Artists agreed upon to perform in Bangamela 2008

	Srikanto Acharya Srikanto Acharya primarily sings contemporary Bangla songs reflecting the ethos of his times as well steeped in the rich musical heritage of the past. Srikanta received formal training in Rabindra Sangeet for ten years. He also took training in Tabla, his first love from Ustad Ali Ahmad Khan for a brief period. Overall he has learnt his music from avid listening of all kinds of music and in this sense he is essentially a self taught musician. read more
	Lopamudra Mitra Lopamudra Mitra, daughter of Late, Shree Pranab Mitra and Shreemati Sumita Mitra, is the most popular contemporary Bengali Singer now. She started learning music from her father in childhood. Then she learnt Rabindra Sangeet from the Gitabitan Cultural Institute. Thereafter she started taking lessons on Indian Classical Music under the tutelage of Smt. Rita Roy and later on from Shri Anon Badhuri. read more
	Satinath Mukhopadyay Satinath Mukhopadyay is a very familiar and renowned face in West Bengal, India, who is aways at the helm of cultural affairs. Satinath is A versatile actor Excels in recitation An exceptionally superb anchor read more
	Swapan Chaudhuri “…the controlled virtuosity of Swapan’s (Tabla) playing always implied that if he cared, nothing could stop him. What a display he put on…!" San Francisco Chronicle, USA Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri is a phenomenon in the arena of Indian Classical Music. Musicians honor him as one of the most highly respected Tabla players, worthy of highest regard all over the world. He is a recipient of the prestigious Sangeet Natak Academy Award from the Government of India, and the American Academy of Artists Award, both of which are reserved only for those artists who have attained the highest level of artistry. read more
	Amit Ganguly Amit Ganguly is trained in both North Indian Classical and Modern songs. He completed Diploma in Rabindra Sangeet from Calcutta University and a B High grade Artiste of All India Radio & Kolkata Doordarshan. He is a popular singer of kolkata who sings his own songs and songs of Kishore Kumar. Bijoya Ganguly sings songs of Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhonsle and current film songs. read more
	Mr. Hans Vermeersch Hans Vermeersch is a violinist, teacher, composer, conductor and artistic leader of the Rajhans Orchestra. Hans Vermeersch was born in Knokke (1957) , a coastal town in West-Flanders, Belgium. In 1988 he traveled for the first time to India and got really smashed with its musical wealth. read more
	Ken Zuckerman Ken Zuckerman, internationally acclaimed as one of the finest sarod virtuosos performing today, has also been called “…one of the world’s most eclectic masters of improvisation.” He has completed thirty-five years of training under the rigorous discipline of India’s legendary sarod master Ustad Ali Akbar Khan and has performed with Maestro Khan in numerous concerts in Europe, India, and the United States. read more
	Ramesh Misra A glaring example of total dedication, depth and maturity, Pandit Ramesh Mishra is a phenomenon in the field of Indian classical Music. Mastering over one of the most difficult unique string instruments ' Sarangi', Ramesh Mishra is today acclaimed as an outstanding artist of India. read more
	Suklyan Bhattacharya and Entourage The Artist, Sukalyan Bhattacharya, is an internationally renowned choreographer, dancer, teacher and producer. He started his lesson in dance at a very tender age and continued his training under different "Gurus" in various styles, e.g. Bharat Natyam, Rabindrik, Kathakali, Martial Arts, Chau and finally Manipuri under Guru Bipin Singh and Smt. Kalavati Devi. read more
	Swapan Basu Far from the madding crowd into the openness of nature the name of Swapan Basu becomes almost synonymous with the idyllic folk tunes of eastern India. An icon in the fields of folk music, Swapan Basu has become a name by himself and is held solely responsible for making the vivacious folk tunes of rural India touch a million hearts of the urban India and far abroad crossing the bar of international barriers and man made restrictions. read more
	Ferdous Ara She is the one and only singer whose songs are still playing and transmitting in “BTV” (National Broad Casting Centre) as Filler which she sang twenty years back. read more
	Parnava Banerjee Parnava has the wonderful gift from God – his melodious voice, his music has the intensity to explode on stage! He has the power that rushes your adrenalin through the various numbers he delivers. He is the versatile singer of the day – Champion of Zee TV Bangla Golden Voice’2006-Parnava, Parnava Banerjee. read more
	Shaoni Mitra Shaoni Mitra, the female champ of TVS Sa Re Ga Ma 1996, is a sparkling star on the Indian music horizon today. She is a musical genius with voice of a nightingale. Her repertoire of songs span a vast spectrum of Indian music from pure Classical to Modern or Pop, Geet and Bhajans to Ghazals. She sings both in Hindi and Bangla with equal ease. Her songs in Bangla include Ragpradhan, Nazrulgeeti and Aadhunik. Shaoni has conquered the heart & soul of music lovers through out the world with her scintillating performances. Her song ‘Tomar Jonyo’ has topped the music charts for several weeks on all the FM radio channels of Kolkata read more
