that
facilitates introspection, contemplation, relaxation, and meditation
Raj Rangayyan with his
Bansuri
Relax with
ragas – mystical musical structures – that resonate with your environment and
state of being
Experience
how classical music can help you be mindful and improve your emotional balance
Raj received
training on the bansuri bamboo flute
from Sri K.P. Shenoy and on the sitar from Sri N.R. Rama Rao in India. He has
given many performances in India, Canada, and Brazil. In Calgary, he has
performed for the University of Calgary, the India-Canada Association and
affiliated societies, the Raga Mala Music Society, the Shastri Indo-Canadian
Institute, the City of Calgary, the Calgary Multicultural Centre, and the
Glenbow Museum. His arrangements have included innovative combinations of many
varieties of instruments and genres of music. He wishes to present and promote
the classical music of India in its pure, serene, soothing, and natural
acoustic character to facilitate yoga, meditation, contemplation, reflection,
and relaxation.
Utpal was trained in
the tradition of classical music of India. He is proficient in tabla, pakhawaj, and other
musical instruments. He actively promotes awareness of world music by
collaborating in fusion and new age music genres. He conducts music
appreciation workshops and lecture demonstrations in South Asian Studies in
educational institutions and regularly performs in world music ensembles on
radio, television, and on the stage. He also trains in voice, rhythms, and
chants for meditation and yoga groups. Utpal has coproduced and has been
credited in several albums featuring Jazz, Flamenco, Celtic, Bluegrass, Latino,
and Choir music.
Raj and Utpal have
been performing together in Calgary for more than 30 years. They have provided
guest lecture-demonstrations in courses on South Asia and World Music at the
University of Calgary. Their music has been licensed to several prestigious
museums as well as yoga and meditation schools. They have collaborated with
several musicians of different genres, and firmly believe that music transcends all boundaries!
Raj and Utpal’s seven CDs with 50 compositions are available
through iTunes, Google, Spotify, Amazon and many other distributors.
We wish you a pleasant
and mindful exploration through our music!
Click on the CD cover images for details on the
albums:
Read reviews of CDs: click here;
and here; and here! Read clips from reviews of CDs and concerts
Raj’s music is available through iTunes Amazon
and more
than 60 digital music distributors around the world through Indie Pool!
Articles on the classical music of India: music-article.pdf brief_notes.pdf Artigo_em_Portuguese.pdf
Notes on
Basic Definitions
of Ragas Association of Ragas with Time and Season
Notes
for Sitar: Sitar1 Sitar2 Sitar3 Sitar4 Sitar5
Notes
for the Bamboo Flute Bansuri: Coming soon!
Read
about our Twilight Concert Series
Video of Interview with Gil Tucker, Global TV, Calgary
(11 Jan., 2010)
Video
of Interview with Renata Canales, EPTV, Brazil (1998, in Portuguese)
Proposal
for a Morning Concert: Eons to Eternity
Proposal
for an Evening Concert: Mystical Melodies
Proposal for a
Lecture-Demonstration on Hindustani Classical Music of India
For details on CDs,
concerts, lectures, lessons on the bansuri (flute), sitar, tabla, and the
classical music of India, please contact:
Rangaraj (Raj) Rangayyan Utpal Mazumdar
Email: raj_rangayyan@shaw.ca Email: utpal.mazumdar@shaw.ca
Raj's Bansuri with Pandit Ramdas Palsule on the Tabla: Raga Puriya Kalyan. SILPA Calgary 2017-04-30
View videos of performance at the Yasodhara Ashram:
Raga Puriya Kalyan Raga
Narayani
A demo with Raga Mishra Mand Raga Kirvani