সমুহ ৰাইজলৈ ৰঙালী বিহুৰ হিয়া ভৰা শুভেচছা ৰে ।
Monday, 24 March 2025
Patna Book Festival 2025 Gandhi Maidan - Kalpana Patowary Live
& Literature 
“Where words fail, music speaks.” My pleasure to perform Live at the Gandhi Maidan, Patna Book Festival 2025 on the occasion of Bihar Diwas 2025.
Hope to see you there with free entry to everyone.
#PatnaBookFestival #BiharDiwas #nbtindia #ministryofeducation
Sunday, 23 March 2025
Hello Hojai! Performing for you tomorrow at Demoru Mahotsav 2025.
মই আহি আছো - ডিমৰু মহোৎসৱ ২০২৫ কাকী, হোজাই জিলা
Date: 23rd March 2025
নমস্কাৰ! মই কল্পনা পাটোৱাৰী অহা ২০২৫ চনৰ ২৩ মাৰ্চত কাকী ডীমৰুপথাৰত অনুষ্ঠিত হ'বলগীয়া ডিমৰু মহোৎসৱত সংগীত পৰিবেশন কৰিবলৈ আহি আছো । কাকী বনাঞ্চলৰ ১৭২ খন গাঁওৰ ২৩ টা জাতি-জনগোষ্ঠীৰ সমন্বয়ত হ'বলগীয়া এই ডিমৰু মহোৎসৱত মোক আমন্ত্ৰণ জনোৱাৰ বাবে আয়োজক কমিটীলৈ অশেষ ধন্যবাদ জনালোঁ। গতিকে সমূহ ৰাইজৰ উপস্থিতি কামনা কৰিলোঁ। সকলোকে লগ পাম বুলি আশা ৰাখিলোঁ। ধন্যবাদ।
Saturday, 22 March 2025
Gangasnan - Kalpana Patowary’s Musical Document
Gangasnan
Kalpana Patowary,a distinguished Indian playback and folk singer,is renowned for her dedication to preserving the socio-reforming folk art of Bhikhari Thakur, a cultural legacy rooted in Bihar.Kalpana's commitment to reviving endangered languages is evident in her work with rural tribal dialects of Northeast India, including Deori, Bodo, and Brajavali, through which she challenges cultural preconceptions and highlights India's rich linguistic diversity using an innovative musical approach. Over the years, she has written and performed more than 16,000 songs in 30 endangered Indian vernaculars, underscoring her dedication to preserving linguistic heritage.
Kalpana Patowary's global impact is further highlighted by her performance of Indian traditional music in five languages during the 2018 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony in Queensland, Australia. Her melodic audiovisual renditions serve as an enduring effort to preserve India's rich intangible cultural heritage. As the foremost practitioner of Bhikhari Thakur's Lokgayan tradition, Kalpana has made significant strides in reviving the legacy of this Bhojpuri social crusader and playwright.
Kalpana Patowary holds the distinction of being the first woman to record and produce Bihar’s Chhaprahiya Purvi folk music, a tradition previously dominated by male artists. In an era of globalization, her determined efforts to revive, research, archive, and reintroduce this nearly extinct oral folk tradition have garnered national recognition. Her work has played a pivotal role in bringing the intangible folk music of Bhojpur to the cultural forefront of India, while also connecting modern India to the Girmitiya Diaspora in countries such as Fiji, Mauritius, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad, and Tobago.
Kalpana Patowary,the folk vocalist and music composer this time creates the melody on the lines of Bhikhari Thakur, The Shakespeare of Bhojpuri Literature beautifully intertwining with Indian Jazz pianist Louiz Banks,and emerges a fusion forever -Gangasnan. 'Gangasnan' will be releasing during the world's largest spiritual gathering 'Mahakumbh 2025'
The Ganges, also known as "Mother Ganges” is a sacred river in Indian culture. Ganga river is associated with both life and death. Sanatani hindus believe that the Ganges' waters have healing and purifying powers. People bathe in the Ganges on special days to achieve spiritual merit, and perform other rituals such as throwing ashes of loved ones into the river.
