NY/NJ Bengali

An Evening of Songs by Lopamudra Mitra

Dakshineswar Ramkrishna Sangha
Adyapeath, USA Foundation, Inc.
(A non-profit tax-exempt organization)
An Evening of Songs by Lopamudra Mitra &
Dance Recital by Nritya Creations
(A Fund Raising Event for Temple Fund)
Lopamudra Mitra, the most popular contemporary singer in Bengal today is
performing in New Jersey this summer!
Daughter of Late, Shree Pranab Mitra and Shreemati Sumita Mitra, she started
learning music from her father in childhood. Ranging from Rabindra Sangeet,
Indian Classical music, Bhajan and Nazrulgeeti, her versatility knows no
bounds. She ultimately found her platform in the songs based on poems of
renowned Bengali Poets. And that was her way to success. She performed all
over India with her new approach and won the music-lovers’ heart.
She won many awards for her unique dramatic style of singing, which is
fashioned with the classical aid and tenor voice quality. She won the prestigious
‘Bengal Film Journalist Award’ on her debut playback in the film ‘Sedin
Chaitramas’. Her album ‘Bhalobaste Balo’ was honoured as the best puja
album, best singer and album of the year in 2001. Her other album ‘Jhor Hole
Par!’ got the ‘ZEE MUSIC AWARD’ in 2005.

The scintillating creative dance performance of Nritya Creations will keep you
spellbound. Nritya Creations is the winner of First Prize in the Senior Category and Best
Choreographer Award at the 2008 Naya Andaz Dance Competition 2008.
Meena Basunag, the founder and Artistic Director of Nritya Creations
artistically blends various styles of Indian Classical dance such as Bharat
Natyam, Oddissi, Manipuri and Kathak with western contemporary forms such
as jazz and ballet and other cultural dance forms to create a unique and
wonderfully pleasing experience of sight and sound. Nritya Creations has also
won the Best Choreography and Best Performance Awards at the 2008 Naach
Revolution.
http://www.nrityacreations.com/

Contacts:
Swapan Nandi (609) 235-9576 Pamela Ghosh (732) 516-0730
Keya Chatterjee (732) 369-6759 Anasua Biswas (732) 727-2621
Amitava Hazra (908) 874-6923 Kanika Mazumdar (732) 496-5216
Avijit Dasgupta (732) 548-6065 Madhumita Sinha (201) 796-5738
Tapan Dutta (732) 650-9513 Priya Bhattacharya (609) 799-7975
Uttarjyoti Banerjee (732) 767-0260 Santanu Chakraborty (732) 572-3650
On July 27th, 2008 at 4:00PM
Marlboro High School, 95 N Main Street, Marlboro, NJ 07746
Tickets: $100, $50, $35 & $25

DRSA, USA Foundation, Inc. (A Non-Profit Organization)
1190 Easton Avenue, Franklin Township, NJ 08873, USA
Phone: (732) 249-7077 E-mail: adyapeathusa@adyapeathusa.com Website: www.adyapeathusa.com

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Rabindrasangeet Concert

It is our great pleasure to have The Famous Rabindra Sangeet Artist Pramita Mallick with us. We are organizing a Sangeet Anushthan for her honor on 20th of july (Sunday) at 5:30 pm. Please come and enjoy the evening with us.

Venue: 112 Monroe Ave, Edison, NJ 08820 (Sharmila & Sandip’s house )

Time: 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
There will be no ticket for this Anushthan but your willing contribution for the artist will be appreciated.

Please call me if you need anymore information and forward this mail to your friends who are interested.

My phone # 908-4228-6650(home) 908-787-6590 (cell)

Email id dastandra@yahoo.com or tandra1975@yahoo.com

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Hindusthani - Carnatic Vocal Music Jugalbandi

July 20th 2008 Sunday, 3 pm

Suggested Donation $10 per person, Sponsors - $50 per family

Ashvin Bhigendra, a leading male Carnatic musician is paired with Mitali Banerjee Bhawmik a leading female Hindisthani musician.

at 24 Scott drive Morganville, NJ 07751

Ashvin will be accompanied by Arun Ramamurthy on Violin and Suresh Ramachandran on Mridangam.

Mitali will be accompanied by Kedar Naphade on Harmonium and Amod Dandawate on Tabla.

For more details and directions etc.

Jayashree Suresh 732- 251-7085 rsuresh59@yahoo.com

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ECTA Festival: Satyameva

After receiving wide critical acclaim and audience appreciation in Kolkata, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, ECTA offers an encore presentation of “Satyameva”, a play by Sudipta Bhawmik.

