- Ronu Majumdar
Ronu Majumdar is a noted
flautist in theHindustani Classical Music tradition.Born inVaranasi on June 20, 1963, Ranendranath Majumdar, popularly known asRonu was trained under his father, Dr. Bhanu Majumdar, and later learned vocal music with the late Pt. Laxman Prasad Jaipurwale at whose behest hereverted to the flute. Pandit Vijay Raghav Rao, a music scholar, groomed Ronu intoa concert flautist.The
bansuri flute was brought into the fold of Hindustani Classical musicbarely half a century ago by PtPannalal Ghosh , before which it was considered as a folk instrument. Ronu's speciality is the "ShankBansuri ", a 3-ft long flute of his owndesign, which adds an extra dimension at the lower scales.Awards, Nominations, and Music Collaborations
In 1981, Ronu Majumdar won the first prize at the
All India Radio competition, and the President's Gold Medal. [ [http://www.iitk.ac.in/dosa/spic/ronu.html Brief Biography of Ronu Majumdar] ] .In 1996,Ronu received a Grammy nomination for his work on thealbum Tabula Rasa with
Bela Fleck , the American banjo virtuoso.He has associated with Pandit Ravi Shankar in albums like Passages,and Chants of India. He has more than 30 audio releases to his credit.He has won prestigious Aditya Vikram Birla Award for the year 1999for his dedication to music.Sahara India Pariwar felicitated him withlife-time achievement award on occasion of Jyoti Diwas 2001.Today, Ronu Majumdar is among the more popular musicians on this instrument,and is especially popular with the younger generation for his creative improvisations.Pt Majumdar's music is rooted in the Maihar gharana which has musicians of eminencelike Pt
Ravi Shankar and UstadAli Akbar Khan to its credit. Apart from hisconcerts all over India in different music festivals, he also participated in theFestival of India inMoscow and Asiad '82 inNew Delhi . He has toured extensively in Europe, the USA , Canada, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, and the Middle East.Pt. Majumdar is also known for a number of collaborations and
jugalbandi s withother leading instrumentalists. An innovative composer, he has also composed severalpieces in a fusion of Hindustani classical with other forms of music, particularlyWestern Classical Music , including the projects Carrying Hope (Music Today ),A Traveller's Tale, Song of Nature (Magnasound), Kal Akela Kahan (Plus Music).References
External links
* [http://www.ronumajumdar.com Official Website]
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