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Deccan HeraldMudgal, music and moreDeccan Herald, IndiaSitting in front of a 600-strong audience on a moonlit night at Pune’s Ishanya open-air amphitheatre, santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma says, “This ‘Baajaa Gaajaa’ festival is a wonderful idea. It has brought together musicians, instrument makers ...
http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Feb152009/finearts20090214118515.asp
Screen WeeklyPandit Bhajan Sopori awarded againScreen Weekly, IndiaSantoor maestro and composer Pandit Bhajan Sopori has been honoured with the prestigious Baba Allaudin Khan Award. The award was presented to him in Delhi at India Habitat Center. Pandit Sopori has been honoured for his lifetime service to the field of ...
http://www.screenindia.com/news/pandit-bhajan-sopori-awarded-again/421681/
Calcutta TelegraphA decorative canvasCalcutta Telegraph, IndiaToday: Raka Mukherjee (vocal) and Milind Raikar (violin) with Ujjwal Bharti (tabla) and Jyoti Goho (harmonium); Indradeep Ghosh (violin) and Sandip Chatterjee (santoor) with Yogesh Samsi (tabla); Padma Talwalkar (vocal) and Subha Guha (vocal) with ...
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090212/jsp/calcutta/story_10518323.jsp
PlaybillArtsKennedy Center: ARABESQUE- Arts of the Arab WorldPlaybillArts, NYOn March 6 in the Family Theater, Heather Raffo, author and actress of the award-winning one-woman show 9 Parts of Desire, teams up with accomplished jazz trumpeter and Iraqi santoor player Amir El Saffar for In Concert: The Sounds of Desire, ...
http://www.playbillarts.com/features/article/7910.html
SpicezeeItalian guitarist fuses Indian ragas with jazz, flamencoSpicezee, IndiaModarelli, who has been studying Indian music for the last two years in Kolkata and southern India, collaborated with santoor maestro Sandip Chatterjee, mridangam player N Shankar and tabla exponent Soumen Sarkar for the concert. ...
http://www.spicezee.com/articles/story22567.htm
DCist.comThis Week in JazzDCist.com, DCIn addition to playing santoor, a traditional hammer dulcimer, El Saffar is also a fine jazz trumpeter. He will be performing a must see show Saturday at the Sackler Gallery's Meyer Auditorium. The project, Two Rivers, infuses ElSaffar's musical ...
http://dcist.com/2009/02/this_week_in_jazz_29.php
A musical performance by Maestro Hossein Salehi and Sameen Meshkin at Oregon Convention Center in December 2008 with an audience of approximately 3,000. Maestro Salehi has been the recipient of many awards during his over half a century music career, including recognition by Oregon Historical Society in 1998 as a master artist on santoor and Persian music. Sameen Meshkin started his music career at the age of 6 as a student of piano, santoor, tombak and daf, and has performed in major conferences, events and TV programs. He is a student of Maestros Hossein Salehi and Siamak Pouian.
PlanetRadiocityBaajaa Gaajaa – The confluence of the ‘Other’PlanetRadiocity, IndiaAnd these gatherings will be presided by the biggest names in the industry, including Gulzar – he will inaugurate the event on February 6 – and Shivkumar Sharma, who will conduct a workshop on the santoor. Interestingly, the idea for Baajaa Gaajaa came ...
http://www.planetradiocity.com/musicreporter/features.php?featuresid=171
Calcutta TelegraphInspired by the elementsCalcutta Telegraph, IndiaFeaturing Ustad Sabir Khan (tabla), Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya (santoor), Pandit Ramesh Mishra (sarangi), Pandit Chitresh Das (Kathak), Jason Samuels (Tap dance), Jayanta Banerjee (sitar), Arif Khan (tabla) and Theo Hill (piano). ...