Sanjoy, a young software professional, has arrived in the “land of opportunity” for just over six months and works for a software body shopping company “InterSoft” owned and operated by Bill (a Bengali American living in the States for over thirty years.) On the day of the play Bill fires Sanjoy and asks him to go back to India. Sanjoy, however, is not happy with this decision and refuses to oblige. He informs Bill that he is not going to return to India under any circumstances. He states that returning to India is synonymous to signing a death warrant for himself. He cannot subject himself to such a grave risk. And to justify himself, and to win his ultimate motive, he has to make a choice between truth or deceit.

ECTA (Ethnomedia Center for Theater Arts) presents this new Bengali play (with English SuperTitles) at the Edison Valley Playhouse, in Edison NJ on June 28, 2008 at 3.30pm.
Admission: $20.00

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ECTA Mini Theater Festival: Satyameva, Ashomoy, Taconic Parkway

After a long hiatus and constant requests from theater lovers, ECTA will be staging three plays on June 28th and 29th, 2008, at the Edison Valley Playhouse (EVP) in Edison, New Jersey.
On 28th June, Saturday, there will be an encore staging of “Satyameva” , a play by Sudipta Bhawmik, directed by Indranil Mukherjee; starring Sudipta Bhawmik and Pinaki Dutta.

On 29th June, Sunday, two plays will be staged. Theater Practitioners of Cleveland, OH will present an audio and video staging of “Ashomoy” a new play by Sudipta Bhawmik starring Saubhik Sengupta and Moushumi Sengupta.

This will be followed by “Taconic Parkway“, written and directed by Sudipta Bhawmik, starring Indranil Mukherjee, Keka Sirkar and Pinaki Dutta. This play will premiere at the California Natyamela on June 7th. Continue reading ECTA Mini Theater Festival: Satyameva, Ashomoy, Taconic Parkway…

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Exhibition of Water Colors by Indrani Choudhury

Indrani Choudhury’s paintings (all in water color) will be on display at the Highland Park Public Library, Highland Park, NJ. for the month of June, 2008. She will be present at the Exhibit on 7th June (Saturday) from 1-4 pm. You can find some of her paintings at www.indranisgallery.com.

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Ananda Sandhya Featuring Pandit Madhav Gudi

Ananda Sandhya – May 9th 8.00pm
Ananda Mandir, Cedar Grove Lane, Somerset, NJ

Feature artist: Pandit Madhav Gudi (classical vocal)
Tabla accompaniment – Sai Shyam Mohan

Harmonium – Sri Madhu Vora

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Hindustani Classical Vocal Concert by Pt. Ganapati Bhat

Hindustani Classical Vocal Concert by Pt. Ganapati Bhat
Host: Gajanan Hegde / Anoop Bhargava
Location:
Gentry Club House
43 Franklin Drive, Plainsboro, NJ 08536 US
When:
Sunday, May 4, 3:00PM
Phone:
609-716-0202

Pandit Ganapati Bhat, is one of the leading lights of Hindustani Classical vocal music. Panditji is a “Gandabandha Shishya”, disciple of Pandit Basavaraj Rajguru, the maestro from Dharwad. Panditji’s gayaki is inspired by Gwalior and Patiala gharanas as well.
Panditji will be accompanied by Gopala Krishna on Tabla and Shreepad Hosmane on Harmonium. Please visit www.PtGanapatiBhat.com for additional details.
Minimum suggested donation is $ 15 per person. Tea, Coffee and Light snackswill be served during break.
Please forward this invitation to other classical music lovers as well.
Please RSVP at the earliest to help us plan the event.
ghegde@comcast.net

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Rabindranath: Universe and Beyond

The Indian Institute of Performing Arts (IIPA) and associating friends will host an event entitled “Rabindranath: Universe and Beyond” on Sunday, June 1, 2008 at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The program (2PM – 8PM) will celebrate the multifarious output of India’s Nobel Laureate poet, philosopher, composer Rabindranath Tagore, and attempt to expand the boundaries of appreciation of his literary and musical work through performances by different cultural groups. For further information, visit http://www.iipa.us/Rabindranath.

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Chhandayan All-Night Concert

May 10th (Saturday 9 p.m. to Sunday, 8 a.m.)

Chhandayan All-Night concert

Synod Hall, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, NYC

Pt. Jasraj (Vocal), Smt. Joya Biswas (Sitar), Pt. Ronu Mazumdar (Bansuri)

Pt. Debashish Bhattacharya (Guitar), Smt. Rajyashree Ghosh (Vocal)

K. V. Mahabala (Sitar)

Accompaniment : Samir Chatterjee, Ramdas Palsule, Daniel Weiss (Tabla) Dibyarka Chatterjee and on Harmonium will be Kedar Naphade.

Ticket & information : 973 460 5282 / http://www.tabla.org/allnight.html

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