MME. INDRANI MUKHERJEE
Indrani’s great artistic temperament and exceptional aesthetic sensibility has left an indelible impression on the minds of her audiences and critics alike. Indrani hails from a family of musicians. At the age of 3, she started learning under the guidance of her mother Shikha Chatterje and her aunt Rita Roy; later around 5 years of age Indrani started learning under her maternal grandfather Shri Sanjib Banerjee, a well known vocalist of the Kirana Gharana. In 1996 she was selected as a scholar of the prestigious ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Calcutta and came under the able guidance of Pandit Arun Bhaduri. Indrani also learnt Thumris and Bhajans from Bidushi Purnima Choudhury, great exponent of Thumri from Benaras Gharana. She also got Taalim from the Great Guru Late Pandit Ramashray Jha Ji of Allahabad. Besides her performances in India, she has also performed and charmed the audiences at the following locations:
-In 2001 Indrani performed in various cities in France and Germany. She performed in ‘Magie des Voix’, a Festival which presents vocalists from 9 countries and there Indrani performed as a representative of India. -"Tour University" (France 2003) -"Festival in Annonay" (France 2003) - -"Musée Guimet"(Museum for Asian Art and Culture, Paris, 2006) -Festival “FIMU” (Belfort, France, 2006) -“Chapel St Jean” (Mulhouse, France, 2006) - "Les Orientales Festival” (Saint-Florent- le-Vieil, France, 2006) -"The Nehru Centre" (London, 2006) -"Jazz lives in Syria" (Damascus and Aleppo Citadel, Syria, 2006) -"Concert in Strada in Mouans-Sartoux" (Near Cannes, France, 2006) -"Festival - Bombaysers de Lille 3000" (France, 2006) -"Concert in Saint Jans - Cappels" (Near Lille, France, 2006) Organised by Le Conseil General du Nord and Villa Departmentale Marguerite Yourcenar - Concert in Lebanon- Beiruth Music Hall (2008) - “London Jazz Fest’- Jazz café-London, (2008) - Bose Blue Note Festival (2008,2009)- Paris, France - -Rezpect Festival – Prague, Czech (2009) - -Paleo Festival, Nyon- Switzerland (2009) - Montreal Jazz Festival – Canada (2009) - Festival and concerts in Switzerland (Zurich, Geneva, Fribourg, Nyon, Bern, Cully) Budapest (Hungery), Prague (Czech), Slovakia(2008) and Canada (Montreal and Toronto).
