Prodyut Mukherjee
Indian Tabla Player
Prodyut Mukherjee (Bengali: প্রদ্যুত মুখার্জি), born on 5 June 1975, is also known as a "Tabla Maestro"[ 1] and the world's premier tabla (Indian percussion) player. He was awarded the Global India Music Academy Award (GiMA Award) in 2016 for his album Rhythm Express-Moods with Padma Bhushan Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. Prodyut is renowned as a composer, soloist,[ 1] fusion,[ 2] and classical musician,[ 2] with a wide range of musical albums[ 2] [6] to his credit. Prodyut Mukherjee is known for Roshni Ho Sarhadon Mein (2022).
Pandit Prodyut Mukherjee
Rhythm Express
The Rhythm Express set-up is Prodyut Mukherjee's contribution towards a new form of fusion with depth and soul.[ 1] Rhythm Express, encompasses a vast spectrum of musical genres, ranging from traditional Hindustani classical to South Indian classical notes and extending beyond the boundaries of India .[ 3]
Prodyut has visited many counties round the globe to showcase his performances.The power pact performances of the Maestro is appreciated across the world.
Hand-shake concert[ 4] at Kohima Raj Bhawan and organized by NEZCC, Govt. of India .
Jai Jawan (A musical tribute to the Indian Army). The musical program was held at Indian Museum Kolkata .
Swami Haridas Sangeet Sammelan Kolkata in collaboration with EZCC , Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India .[ 5]
Airport Authority of India musical concert in collaboration with Spicmacay.[ 2]
Maha Shivratri concert at Kashi Vishwanath Temple Varanasi .[ 6]
Sankat Mochan Music Festival Varanasi .[ 7]
West Bengal State Academy Music Conference.[ 2]
Dover Lane Music Conference Kolkata.[ 8] [ 9]
Uttarpara Sangeet Chakra Music Conference.[ 10]
Pandit Nikhil Banerjee Memorial Music Conference, Barrackpore, West Bengal.[ 11]
Swami Vivekananda Music Festival, The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Golpark, Kolkata.[ 12] [ 13]
Lal Mati Utsav(Gaan Mela), Mumbai.[ 2]
Banga Sanskriti Utsav, Mumbai.[ 14]
One World Fusion musical concert organised by Sangitanjaly Foundation in association with Telangana Tourism Department, Hyderabad.[ 15]
Music for World Peace concert supported by Kalyani Roy Memorial Trust and ICCR Kolkata.[ 16] [ 17]
Pancham Beats, Musical Tribute to legendary R.D.Burman on his 80th birth anniversary at Calcutta Club, Kolkata.[ 18]
Spirit of Dance Festival, Delhi.[ 19]
Mountain Music Festival, The Dreamers, Sikkim .[ 20]
Bishnupur Utsav organised by Department of Tourism, Govt. of West Bengal .[ 2]
Rajarani Music Festival at Bhubaneswar, organised by Department of Tourism, Govt. Of Odhisha .[ 21]
Shani Sangeet Jayanti Festival at Indore .[ 22]
Spicmacay State Convention at Rourkela .[ 23]
200 Foundation Day celebration of Hindu School, Kolkata .[ 24] This event was inaugurated by the former president of India Late Pranab Mukherjee .
Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan, Kochi .[ 25]
VIRASAT Festival by Spicmacay, National Institute of Technology Durgapur & MHRD, Govt. of India .[ 26]
Maestro Prodyut Mukherjee Performing at Kalamandir Kolkata, 2017
Celebrate Nashville Cultural Festival, USA .[ 27]
Indian Cultural Center in Memphis, hosted by Sai Baba Temple Tennessee , USA .[ 27]
India Fest Milwaukee , USA .[ 2]
Tookhar Tamasha Art's music festival (JHOOM CANADA JHOOM) held in Mississauga, Ontario , Canada .[ 28]
Bharat Sevasharam, Toronto , Canada .[ 29]
China National Orchestra, National Centre for the Performing Arts, China .[ 30]
Fes Festival in the Medina, Morocco .[ 31]
World Music Concert, Paris .[ 32]
International Art Festival, London .[ 2]
Recognition
Mukherjee with his Tabla & Chic Drum(Mouth Percussion ) brings various outstanding effects such as thunderstorm ,[ 1] rain drops ,[ 1] and movement of two trains on side by side track ,[ 1] noise made by the hooves of horses on the move ,[ 1] Shiva Tandava [ 1] and many more and it creates a mesmerizing effect in the heart of the audience.
