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Pritam Bhattacharjee has emerged as one of India s finest up and coming vocalists. Born in Assam, Pritam demonstrated an inclination towards music from childhood, learning with his mother Smt. Monjushree Bhattacharjee from the age of three. This was followed up with training under Shri Amarendra Chakraborty until the age of fourteen. In 1995, a lifelong ambition was realized when Mewati Maestro Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasrajji accepted him as his disciple.Blessed with a highly cultivated voice, Pritam has succeeded in absorbing all the aspects of Pandit Jasraj s singing style through vigorous riyaz (practice) under the ever-watchful eyes of his Guru. Spandan (Vibrations) is Pritam's first album. This album is very special as all the Raga-Bandishes in this album are composed by Pritam himself. Spandan is an Indian Classical Vocal Album (Hindustani).Ahir Bhairav is an early morning raga particularly suited for bhakti ras (devotion). Rasiya Mhara is a traditional khayal composition set to Vilambit Ektaal, a slow tempo twelve beat rhythmic cycle. Patdeep is a late afternoon raga - associated with Shringar, the King (or Queen) of Rasas. Shringar expresses the deepest desires of mankind, encapsulating love, art and beauty. Raagmala literally means a garland of Ragas, a composition skillfully threading together several ragas. Here Pritam Bhattacharjee has seamlessly weaved together eighteen ragas in one composition set to ektaal, a twelve beat rhythm cycle. Accompanists Nilesh Jadhav is a young promising tabla player, who trained with the late, great Ustad Allarakha Khan, maestro of the Punjab Gharana of tabla playing. Anant Joshi is a highly regarded harmonium player. He has accompanied several internationally regarded artists from India Notes: John Ball John Ball is based at the University of Sheffield, UK. Copyright (C) 2009 RagaRanga(R) - All Rights Reserved.