Lopamudra Mitra ( লোপামুদ্রা মিত্র )
Prime time, Saturday, October 4, 2014
About the artiste . . .
Lopamudra Mitra grew up in South Kolkata, in a joint family, where music was an intrinsic part of daily life. She received her first training in music from her father, Pranab Mitra. With ample encouragement from her mother, Sumita Mitra, to pursue music the way she wanted to, and with exposure to poetry and theater under the tutelage of Sameer Chattopadhyay, a family friend, Lopamudra thrived as a happy non-conformist. As a child, she climbed trees, played 'danguli' with boys on the streets, and cared little for academic work at school. What she did, instead, was to embark on an inner journey to find her own 'space' and a 'voice' that was uniquely her own.
Never deviating from her roots, Lopamudra received training in classical music from Smt. Rita Roy and, later, from Pandit Arun Badhuri. She received training in Bhajan and Nazrulgeeti from Shri Sukumar Mitra, Rabindrasangeet from Shri Subhas Chowdhury, Shri Subinoy Roy and Shri Aurobindo Biswas, and won a State Music Academy scholarship. Her delivery and style always transcended the stereotypical norms of these forms of music; she was fortunate enough to have the unwavering blessings of, and constant encouragement from, her gurus.
Saregama HMV, the world-renowned recording company, has released sixteen albums of Lopamudra's adhunik and Rabindrasangeet songs. She has sung for Bangla films, winning the prestigious BFJA award for her debut playback in the movie Shedin Choitramash. Lopamudra's albums, Bhalobaste Balo and Ei Obelaay won the best Puja album, best singer and album of the year, in the Anandabazar Patrika awards, in 2001 and 2003 respectively, while her next album Jhor Hote Pari fetched her the 'Zee Music Award' in 2005.
Here is a link to her website, where you can find more information.
Video Segments
Dakchhe Akash
Mon De Uran
Katobaro Bhebechinu (Rabindra Sangeet)
About the artiste . . .
Lopamudra Mitra grew up in South Kolkata, in a joint family, where music was an intrinsic part of daily life. She received her first training in music from her father, Pranab Mitra. With ample encouragement from her mother, Sumita Mitra, to pursue music the way she wanted to, and with exposure to poetry and theater under the tutelage of Sameer Chattopadhyay, a family friend, Lopamudra thrived as a happy non-conformist. As a child, she climbed trees, played 'danguli' with boys on the streets, and cared little for academic work at school. What she did, instead, was to embark on an inner journey to find her own 'space' and a 'voice' that was uniquely her own.
Never deviating from her roots, Lopamudra received training in classical music from Smt. Rita Roy and, later, from Pandit Arun Badhuri. She received training in Bhajan and Nazrulgeeti from Shri Sukumar Mitra, Rabindrasangeet from Shri Subhas Chowdhury, Shri Subinoy Roy and Shri Aurobindo Biswas, and won a State Music Academy scholarship. Her delivery and style always transcended the stereotypical norms of these forms of music; she was fortunate enough to have the unwavering blessings of, and constant encouragement from, her gurus.
Saregama HMV, the world-renowned recording company, has released sixteen albums of Lopamudra's adhunik and Rabindrasangeet songs. She has sung for Bangla films, winning the prestigious BFJA award for her debut playback in the movie Shedin Choitramash. Lopamudra's albums, Bhalobaste Balo and Ei Obelaay won the best Puja album, best singer and album of the year, in the Anandabazar Patrika awards, in 2001 and 2003 respectively, while her next album Jhor Hote Pari fetched her the 'Zee Music Award' in 2005.
Here is a link to her website, where you can find more information.
Video Segments
Dakchhe Akash
Mon De Uran
Katobaro Bhebechinu (Rabindra Sangeet)