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090129/jsp/calcutta/story_10450321.jsp
BehindWoodsNostalgia: Vintage IlayarajaBehindWoods, IndiaThen you have a gentle cascade of notes with the guitar, violin and what feels like santoor, adding to the 'dreamy' feel. what is special about the whole song itself is that the flute articulates each line at the beginning of the pallavi and the ...
http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-articles/movies-08/ilayaraja-28-01-09.html
LondonistEAR Interview: Nila RajaLondonist, UKAnd finally, I play piano, Persian santoor and tabla. My new thing is BASS. Well, bass has always been a big part of my life. I LOVE BASS. Any bass frequency. Dub, reggae, Prodigy, double bass, the list goes on of great things about bass. ...
http://londonist.com/2009/01/ear_interview_nila_raja.php
SamayLiveWipro to increase personal care rangeSamayLive, IndiaThe company has also extended its contract with South Indian film actor Madhavan to endorse Santoor brand of products. "We will be increasing our personal care range within the next three-to-six month period. It will be more of the skin care products ...
http://www.samaylive.com/news/wipro-to-increase-personal-care-range/606022.html
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...muscle is miniscule compared with HUL. Bollywood stars such as Priyanka Chopra and Aishwarya Rai are brand ambassadors for Lux. Santoor maintained its position as the third largest brand in the country, with a market share of 8.1%, trailing only behind Lux...
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Ustad Rafiuddin Sabri accompanying Pt.Ulhas Bapat on Santoor - Solo part on Tabla..
Sami Yusuf playing santoor in South African concert
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http://astore.amazon.com/faridb2002-20 Performed at DC concert July 20, 2008 by: Golnaz Jamshidi Founded in 2005 by Parvaz Homay, The Mastan Group has become one of the most prominent - traditional Persian music ensembles from Iran. Only in his 20's, Homay is part of a very special group of Musicians who writes his own lyrics, composes, sings, produces and mixes his music in Iran. His ensemble consists of eight highly proficient Iranian musicians. These young spiritual and talented Artists transmit their message of truth and unity through novel lyrics and music. They achieve this by refreshing the traditional and folkloric music and introducing a groundbreaking interpretation of classical Persian music and poetry. Following the paths of the greatest Sufi masters Rumi and Hafez, the Mastan Group encourages its audiences to live consciously. They share the universal idea of striving for a creative life by flourishing love and peace from within. Gorooh e Mastan is perhaps the best thing has happened to Persian traditional music since Aaref Ghazvini of The "Iranian Constitutional Revolution era" of early 20th century. Even the few songs, which are not written by Homay, have been chosen very carefully from the great poets of the past and present. "It has been proven that today true spirituality can't flourish under an obligatory and restricted religious atmosphere. Ensemble Mastan" is trying to transmit this important message to their audience. " Ensemble Mastan" is trying to refresh the Persian traditional music by introducing an active interpretation of music." About CSI Arts P.O BOX 5565 Derwood P.O Rockville, Maryland 20855-9998 (301) 792-6638 CSI Arts is dedicated to the artists who are trying to make the world a more dynamic and peaceful place through their art. CSI Arts is committed to high quality arts such as music, painting, stage and film. CSI Arts is providing opportunities for unknown but talented artists and is presenting them to the international audience by producing exhibitions, concerts, theatrical performances, and films for its growing members .
Santoor, Sitar and Vocal performance from Kaviraj Singh, Jasdeep Singh Degun and tabla accompaniment from Kousic Sen. Performed at SAA-uk's 10th Annual Community Music Summer School held at Moortown Primary School, Leeds
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...out for its melodious scores. The maestro’s son, Rahul Sharma, also speaks about his father and guru. He is also shown playing santoor with his father, accompanying him on the tabla. Interestingly, Shivkumar Sharma himself started his musical career as a tabla...
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Asian Age
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MANOOCHEHR SADEGHI - 2003 National Heritage Fellowship Awardee- Kennedy Center Performance - This is the Introduction to his VISION concert performed with Mehrdad Arabi and Greg Ellis. www.santur.com
Manoochehr Sadeghi on Santur and Hooman on Tombak. The Santur had to be tuned up one scale to accommodate Hooman (who also played Ney) which isn't depicted in this video. Performed at UCLA 20 years ago
www.saa-uk.org.uk August 2006 Harjinderpal Singh is a Namdhari Sikh who was born in Jabalpur, India in 1953. He is a senior disciple of the Santoor Maestro Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma. His interest in music since his childhood initiated his father to send him to learn Tabla, from Bhai Labh Singh Ji of the Punjab Gharanaat the age of 14. While learning Tabla Harjinder continued his studies and obtained his Bachelor's Degree in Science. Later on he became the disciple of Ustad Nihal Singh Ji to learn Pakhawaj style of table. Seeing his talent, His Holiness Shri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji, the Spiritual Head of the Namdhari Sect, took Harjinder to Bombay and made him the disciple of the Santoor maestro Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma to learn to play the Santoor, the hundred stringed instrument from the valleys of Kashmir. Harjinder has never looked back since then. Under the guidance of hos Gire js started practicing the santoor and after years of practice he gave his first public performance in the prestigious Pt. Vishnu Digambhar Paluskar Jayanti Samaroh in New Delhi in 1986. While learning the Santoor he got the scholarship of Ustad Allauddin Khan Music Academy Bhopal and participated in the 'Arambh 16' Festival held in Bhopal.
