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Rabindra Sangeet (Bengali: রবীন্দ্র সঙ্গীত; pronounced [robindɾo ʃoŋɡit]), also known as Tagore Songs, are songs from the Indian subcontinent written and composed by the Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore, winner of the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature, [1] the first Indian [2] and also the first non-European to receive such recognition. [3]
Swagatalakshmi has recorded over 5000 songs across genres including North Indian classical music, Rabindra sangeet, Carnatic classical music, Western music, Scottish and Irish folk songs, Gazal, Nazrul Geeti, modern Bengali songs, Sanskrit Stotras and chanting.
Srikanta Acharya was born in Kolkata, India and is the son of Rohini Nandan Acharya and Kana Acharya.He received formal training in Rabindrasangeet from Dakshinee.He also received training in tabla from Ustad Ali Ahmed Khan.
Originally titled as "EKLA", the song was first published in the September 1905 issue of Bhandar magazine. [1] It was based and influenced by the Vaishnavite song Harinaam Diye Jagat Matale Amar Ekla Nitai Re, which was a popular Bengali Kirtan song of Dhapkirtan [1] or Manoharshahi gharana [3] praising Nityananda, disciple of Chaitanya ...
As far as the Charyagiti (9th century), ragas have been used in Bengali music. Jaydev’s Gitagovindam, Padavali Kirtan, Mangal Giti, Shyamasangit, Tappa, Brahma Sangeet and Tagore songs have been inspired by Ragas. The use of north Indian ragas in Bangla songs began in 18th century. [1] This trend gathered momentum during the 19th and 20th ...
The leading proponent of Bengali music is Rabindranath Tagore (known in Bengali as Robi Thakur and Gurudeb, the latter meaning "Respected Teacher" (in the Bengal of that time, the suffix 'deb' was an honorific, ascribed to people who enjoyed immense respect, but this title was primarily used by his students at Santiniketan, though many others ...
Kamalini Mukherji (born 17 October 1979) is an Indian vocalist, primarily known for her Rabindra Sangeet performances. [1] [2] Mukherji has released 12 music albums with HMV Saregama, one of the leading music labels in India. As of 2018, she has performed concerts in India, the US, [3] Canada, and Bangladesh. [4]
Sagar Sen music directed the Bengali movie Abirbhab; not known to many, Hemanta Mukherjee & Bhupen Hazarika have sung under his music direction. His renditions Ei Jibon Emni Kore Ar To Soy Na and Ki Holo Chand Keno Meghe Dheke Gelo, modern Bengali song tracks composed by Salil Chowdhury and recorded in 1980, were runaway hits.