A song of Repentence,Kalpana’s “Gangasnan” depicts the urge and quest of every sanatani hindus for the mighty Ganga not only in this lifetime but also even after death.Although death marks the end of a human's journey, soul's journey does not end and returns to this world in many forms, gets new birth as blessings to finish the unresolved issues from the previous births. As a sacred rite in Hindu mythology, Ganga Snan entails a dip in the sacred Ganges River, which is said to wash away sin and hasten the arrival at nirvana. According to ancient beliefs, this ritual purges one's spirit, mind, and body in preparation for the afterlife or freedom from the cycle of birth and death.
“Gangasnan” is an International collaborative work on Bhojpuri Musical History till date by bringing artistes from multiple cultural backgrounds both musically and visually together. it's got a jazz blues piano intro..then the vocal entry of Kalpana Patowary.The song has synth fillers right through out the song which is the signature style of Louis Banks which gives a momentum symbolic of the river Ganga with Drums solos by Gino Banks and sarangi by legends like Dilshad Khan.The second music is very strong and anthemic with rock guitar by Kush Upadhyay and French horns.. choir voices and strings......it's a great build up...then the western blues pop vocals sung in English by Joe Barua and finally the up tempo finale with Louis Banks solo flights against Kalpana Patowary vocals with great improvisation with piano backings with Sheldon D'Silva’s strong bass parts.
Gangasnan shot in and round the cultural hub Kashi and Prayagraj is directed by National Award winner filmmaker Samujjal Kashyap.
The musical features Santi from Santander Cantabria,Spain and Surush Sacha from Denmark.The project also features now late Ramagya Ram who was 115 year old legend folk artiste from Bihar India.
Along with Bhikhari Thakur the song is also penned by Arunav Deka composed by Bhikhari Thakur & Louis Banks.
CREDITS
Jazz Blues Piano & Synth Fillers: Louis Banks
Drums: Gino Banks
Lead Guitar: Kush Upadhyay, Bass Guitar: Sheldon D'Silva,Sarangi: Dilshad Khan
Video Director: Samujjal Kashyap
Cinematography: KM Sugeth, Nagen Baishya
Featuring: Louis Banks, Gino Banks, Kush Upadhyay, Rammangiya Ram, Ramanand Paswan, Arashmid Patowary Khan, Surush Sacha (Denmark), Shanti (Spain)
Mixed & Mastered by Gautam Chakrabortty Meet Brothers Mumbai
Kalpana Patowary Major Albums
Gangasnan
Anthology of Biraha.
– A folk form of Utter Pradesh & Bihar. A deliberate approach to travel back in time to collect the roots of BIRHA singing style, a folk tradition of YADAVAS from UTTAR PRADESH.
The Sacred Scriptures of MONIKUT.
The Sacred Scriptures of MONIKUT released by Times Music on 18t May is about the reformer, wandering philosopher, saint and poet Mahapurush Srimanta Shankardeva and his disciple Mahapurush Srimanta Madhavdeva from Assam in collaboration for the first time with Trilok Gurtu - master of Indian percussion, and Western drumming who plays a unique hybrid East-West drum set up @Guru Rewben Mashangva - Father of Naga folk blues @Angarag Papon Mahanta from East India Company & Zubeen Garg.
The Legacy of Bhikhari Thakur
Her solo Bhojpuri musical documentation on the Shakespeare of Bhojpuri Literature released in Mauritius by the Prime Minister Mr Anil Kumar BACHOO, g.o.s.k along with Minister of Arts & Culture - Mr. Mookhesswur CHOONEE from London based EMI-Virgin Records got her International acclaim. This album was nominated in BestFolkAlbum category in GIMA 2013(Global Indian Music Academy Awards)
Massicle
Her International release Massical from BIRDjam Label Germany with world class India’s virtuoso percussionist and bandleader Trilok Gurtu, one of the most dynamic and prolific musicians and collaborated with international unique musicians like Carlo Cantini, Jan Garbarek, Phil Drummy, Roland Cabezas, Stefano Dall’Ora.
Maa-e-ri – a lyrical conversation with Mother Nature.
Her latest album released from EMI/Virgin Records documents the perils about the Law of Nature and urges respect for the Nature’s laws for a sustainable future.
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