www.saa-uk.org.uk August 2006 Harjinderpal Singh is a Namdhari Sikh who was born in Jabalpur, India in 1953. He is a senior disciple of the Santoor Maestro Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma. His interest in music since his childhood initiated his father to send him to learn Tabla, from Bhai Labh Singh Ji of the Punjab Gharanaat the age of 14. While learning Tabla Harjinder continued his studies and obtained his Bachelor's Degree in Science. Later on he became the disciple of Ustad Nihal Singh Ji to learn Pakhawaj style of table. Seeing his talent, His Holiness Shri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji, the Spiritual Head of the Namdhari Sect, took Harjinder to Bombay and made him the disciple of the Santoor maestro Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma to learn to play the Santoor, the hundred stringed instrument from the valleys of Kashmir. Harjinder has never looked back since then. Under the guidance of hos Gire js started practicing the santoor and after years of practice he gave his first public performance in the prestigious Pt. Vishnu Digambhar Paluskar Jayanti Samaroh in New Delhi in 1986. While learning the Santoor he got the scholarship of Ustad Allauddin Khan Music Academy Bhopal and participated in the 'Arambh 16' Festival held in Bhopal.
www.saa-uk.org.uk August 2006 Harjinderpal Singh is a Namdhari Sikh who was born in Jabalpur, India in 1953. He is a senior disciple of the Santoor Maestro Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma. His interest in music since his childhood initiated his father to send him to learn Tabla, from Bhai Labh Singh Ji of the Punjab Gharanaat the age of 14. While learning Tabla Harjinder continued his studies and obtained his Bachelor's Degree in Science. Later on he became the disciple of Ustad Nihal Singh Ji to learn Pakhawaj style of table. Seeing his talent, His Holiness Shri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji, the Spiritual Head of the Namdhari Sect, took Harjinder to Bombay and made him the disciple of the Santoor maestro Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma to learn to play the Santoor, the hundred stringed instrument from the valleys of Kashmir. Harjinder has never looked back since then. Under the guidance of hos Gire js started practicing the santoor and after years of practice he gave his first public performance in the prestigious Pt. Vishnu Digambhar Paluskar Jayanti Samaroh in New Delhi in 1986. While learning the Santoor he got the scholarship of Ustad Allauddin Khan Music Academy Bhopal and participated in the 'Arambh 16' Festival held in Bhopal.
Part 3 & last part. A trio of music masters perform together at Carnegie Hall. Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma on Santoor, Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia on Bansuri & Pt Anindo Chatterjee on Tabla. What a combination!!!!
Part 2 A trio of music masters perform together at Carnegie Hall. Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma on Santoor, Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia on Bansuri & Pt Anindo Chatterjee on Tabla. What a combination!!!!
A trio of music masters perform together at Carnegie Hall. Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma on Santoor, Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia on Bansuri & Pt Anindo Chatterjee on Tabla. First Part Alap What a combination!!!!
Indian Classical Santoor Recital
Promo Film of Kayam Ali Kawa
Nima Reza'ian plays santoor for the Naw Ruz program of Bahai View. Broadcast on www.BahaiView.org March 2008
a great folk tune. taal: deepchandi
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...music on santoor way back in the early 1950s. In his five decades of dedicated work, he has explored various dimensions of the santoor, carrying out many path-breaking innovations, and has expanded the scope of the santoor as a classical instrument and formally...
