ITC Sangeet Research Academy (ITC SRA) returns with Desh Ek Raag 2.0, a soulful musical tribute to India on the event of its 79th Independence Day. Building on the success of final 12 months’s launch, Desh Ek Raag, which introduced collectively gurus, students and college students in a heart-touching rendition, this monitor too celebrates the wealthy legacy of Indian classical arts together with the message of unity. Inspired by raag Desh and immortalised by means of the patriotic strains of Vande Maataram, it highlights the message of unity in variety by means of seamless collaboration amongst totally different artwork varieties.
According to veteran ITC-SRA Guru and famend Hindustani vocalist Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty, “Over the decades, the institution, with the patronage of ITC, has been training young enthusiasts in various musical forms. Desh Ek Raag 2 pays tribute to the nation through the age-old guru-sishya parampara. The initiative aims to communicate the values and significance of this tradition to a wider digital audience, emphasising its enduring relevance.”
Talking about the expertise of working on the undertaking, ITC-SRA guru, sarod exponent and the music director of Desh Ek Raag 2 Abir Hossain stated, “Projects like these remind us the energy of music in uniting individuals and expressing the spirit of our nation. This 12 months, I selected to carry collectively a totally new workforce of gifted younger students and school members of the establishment together with different gurus and artistes. They have lent their distinctive artistry to the undertaking.
Pt. Ajoy Chakrabarty with college students throughout the shoot
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Desh Ek Raag 2 contains a formidable line up of artistes, together with Pt. Ajoy Chakrabarty, Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar, Pt. Partha Chatterjee, Subhra Guha, Pt. Uday Bhawalkar, Omkar Dadarkar, Brajeswar Mukherjee and Pt. Suresh Talwalkar. The singing is accompanied by Sarwar Hussain on the sarangi, Band Prithibi has given the Indian classical arrange a contact of the up to date with its orchestration.
Desh Ek Raag 2 has been recorded at ITCSRA’s state-of-the-art studio by Avee Bhattacharya. The Music Video has been directed by Chandrasish Ray, a budding Indian Filmmaker, and it’s introduced in collaboration with inventive company Genesis Advertising Pvt Ltd, Kolkata.
Sanjiv Puri, chairman, ITC, which has backed the undertaking, stated, “the company takes great pride in being part of initiatives that foster time-tested values of unity and compassion, while preserving the country’s cultural heritage.”
Recorded at ITC-SRA’s state-of-the-art studio by Avee Bhattacharya, Desh Ek Raag 2, which has been directed by younger filmmaker Chandrasish Ray,additionally marks the establishment’s 50-year journey in working in direction of the explanation for artwork and tradition.
