Snehasish Mozumder

Profile... Snehasish Mozumder Is Among Those Few Established Musicians In India Who Has Mastered The Art Of Playing Mandolin And Has Blended It Perfectly Into The Style Of Hindustani Indian Classical Music. Coming From A Musically Oriented Family He Started His Initial Training At The Age Of Four With Tabla And Then Mandolin Under The Guidance Of His Grand Father Late Sri Bibhuty Ranjan Mozumder And Then He Took Training Under His Father Sri Himangshu Mazumder And His Uncle Late Sri Ranjan Mozumder. Gradually He Switched Over To His Cousin Sri Tejendra Narayan Majumdar Who Is A Well-Known Sarode Player Of The Country. He Continued His Study Under Late Acharya Ajoy Sinha Roy Who Was A Beloved Disciple Of Baba Allauddin Khan Saheb The Founder Of Maihar Gharana And He Takes Lesson Of Laykari Under The Guidance Of Pandit Anil Palit Who Is A Senior Most Disciple Of Pandit Kishan Maharaj Finally He Came Under The Tutelage Of Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty. Snehasish Has Performed Many Major Festivals In India Like Sankat Mochan Utsav Of Varanasi Swami Haridas Sangeet Sanmelan Of Mumbai Indian Habitat Centre Of Delhi Bhowanipur Sangeeet Sanmelan GolPark Ramkrishna Mission Of Kolkata And Saltlake Music Conference Of Kolkata E.T.C. And Also He Has Toured Europe U.K. And USA And Made A Very Good Name Amongst The Music Lovers. He Is The Recipient Of Surmani And Jadubhatta Awards. Source Http //www.Mandolinclassic.Com/about-Me.Html Achievments... Snehasish Plays An Oversized Mandolin With Four Pair Strings In Which Two Pair Is Thick And The Other Two Are Usual. This Results To Obtain A Dark Yet Mellow Sound With Altered Tuning. Besides Playing Indian Classical Music. His Contribution To Fusion Is Also Well Respected Having Introduced His Invention A Hybrid Mandolin Comprising Of A "Double Neck" Into That Scene. This Unique Instrument Is Exclusively Designed By Senahasish Mozumder Himself. The Instrument Comprise Of Double Neck Of Which The Lower Neck Is For Indian Classical Music Having Four Pair Thick Base Strings And The Upper Neck Has Five Pair Strings. Some Times It Is Played With Five Single Strings Also Sounding Like A Guitar. Source Http //www.Mandolinclassic.Com/achievement.Html read less