Udai Mazumdar

Udai Mazumdar
Background information
Born (1970-03-28) March 28, 1970
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
Origin India
Genres Indian classical music
Occupation(s) Musician and Composer
Instruments Tabla
Website http://www.mazumdarudai.com

Udai Mazumdar (Hindi: उदय मज़ूमदार), (born March 28, 1970) is an Indian tabla player,[1] music producer and composer.

Early life

Udai was born in Allahabad, and started learning Tabla and Hinduatani Vocal at the age of seven. In 1981, he became a disciple of Kaviraj Ashutosh Bhattacharya for further training. In 1988, to further his musical knowledge, Udai went to Delhi and became the disciple of the sitar maestro Bharat Ratna Pandit Ravi Shankar. He lived and learned with the Maestro in the age old tradition of "Guru Shiyha Parampara" (Living together with the teacher).

Career

Udai has performed for the Royal Families of Britain and Sweden.[2] He has accompanied Ravi Shankar on various occasions.[3][4][5] Udai made his presence felt while performing with Zakir Hussain on the eve of the 75th birthday celebration of Ravi Shankar. Udai has broadcast on Radio DRS in Switzerland, BBC TV and Radio France. He has toured extensively across the globe, namely: Durgalal Festival Delhi, The Saptak Festival Ahmedabad, Vasantahabba Festival Bengaluru, International Folk Festival Hungary, Drum Festival Germany, World Music Festival Rome, International Festival for Chernobyl Victims Minsk, Internal Festivals for contemporary Music, Mongolia, Odessa, Vietnam, Indonesia,[6] etc.[7][8][9][10] More recently he created a musical based on the 11th century epic Geet Govind by Jayadev, called “Geet Govinda – The eternal love song of Krishna”,[11][12][13][14] 'Kabir Tulsi and Us',[15] 'Singing Strings'[16] and 'Bhaskar - The Rising'[17] for which he has also composed and recorded the original music score.[11]

Personal life

Udai was born in a family of musicians. His father, Partho Sarathy Mazumdar, is among the first generation of guitarists in Indian classical music. Udai is married to Filomena Bianculli. Together, they have one son, Jay Mazumdar and one daughter, Isha Mazumdar. Udai composes music and teaches students in both Basel, Switzerland and New Delhi, India[10][11][12]. Some of these performers include: Namrata Rai,[18] Bhaskar Das, Rohan Dasgupta,[19] Piu nandi, Rupesh Pathak.[20][21][22]

Discography

Ravi Shankar, Bikram Ghosh, Udai Mazumdar
After a concert in Jakarta, Indonesia where Pandit Udai Mazumdar lead musicians from different parts of the world

References

  1. ↑ http://amgindia.in/artiste-roster/ahimsa/
  2. ↑ http://www.mazumdarudai.com
  3. ↑ Sundaresan, P.N. (2004). Sruti, issues 232-243.
  4. ↑ Purie, Aroon (1997). India Today. India: Living Media India Limited.
  5. ↑ Information S.E.G./S.S.E. S.E.G. 1995.
  6. ↑ http://www.asef.org/images/docs/808-Project_Brief.pdf
  7. ↑ http://swisspak.com/web/sites/default/files/Flyer_Shafqat_Ali_Khan_ZH.pdf
  8. ↑ Udai, Mazumdar (January 2, 2004), "Close to vocal", The Hindu, retrieved January 2, 2004
  9. ↑ http://www.worldrhythm.de/wrp/musicians.html
  10. ↑ Udai, Mazumdar (February 9, 2009). "Strung Out". The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata). Retrieved February 9, 2009.
  11. 1 2 http://www.mazumdarudai.com/recording.html
  12. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEgWdRSxWJY
  13. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK_VlEpveSo
  14. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb691SA40U0
  15. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfR-6fLJVMY
  16. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og4mJfKliz4
  17. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAQV_QiQrrM
  18. ↑ http://www.namrtarai.com
  19. ↑ http://rohandasgupta.com
  20. ↑ http://jazzdunyasi.jazz.az/content/view/109/55/lang,en/
  21. ↑ http://www.ukraine-kiev-tour.com/vinnytsia_jazzfest_2013.html
  22. ↑ http://www.fest.md/en/events/concerts/ethno-jazz-festival-2012
  23. ↑ http://www.derekgripper.com/acoustic-guitar-albums/rising/
  24. ↑ http://www.worldcat.org/title/echoes-from-india/oclc/727719391
  25. ↑ http://www.musikderwelt.info/cdcorner.asp
  26. ↑ http://www.efi.group.shef.ac.uk/labels/plagdich/pdn007.html

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