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Padma Shri Vidushi Sumitra Guha is a renowned musician, ambassador, and altruist. Trained under Pt. A. T. Kanan and Vidushi Malabika Kanan, she is a foremost exponent of the Kirana Gharana. She has performed for Doordarshan, Sri Baba Harballabh Sangeet Samaroh, Times Music Festival, All Bengal Music Conference, and the Kumbh Mela, to only name a few. Her work has been recognized far and wide, having been awarded the Padma Shri (2010), Top Grade with the Air (1995), Outstanding Artist with the ICCR, and Sangeet Natak Akademi award (2020).
Samia Mahbub Ahmad is an accomplished vocalist in the Hindustani Kirana Gharana, and the Nazrul Geeti, Bhajan, and New Age music genres, Samia is a senior disciple of Sumitraji. She has won many awards and recognitions, including performing for Nobel laureates, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter. Samia is a 2020 Independent Artist Award recipient and a recognized Master Artist of the Maryland State Arts Council.
Monir Hossain is born into a musical family, son of vocalist Ustad Hafiz Hossain and grandson of renowned North Indian classical vocal and Tabla researcher Late Ustad Kader Buksh of Murshidabad. Monir Hossain, a highly sought after musician who performed throughout North America and Canada, India and Bangladesh.
Sh. Anirban Chakrabarty: Hailing from a family of musicians, Anirban was initially trained by his father Amal Chakrabarty, then receiving taalim under Pandit Manas Chakraborty, doyen of the Kotali Gharana. Anirban has a post graduate degree in music from Rabindra Bharati University.
Sunday May 26th at 4:30 PM (Snacks/Tea 4:30 Program: 6:00 PM)