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A Summit of Strings in the Sierra Nevada
"Just intonation is also the preferred tuning system for Indian classical music, so it was
felicitous that Thakur Chakrapani Singh
also gave a recital at the festival. He performed on a slide guitar played in the manner of the
traditional Indian veena.
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It was fascinating to hear this music on the guitar and wonderful to hear this intricate and
beautiful style,
having much in common with the sarod music of Ali Akbar Khan, performed on the guitar."
- By, Scott Cmiel who is the Chair of the guitar and musicianship departments at the San Francisco
Conservatory of Music Preparatory Division
and Director of the guitar program at San Francisco School of the Arts.
in a reputed paper called "San Francisco Classical Voice", USA
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HINDU
Sangeet
Samman
Awards
presented
Tribune
News
Service
New
Delhi,
October
25
The
on
Thursday
Art
and
Cultural
Trust
of
India,
a
centre
that
Indian
classical
music
in
the Capital,
presented
the
6th
Sangeet
Samman
Awards
to
four
outstanding
performing
artists.
(Shehnai)
This
year,
Pt.
Abhay
Narayan
Mallick
(Dhrupad
-promotes
Vocal)
and
Pt.
Krishna
Ram
Choudhry
were
the
Sangeet
jointly
awarded
Shree
the
Bharat
Ke
Sangeet
Ratna.
Jayant
Kastuar
(Kathak)
was
honored
with
and
tremendous
Aditi
Mangaldas
contribution
(for
creativity
in
Kathak)
was
conferred
the
Delhi
Ratna
for
their
to
the
world
of
Indian
classical
music
and
dance.
Justice
Mukul
Mudgal,
judge
of
the
Delhi
High
Court
was
the
chief
guest.
The
founder-president
of
the
trust,
Thakur
Chakrapani
Singh,
said,
“The
trust
was
established
with
a
view
to
re-establish
classical
music
in
India
which
was
increasingly
losing
its
patrons,
students
and
performers
to
western
music
forms
like
hip-hop
and
pop.
We
appreciate
many
other
forms
of
music,
but
Indian
classical
music
is
an
integral
part
of
our
society
and
the
country’s
cultural
heritage
and
we
are
keen
to
protect
and
promote
it.”
Speaking
on
the
occasion,
Lalit
chairman,
the
Art
and
Cultural
Trust
of
India,
said,
“Indian
classical
music
has
always
been
a
part
of
our
rich
cultural
heritage
and
IBhasin,
laud
the
efforts
ofmay
these
veteran
artists
who
have
done
so
much
to
preserve
its
purity
and
spread
awareness
about
our
performing
arts.
I heartily
congratulate
the
winners
and
wish
them
the
very
best
in
their
endeavours
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Times
of
india,
New
Delhi----Chakrapani's
is
his
recitals
the
guitar
nuances
only
clearly
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guitar
adding
in
unique
show
the
vadak
context
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his
style
more
to
genius
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of
guitar
strings
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Raga.
perception
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style.
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to
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strokes
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NAIR,The
Hindustan
Times,
New
Delhi-----------Thakur
but
and
---------------has
TANTRAKARI
chakrapani
revived
its
ancient
part
singh
of
of
music
form
Delhi
and
with
has
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speciality
not
this
only
instrumentality
practised
in
the
region------.
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performed
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Sunil
on
32
mingled
stringed
"MUKTA"
GAYAKI
Guitar
hills
CHAKRAPANI
were
ruins
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of
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alive
SINGH
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and
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century
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melody
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PERFORMANCE
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BHASKAR
OFFICAL
REPORTER
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THAKUR
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CHAKRAPANI
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PORTRAYAL
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CITY
PIECE
CARE
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AND
PERFORM
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SATISFIES
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THE
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LISTENERS.HIS
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AFTERNOON
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Ratna"awards
Pt
conferred
Ramasish
Art
and
the
Cultural
Pathak,
of
2005
of
"Sangeet
Trust
-------Kathak
to
Vocalist
Of
India
Shree"
Pt.Ramashrya
Dancers
has
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Jha
bestow
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&
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Music
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both
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to
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New
Delhi,
Monday
May
09,2005
(News
) presented
-----------A
India
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Habitat
evening
centre
with
the
members
of
the
Chakrapani's
"WORLD
SCHOOL
OF
MUSIC"
At
The
Hindustan
Times
New
Delhi,
Tuesday
May
10,2005
(HT
CITY)
(News)
---Vocals
have
Centre
Chakrapani's
Classical
been
on
speak
Music
Tuesday.
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for
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Music"
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children
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skills
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DAY
New
Delhi,
Friday,
May
13,
2005
(REVIEW)
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