India 'N' Chants

In this Album called “INDIA ´N´ CHANTS!” Udhai Mazundhar has brought together the best of Indian Chants which are non-religious but very spiritual in its character like the Gāyatri Mahāmantra, Guru Mantra, Mangalācharanam, Āchman, Prānāyāmah, Nyāsah, Mahāmrityunjaya Mantra, Navagraha Mantra, Panchtatva Mantra, Shanti Mantra etc.

Udhai Mazumdar is a versatile tabla player of the Benares Gharana. He hails from a family of musicians and fine artistes in Allahabad. His father, Partho Sarathy Mazumdar, is among the first-generation of guitarists in the fields of Indian Classical music. Learnt from late Pandit Ashoutosh
Bhattacharya, and the world-renowned Sitar Maestro, Bharat Ratna Pandit Ravi Shankar, Udhai has participated in many noteworthy Indian and international festivals, besides playing for and with Pandit Ravi Shankar on different occasions, like performing before the Royal Families of England and Sweden, accompanied Pt. Ravi Shankar together with Ustad Zakir Hussain in a concert to mark the Maestro’s 75th birth year etc.

Udhai also has credits on the CD’s “Echoes from India”, “Fulfillment”, “Reverberations - I”, “Musik der Welt Bern” , “ShankaRagmala”.

As a composer Udhai has created CD’s like “Geeta Govinda”, “Journey-An elaborated Raagamala”, “Kabir, Tulasi & Us”, “Singing Strings”, “Ibaadat” etc.

Udhai is Based in New Delhi and Basel, from where he travels for his concerts across the globe and teaches students privately at home, as in age old traditional teaching of Indian classical music.

Credits

Conceived and Original music composed by Udhai Mazumdar

Vocal/Harmonium - Rupesh Pathak

Vocal - Indrawasini

Sitar - Rohan Dasgupta

Bansuri - Bhaskar Das

Music Programming - Debashish Som

Tabla / Percussions - Udhai Mazumdar

Arrangement - Udhai Mazumdar/Debashish Som

Recording - Deepak Samson/Delhi; Goutam Basu/Kolkata

Mixing & Mastering - Goutam Basu

Album Art Work - Ankan Talukdar