Arts Council fellowship grant to continue learning Hindustani Classical music from her. Mitali currently offers regular classes at Bharat Sevasram Sangha, Kendall Park, NJ. . Mitali has released her first debut CD album "Vandana". In this CD Mitali is blessed by her Guruji Pandit V. G. Jog's violin accompaniment. Mitali performs Khayal in Raga Anandi Kalyan, followed by a Hori Thumri, a Dadra, and a Bhajan. To listen to the Bhajan (in RealAudio) click here. The CD is available from CDNOW or Orchard online stores. CDBaby is also selling this CD. Her second CD is named Rasiya where she has sung a morning raga Ahir Bhairav, Midday raga Gaud-Sarang and a Kajri. You can also purchase the CD by sending an email and a check (made to Mitali Bhawmik) for $14.00 ($12.00 + $2.00 S/H). Rasiya is $15.00 per CD.