He was recognized by the former Indian cricket captain & current BCCI President Mr. Sourav Ganguly [ 33] for his Rhythm Express Fusion project and Indian actor Mr. Anil Kapoor after receiving the GiMA award 2016 at Reliance Film City Mumbai .[ 34] [ 35] Mukherjee took part in the COVID-19 awareness program initiated by the Govt. of India (Ministry of Culture) for spreading positive harmonies among the people. This message was published on a social site maintained by Govt. of India .[ 36]
Awards
Collaborators
and other eminent musicians and singers from all round the globe.[ 46] [ 47] [ 48]
External links
Albums:
References
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^ "City music lovers get the taste of 'Divine Melodies' " . The Times of India . 20 November 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2021 .
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^ "Register" . www.facebook.com . Retrieved 21 July 2021 .
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^ "Sankat Mochan music fest concludes on high note | Varanasi News - Times of India" . The Times of India . TNN. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2021 .
^ "Dover Lane conference to host music biggies" . www.radioandmusic.com . Retrieved 21 July 2021 .
^ Pandit KAMAL MALLICK ( Sarod ) with Pandit Prodyut Mukherjee ( Tabla ) , retrieved 21 July 2021
^ GiMA Award Pt. Prodyut Mukherjee &Ustad Kamal Sabri Jugal:Uttarpara Sangeet Chakro Music Conference , retrieved 21 July 2021
^ Pandit Ronu Majumdar - Flute with Pandit Prodyut Mukherjee on Tabla. Gat in Teen Taal. , retrieved 21 July 2021
^ Pdt. Abhay Rustum Sopri & Pdt . Prodyut Mukherjee part one(2) , retrieved 21 July 2021
^ "The music never stops" . www.telegraphindia.com . Retrieved 23 July 2021 .
^ Pt . Ronu Majumdar & Pt. Prodyut Mukherjee ( Flute - Tabla ) Bangya Sammelan in Mumbai ..Rupak Taal , retrieved 21 July 2021
^ India, The Hans (17 December 2015). "One World Fusion musical concert tomorrow" . www.thehansindia.com . Retrieved 21 July 2021 .
^ "Pt Prodyut Mukherjee presented Music for World Peace Concert in Memory of Pulwama Martyars - IBTN9" . Retrieved 21 July 2021 .
^ "City musicians join hands for a concert in memory of Pulwama martyrs - Times of India" . The Times of India . 23 February 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2021 .
^ "A musical tribute to RD Burman on his 80th birth anniversary - Times of India" . The Times of India . 2 May 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2021 .
^ "Delhi sees tabla-sarangi & India-Poland jugalbandis - Times of India" . The Times of India . 27 April 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2021 .
^ "A musical journey through the mountains to celebrate World Music Day - Times of India" . The Times of India . 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021 .
^ "Prodyut Mukherjee" . www.facebook.com . Retrieved 22 July 2021 .
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^ Indiablooms. "A mellifluous start to Hindu School bicentenary celebrations | Indiablooms - First Portal on Digital News Management" . Indiablooms.com . Retrieved 22 July 2021 .
^ "bhavans.info" . www.bhavans.info . Retrieved 22 July 2021 .
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^ 天竺梵音 Sound from Tianzhu by Hu Jianbing 中央民族乐团演奏 , retrieved 11 July 2021
^ "THE VIEW FROM FEZ: Fes Festival Nights in the Medina ~ Part One" . THE VIEW FROM FEZ . 10 June 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2021 .
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^ Indiablooms. "Sourav Ganguly wishes luck to Dona Ganguly-Prodyut Mukherjee Rhythm Express fusion project | Indiablooms - First Portal on Digital News Management" . Indiablooms.com . Retrieved 24 July 2021 .
^ Prodyut Mukherjee [@SirProdyut] (7 October 2017). "GiMA Award 2016 Red Carpet photos . https://t.co/VgZZpVwRIp" (Tweet ). Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021 – via Twitter .
^ prodyut mukherjee [@prodyut_tabla] (13 April 2019). "https://t.co/NCIvk3vQS8" (Tweet ). Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021 – via Twitter .
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^ "GiMA :: NON FILM MUSIC WINNERS 2016" . gima.co.in . Retrieved 11 July 2021 .
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^ "Pt. Prodyut Mukherjee Confers With The Prestigious Pt. Manmohan Bhatt Memorial Award » HN Express" . HN Express . 20 August 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2021 .
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