P A P O N
Primetime, Friday, October 16, 2015
About him
ANGARAAG PAPON MAHANTA is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer and one of the most powerful new voices in India. While rooted in folk, Papon has a wide variety of influences and is an extremely versatile artist and a composer.
Coming from a musically attuned family, Music has always been in his blood. His inspirations came from the wide array of sound that he has been exposed to - from the traditional Folk songs of Eastern India to new-age electronica.
Papon has featured on both the seasons of Coke Studio India –as a singer in Season I. In Season II,apart from performing as a singerin Nitin Sawhney's episodehealso has produced one track in the multi producer episode. He is considered the 'Find' of Coke Studio India. In Coke Studio Season 3 (2013), Papon is a producer of one full episode, composing & producing 6 tracks.
Papon has been very selectively contributing to Bollywood playback singing. He has sung tracks likeJiyein Kyun for film Dum Maaro Dum, Kyun from Barfi, Zindagi Aisi Waisi for film I Am Kalam, theme song for Inkaar and also recently Kaun Mera in the film Special Chabbis. Recently he has also sang in Chor Chor super Chor, Madras Cafe (music by Shantanu Moitra), SATYAGRAH, etc.
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About him
ANGARAAG PAPON MAHANTA is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer and one of the most powerful new voices in India. While rooted in folk, Papon has a wide variety of influences and is an extremely versatile artist and a composer.
Coming from a musically attuned family, Music has always been in his blood. His inspirations came from the wide array of sound that he has been exposed to - from the traditional Folk songs of Eastern India to new-age electronica.
Papon has featured on both the seasons of Coke Studio India –as a singer in Season I. In Season II,apart from performing as a singerin Nitin Sawhney's episodehealso has produced one track in the multi producer episode. He is considered the 'Find' of Coke Studio India. In Coke Studio Season 3 (2013), Papon is a producer of one full episode, composing & producing 6 tracks.
Papon has been very selectively contributing to Bollywood playback singing. He has sung tracks likeJiyein Kyun for film Dum Maaro Dum, Kyun from Barfi, Zindagi Aisi Waisi for film I Am Kalam, theme song for Inkaar and also recently Kaun Mera in the film Special Chabbis. Recently he has also sang in Chor Chor super Chor, Madras Cafe (music by Shantanu Moitra), SATYAGRAH, etc.
Click here for more information.
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