Kamalini Mukherji
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Kamalini Mukherji | |
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| Born | 17 October 1979 Kolkata, India |
| Occupation | Rabindra Sangeet Vocalist |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Website | kamalinimukherji |
Kamalini Mukherji (born 17 October 1979) is an Indian vocalist, primarily known for her Rabindra Sangeet performances.[1][2]
Mukherji has released 12 music albums with Saregama, one of the leading music labels in India. As of 2018, she has performed concerts in India, the US,[3] Canada, and Bangladesh.[4] She has also performed for film and television. Mukherji currently lives in and works out of New York City, USA and Kolkata, India.
Born into a Bengali family, Mukherji grew up in Kolkata, India where she studied at South Point School. She received her musical training at Dakshinee,[5] a prominent Rabindra Sangeet academy in Kolkata, and obtained a degree in English literature from Jadavpur University,[6] where she also won a Gates Cambridge Scholarship.[6] She pursued post graduate studies in English literature from St. John's College in the UK and Collegio Ghislieri, at the University of Pavia, Italy.[6]
Career
Mukherji performed her debut solo concert in Kolkata in September, 2009.[7] She has since performed extensively in India and abroad,[8] including at the North American Bengali Conferences on three occasions – in 2012 (Las Vegas),[9] 2013 (Toronto),[10] and 2016 (New York City).[11]
Mukherji has attempted to introduce innovation to her Rabindra Sangeet performances. In 2011, she performed a concert titled Nutan Juger Bhore (English:The Dawning of a New Era), accompanied by an 11-piece orchestra, which is unusual for the genre.[12][13]
In 2012 Mukherji sang for a music album Romancing Tagore, that was a collaborative effort between Indian and Pakistani artists, Shubha Mudgal, Najam Sheraz, Debojyoti Mishra, and Indira Varma to present Tagore's songs in Urdu.[14] Prime Minister Manmohan Singh released the album in February 2012.[15]
In April 2012, Mukherji visited Mauritius as part of a joint initiative between UNESCO and the Ministry of Culture of the Government of Mauritius on the occasion of Rabindranath Tagore's 150th birth anniversary.[16] The purpose of the trip was to introduce the musical work of Tagore to school children in that country.[citation needed]
In 2015, Mukherji presented a solo concert for the President of India, to celebrate the 154th Birth Anniversary of Tagore, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.[17][18]
Film and television
Mukherji was a regular guest on a weekly music show Chirantani (চিরন্তনী), that aired on Tara Muzik from 2008 to 2011.[16] She also hosted her own show Café Thé Live, a live music program and talk show, on the same channel.[4]
She also performed as a playback singer for the 2005 movie Nishijapon (নিশিযাপন), directed by Sandip Ray.[16][19][20]
Discography
Mukherji's first individual Rabindra Sangeet music album, Eshechho Prem (এসেছ প্রেম) was released by Saregama in 2010,[21] which was followed by 7 more albums with the same label.[22] In 2016 Saregama released a compilation album Best of Kamalini Mukherjee.[23]
