Minakshi Majumdar - Vocal
Siddhartha Komaragiri - Tabla
Srikar Ayyalasomayajula - Harmonium
Come join us at the Chhandayan Center for a vocal concert by a leading vocalist of the current generation. The concert will also be streamed live.
Minakshi Majumdar
Minakshi is a leading Hindustani vocalist of the present generation. She has created a niche as a classical and semi-classical vocalist through her performances in several reputed music festivals and venues. Her performances at the National program of Music organized by the national radio and the Dover Lane Music Conference drew attention to her talent, which took her on tour to several cities in the country and abroad.
Minakshi's ultimate formation as a performer occurred under the guidance of Gurus Bidushi Girija Devi, Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty and Pandit Arun Bhaduri of the Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata, where she was a scholar for the final six years of her studies. Her birth in a family of musicians greatly helped in the initial nurturing of her talent. She was fortunate to find her first Guru in her mother Sandhya Majumdar. Later she received formal training from Sri Sarat Bandopadhyay and Pandit Nihar Ranjan Banerjee, Bidushi Purnima Chaudhuri and Sri Aniruddha Bhattacharya.
Minakshi holds a master's degree from the Rabindra Bharati University with Honours in vocal music. She is an 'A' graded artist of the national radio of India. She is also a listed artist of Indian Council for Cultural Relations under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Minakshi is gifted with a voice, which suits equally well for Khayal, Thumri and other type of semi-classical songs. Her prolonged and in-depth study of the different forms equipped her style of rendition to be equally attractive to the erudite as well common listeners. It ranges from simplicity to complexity, never loosing that alluring quality. Her command over Raga, Sur, Taal and Laya, as applied in the different forms she has excelled in, allows her the freedom of expression - the ultimate Rasa she delivers through her performances.
Siddhartha Komaragiri
Siddhartha Komaragiri, also known as KVSTabla, is a classically trained tabla player based out of Manhattan, New York City. He began training when he was 7 years old and has been learning from Pt. Samir Chatterjee since he was 12 years old. Throughout his time playing tabla, he has won various awards and national competitions. Outside of Indian classical concerts, Siddhartha has performed at a plethora of luxury weddings as a fusion and classical artist. He also performs at many unique events. Recently, he shared the stage with a couple others to open for Jay Sean at the 2022 Times Square Diwali party (50,000+ people). He also played for multiple Mayyur Girotra runway shows during New York Fashion week.
Srikar Ayyalasomayajula
Srikar grew up in central New Jersey and currently lives in Brooklyn. He has learnt Harmonium from Guru Sri Hemant Kulkarni in New Jersey for over ten years. Srikar has performed harmonium solo pieces in a number of concerts and competitions in harmonium growing up, including winning first prize in national competitions conducted by Marathi Vishwa, Academy of Indian Music and Fine Arts, Bharat Sevashram, etc. Apart from solo performances, Srikar has also provided dynamic as energetic Harmonium saath to artists from around the world regularly for over a decade. Srikar was also the Music Chair of Michigan Sahana, the premier Indian Classical Music and Dance Organization at the University of Michigan and had been organizing and performing in their concerts throughout his time at the university. After graduating, Srikar had been continuing to be a part of both classical accompaniment and fusion collaborations across the country. Apart from music, Srikar currently works at Google as a Software Engineer in New York City.