	Abhishek Basu Few musicians have the privilege of beginning their professional careers in such a style as has Abhishek. Living evidence of Bikram Ghosh's pedagogical prowess, Abhishek gave his 1st professional concert at the age of 8. He comes from a music loving family, from where he got lots of support. He was but a boy of 7 when he first stepped into Guru's house, where music reigns, in every possible form. After the start he gave himself with his mother's kitchen utencils, it was under Bikram ghosh's hawk eye that Abhishek metamorphosed into a matured musician with improvisations. While Bikram was away on long tours with Pandit Ravi Shankar, Abhishek had the privilege of taking lessons from the former's father. the great Tabla wizard Pandit. Sankar Ghosh. read more
	Tarun Bhattacharya On of the unparalled music ambassadors, India has contributed to the world is Santoor Maestro Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya. He has been for the last 30 years a potential flag bearer of Indian classical music at top notch world concerts, from Royal Albert Hall to Kremlin (Russia), to Palace-de-beaux (Brussels) to Theater- De-La-Ville (France) to Apollo Theatre (Spain) to Jubilee auditorium (Canada), etc. having an endless list of mesmerized audience from Prince Charles to late George Harrison to Paolo Solaris, etc. read more
	Bhoomi Bhoomi is a music group based in Kolkata, India. Bhoomi was formed in 1999, with the aim of reviving the folk music of Bengal and making it popular amongst all sections of the society by providing it an urban touch. The band was initially created out of the interest of the two founding members - Surojit Chatterjee and Soumitra Roy - to experiment with the vast store of traditional (and in many cases non-attributed) Bengali Folk music ("procholito gaan") and mix it with their repertoire of Western music and instrumentation. read more
	Pather Panchali A renowned dance troupe of West Bengal comprising of eminent choreographers led by Kabir Sen barat, performed at various places of India and abroad with their repertoire of Bengal Folk i.e. Chhow, Sari, jari, Dhamali, Jhumur, Baul and Swadesh Bandanaa in creative style and Rabindrik Dance Drama like Tasher Desh, Shyamaa, Chandalikaa, Shaapmochon and others. read more
	Ivy Banerjee Ivy Banerjee, the female champion (Tarar Sera) of Tara Muzik in 2006, is a promising star on the Indian music today. She began her training in Indian classical vocal music at a tender age of three under Amal Mukherjee and Bharati Kar Choudhury and later under Prof. Nihar Ranjan Banerjee. read more
	Aloke Roychoudhury An accomplished student of Rabindra Sangeet from Dakshinee, Alak's professional approach has been in all types of Bengali songs, particularly those popular songs of yesteryears creating a nostalgia in the mind of his audience. read more
	Bijoya Ganguly Singing for the last 15 years film and non film songs in different cities of India. Also performed in live shows with renowned artists in Indian Film Music. Performed in concerts in all major cities and states of India. Performed in INDO BANGLA PARBON in Dhaka, Bangladesh 2004. Sang in different movie, sound tracks, television films and jingles for commercials, released an audio-video album named “Crazy Babe Mix” from UD series company and Surmala Entertainment. Peformed in Kolkata Utsav. For details, please visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54sL_jQaLAg
	Sohini RoyChowdhury Born in a family of music lovers, Sohini RoyChowdhury is a young singer who started learning Classical Vocal at the age of six from her grandmother, Smt Bokul SenGupta.and later on Ustad Sagiruddin Khan, great exponent of Agra Gharana. Gradually she came in contact with Pt. A.T. Kanan, the exponent in Kirana Gharana & a legendary name in the field of Hindustani Classical music at the reputed institution - Sangeet Research Academy, an ITC Trust, Kolkata. read more
	Pramita Mallick Pramita Mallick was born & brought up in Santiniketan and started taking lessons in Rabindra Sangeet from a very tender age. Among her tutors were Santidev Ghosh, Kanika Banerjee, the late Nilima Sen, Shri Subinoy Roy and others. She has taken lessons in Indian Classical music from Guru Kumar Prasad Mukherjee, lessons in Old Bengali Songs from Mr. Chandidas Mal. read more
	Chhau Dance Bangmela 2008 is proud to present a team of Chhau Dancers from Eastern Zonal Cultural Center (EZCC) from West Bengal. The Chhau dance of Puralia district is one of the most vibrant and colorful art forms. Emerging from martial practice, the Puralia Chhau is a vigorous form of dance drama that draws its themes from the two great Indian epics. The Ramayana and Mahabharata. Masks and elaborate headgear are the ornamental apparels of the Chhau dancers. read more