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Sitarist Indrajit Banerjee is one of the leading exponents of the Maihar Gharana. He was born in a musical family, unique due to the large number of accomplished artists in Hindustani Classical Music. Some of these family members include his guru, Pandit Kartick Kumar (Sitar), Pandit Barun Kumar Pal (Hamsa Veena), Niladri Kumar (Sitar), Partho Das (Sitar), Aparna Roy (Surbahar). He got inspiration from his sitarist mother, Manju Banerjee, who was a disciple of late Nikhil Banerjee, and afterwards, Santosh Banerjee. Indrajit''s training began with his maternal grandfather, Bankim Kumar Pal, who was the disciple of Inayat Khan, and Birendra Kishore Roy Chowdhuri (Kochi Babu). He then took training under Pandit Manilal Nag of Bishnupur Gharana. Later on, he took intensive training from his uncle, Pandit Kartick Kumar, who is a senior disciple of Pandit Ravi Shankar. All of this training developed a strong foundation for Indrajit''s music, and creative individuality. Indrajit has a special touch on Sitar combined with technical virtuosity and sensitivity. Indrajit is an A-grade artist of All India Radio and television and also an approved artist of I.C.C.R (Govt. of India). He was awarded the Gokul Nag Memorial Medal in 1987 by Bangia Sangeet Parishad, (W. Bengal), "Sur Mani"in 1990 by Sur Sringal Samsad Bombay, Avinav Kala Samman in 1997 by Avinav Kala Parishad (Bhopal). Parangotsava-2007 (a festival held in Mysore, Karnataka) recognised him as Veteran (Pandit). He is a graduate of Arts from Calcutta University and ''Sangeet Bibhakar'' . He has performed in numerous music festivals in India and abroad (Europe, U.S.A, Carribean , Canada, Alaska, Hawai, Brazil, Middle East, etc.) Indrajit takes a special interest in teaching, he has some outstanding students and a following across the world in this regard. Presently he teaches in Rhythm and Raag (an Institute for Indian Performing Arts) in Chicago.

Jayeeta started learning from the tender age of five with her mother in Kolkata , India. Since then she has never looked back. She has studied and graduated in Hindustani classical and Folk Music from the esteemed Bengal Music College. She studied and excelled at Rabindra Sangeet at Dakshini and Dakshinayan in South London under Dr. Ananda Gupta. She has honed herself into one of the best Bollywood teachers in the Austin area. Awards 2002 winner in india's famous music reality show. Performed at least 15-20 times in London, including Consulate programs. Performed in different states in USA including NABC 2015. Performed at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, India. "Musica is an accredited music school in Austin TX. It is found by the award-winning Indian singer & music teacher Jayeeta Dasmunshi. She is the winner of a reality show and has performed at many esteemed stages including Rashtrapati bhavan, India, London Consulate programs, NABC 2015. ?? Musica specializes in various genres of music, including Hindustani Vocal, Devotional Songs, Rabindrasangeet, Nazrulgeethi and Bollywood songs. Musica is also home to a music band that specializes in Indian Folk music. Please feel free to contact us for your music needs! "

Sitarist Indrajit Banerjee is one of the leading exponents of the Maihar Gharana. He was born in a musical family, unique due to the large number of accomplished artists in Hindustani Classical Music. Some of these family members include his guru, Pandit Kartick Kumar (Sitar), Pandit Barun Kumar Pa...

Jayeeta started learning from the tender age of five with her mother in Kolkata , India. Since then she has never looked back. She has studied and graduated in Hindustani classical and Folk Music from the esteemed Bengal Music College. She studied and excelled at Rabindra Sangeet at Dakshini and Da...