Satyaki Banerjee (Bengali: সাত্যকি ব্যানার্জি) is an Indian Bengali composer. He is a part of an Anglo-Bengali band with members in Kolkata and London. He plays instruments like the dotara and the sarod, and his performances incorporate both the classical and the folk idioms. He studied the sarod with the late Pandit Dipak Chowdhury and now trains under Pandit Tejendra Narayan Majumdar. He picked up the dotara in the company of practising folk musicians, in akhras and melas and in him the classical and folk meld to evolve into a unique style of playing. He is also a self-taught oud and rebab player, besides being a magnificent singer of mostly Bengali mystical poetry, in the baul and kirtan traditions.
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 Satyaki Banerjee's Performance at Hauz Khas Village, New Delhi in Meetings in Music - Moushumi Bhowmik, Satyaki Banerjee and Rosalind Acton in Concert on 13 May 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Satyaki Banerjee |
| Origin | India |
| Genres | Bengali folk music |
| Instruments | Sarod, Dotara |
| Years active | 2005 – present |
Personal life
editSatyaki is a historian by training and takes serious academic interest in the music he practices. He studied from Julien Day School, Kolkata, Elgin Road branch.
Music life
editSatyaki has been part of Parapar since 2005, but he has also performed independently with Mousumi Bhowmik in concerts at home and abroad, including in New York, London, Leeds, Dhaka and Chittagong.[1][2] Banerjee is the music director of 2021 Bengali web series Birohi.[3][4] He is also a member of the experimental band Borno Anonyo.
References
edit- ^ Dastidar, Sreyashi. "BARD SONGS IN MANY VOICES". March 15, 2008. The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 6 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ Correspondent, Cultural (1 April 2011). "Moushumi Bhowmik performs in Gana Sangeet fest". Holiday Arts and culture. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Jamuna Lyrics (যমুনা) Birohi - Satyaki Banerjee - Uribaba". Bong Connection. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "প্রদীপ্তর 'বিরহী'তে কনসালট্যান্ট ঋত্বিক, পরের পূর্ণদৈর্ঘ্যের ছবিতে হচ্ছেন নায়ক". Zee24Ghanta.com (in Bengali). 23 June 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.