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Merinews
http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=133360&catID=6&category=Entertainment
Santoor by Rahul Sharma
This is an improvisational rhythmic composition in Persian classical music played on santoor by Pooyan Nassehpoor http://www.santoori.com and accompanied on tonbak by Peyman Nasehpour http://nasehpour.tripod.com/peyman The mode is in Dastgah Nava (very old modal system of Persian music). This video clip is a part of the concert of Nassehpoor Ensemble in February 2002 in Iranian Artist Forum (Khaneh ye Honarmandan). Similar hammaered-dulcimer instruments: yang chin (China), Santoor (India, Iraq, Egypt), Hackbrett (Germany), Santoori (Greece), Cimbalom (Hungaria) and so on... Similar goblet drums: darbuka, darbouka, doumbelek, dumbek, doumbek and zirbaghali.
This is a low tempo rhythmic composition known as Pishdaramd in Persian classical music played on santoor by Pooyan Nassehpoor http://www.santoori.com and accompanied on tonbak by Peyman Nasehpour http://nasehpour.tripod.com/peyman The mode is in Dastgah Nava (very old modal system of Persian music). This video clip is a part of the concert of Nassehpoor Ensemble in February 2002 in Iranian Artist Forum (Khaneh ye Honarmandan). Similar hammaered-dulcimer instruments: yang chin (China), Santoor (India, Iraq, Egypt), Hackbrett (Germany), Santoori (Greece), Cimbalom (Hungaria) and so on... Similar goblet drums: darbuka, darbouka, doumbelek, dumbek, doumbek and zirbaghali.
This is Abhay Rustum Sopori Santoor Maestro Music Composer/Singer in his latest album Dancing dewdrops.A masterpiece in its own way.The Santoor symbolizes the dew; the rhythm symbolizes the dance of nature (Prakriti) and the voice symbolizes the life itself. This presentation, dear listeners, is a Celebration of Life!
Santoor (Santour) improvision. Performed, Arranged and Recorded by Navig8me at Navig8me Studio Jan. 2008. http://www.myspace.com/navig8me
This is a sample of an Indian folk tune performed on the santoor by Naryan Padmanabha. epochmusic.com
A clip from a performance by Praashekh (Sarod), Nikhil (Santoor) and Nawaz Mirajkar (Tabla) at the Victoria Theater, Singapore as part of the Singapore Arts Festival(2007). The concert video/audio release is available at Temple of Fine Arts, Singapore Office. Check out http://www.templeoffinearts.org/sg for further details.
Concluding piece from a melody performed by Praashekh (Sarod), Nikhil(Santoor) and Nawazj Mirajkar(Tabla) at the Victoria Theater, Singapore as part of the Singapore Arts Festival(2007). The concert video/audio release is available at Temple of Fine Arts, Singapore Office. Check out http://www.templeoffinearts.org/sg for further details.
Sandalwood Soap
This video clip shows you, how you can take the mezrab in your hand. It has no sound. I use here the word mezrab, because I show you the hammers of Persian santoor, which do we call mezrab. Any comment is welcome and desired.
Pooyan Nassehpoor on santoor Peyman Nasehpour on Tonbak (dumbek or dombak) Pishdaramad is a Low tempo rhythmic composition of Persian classical music. It can be compared with the European prelude, and should be played at the beginning of any traditional performance. Pooyan plays on santoor in Abuata Mode and Peyman plays on Tonbak.
Peyman Nasehpour Tonbak, Pooyan Nassehpoor Santoor. Concert of Carpet Museum 2001, Tehran, Iran. Santoor is the hammered dulcimer of some countries like Egypt, Greece, India , Irak, Turkey and Persia. This instrument has in other countries different names like Yang-Chin, Hackbrett, Cimbalom or hammered dulcimer. This rhythmic form of Persian music which is played here is a short and with fast tempo called chahr-mezrab. http://www.santoori.com/
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...continue to be the market leaders, followed by Lux and Santoor. “Santoor saw share gains across India after the launch of Santoor White. There was also a lot of improvement in distribution. Their promotional offers of bundle packs also did well. South and...
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Economic Times
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Santoors_3rd_most_popular_soap/RssArticleShow/articleshow/2041991.cms
pt shivkumar sharma & rahul sharma santoor duet. tabla: anindo chatterjee
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