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SANJOY BANERJEE (Indian Classical Music Vocalist)

Indian Classical Music is a supreme art form, highly acclaimed for its aesthetic quality, intricate technique and sublimity. As an accomplished successor of this musical domain, Sanjoy Banerjee, vocalist, has stepped masterly into this field and with his sonorous and unwavering voice he has enthralled audience at home and abroad. He has already performed in America, England, Germany, and Bangladesh and received fascinating response everywhere. Besides this he has special inclination in scoring music and has directed music for several projects very successfully.

Musical Training

Sanjoy had the rare privilege of learning music in Guru-Shisya Parampara method of training under Late Pt.A.Kanan and then under Sangeet Vidushi Smt.Malabika Kanan, as a Scholar at ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata.Foreseeing the latent potentialities they acknowledged Sanjoy as “worthy successor”of their musical heritage.

Awards

Received ‘Surmani’Award from ‘Sur-Sringar Samsad’, Mumbai. Awarded National Scholarship by the Minister of Human Resource & Development, Government of India, in 1993. Awarded Junior Fellowship by the Department of Culture, Govt of India in 1996.

Achievements

Degree of “Sangeet Pravakar” from Prayag Sangeet Samity in 1983. Stood First in All India Radio Music Competition in 1992. A B-High grade regular performer of All India Radio and Doordarshan (T.V.). Performed vocal music in a Documentary prepared under 70 years celebration of All India Radio. Performed vocal music in conferences like, Rajya Sangeet Academy, ITC Music Conference, Swai Gandharva Festival, Kal Ke Kalakar (Mumbai), Faiyaz Khan Sangeet Samaroh (Agra) and many others. Performed vocal music in channels like Doordarshan (T.V.), and Tara Bangla (Jalsaghar).

Professional Tours

His tour to Bangladesh in 1997 as a performer and trainer received high appreciation from the music lovers. His performance has enthralled audience in various places, like Surtal Asian Arts, Sruti Arts(Leicester),Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan,Nehru Centre, National Maritime Museum(Greenwich),Blackhealth Hall in London, Liverpool ,Scunthorpe, Hull, Manchester in UK,and Nuremberg, Stuttgart,Frankfurt,Linnich,Balingen,Durren in Germany and bear testimony of his mastery over this art form.

In 2005 he was invited to UK for music direction for the dance drama “Kahani Diwali” for Surtal Asian Arts in Derby (a project sponsored by Arts Council of England) which received great appreciation. For success in this project he was again given a special invitation to UK directing music for the prestigious Three Cities Project “ Kahani Diwali” involving cities of Leicester, Nottingham and Derby in 2006 and has earned the hearts of the audiences there and special appreciation from the mayors of the three cities.

At present Sanjoy is a visiting teacher at the prestigious American Academy of Indian Classical Music established in New York.

Visit his website www.sanjoybanerjee.com

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