On the Auspicious Occasion of Guru Purnima Shibpur Ranjini pay tribute to Guruji Pt Kamal Mallick with Raga Mishra Kafi
Addhya Taal and Drut Teental (16 beats).
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Name of the Artist accompanied on tabla, date and place of recording not found. we are extremely sorry for that.
Pt. Kamal Mallick (1934-2014), was an Indian Hindustani classical musician of the Maihar gharana, known for his mastery in playing the sarod as well as his depth of understanding of the character of each raga in his repertoire and the control on the swaras. In 1959 he was honoured by the then Hon’ble President of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad with a Gold Medal.' He was a blessed disciple of Acharya Shyam Ganguly and then the great doyen of sarode Ustad Ali Akbar Khan sahab. He established a music organization called “Shibpur-Ranjini” at Shibpur, Howrah in 1975 and many of his disciples have gone on to become renowned musicians. His devotion to the art of Hindustani classical music and his expertise as a Guru is celebrated by his peers.
Career
He secured first position at All India Radio Music Competition in 1959 and was honoured by the then Hon’ble President of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad with a Gold Medal.
He participated in numerous Music festivals in the same Dias with stalwarts like Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Pt. Vinayakrao Patwardhan, Pt. Narayanrao Vyas, Ustad Amir Khan (singer), Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Pt. Nikhil Banerjee and many others.
He was invited to perform by Hafiz Ali Khan Society in the prestigious ‘Festival of Sarode’ in Delhi, Ravi Shankar Institute of Music and performing Arts in Varanasi, Jadubhatta Sangeet Sammelan, Sadarang Music Conference, Tansen Sangeet Sammelan, Dover Lane Music Conference and many other esteemed music concerts.
He was an artist of All India Radio[1] as well as Doordarshan. He was a lecturer of Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata.
He was brave enough to render Purab Thumri with his Sarod, which had hardly been demonstrated by any Instrumentalist of Sarod or Sitar till date.
He was globally acclaimed by virtue of his tonal quality in Sarod through various cassettes and CD-s released by ‘Sanskritik’ in London and by various music industries in India.
Tours
He had toured throughout Europe and Africa in 1980, 1983, 1985, 1988 as an Indian Delegate deputed by Government of India to propagate Indian classical music worldwide.
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