Ajay Prasanna

Year 2006. Courtesy: http://www.hindisong.com/MusicHappening/MusicHappening.asp?ContentID=1199

Ajay Prasanna: Classical Musician and Innovator...

...Ajay Prasanna's CD - Blissful Bamboo.

Born in 1969 in Allahabad, Ajay Prasanna's guru was his father, renowned flautist Pandit Bholanath Prasanna of the Benaras Gharana. He was also the guru of Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia. Ajay Prasanna is a superb musician, blending the modern with the traditional to create music that is melodious and unique. He is also known for his strength and fluency in both the gaayaki and tantrakaari styles of playing. His first performance was at the Allahabad Akhil Bhartiya Sangeet Sammelan at the age of six. He has since performed several times including solo concerts in London, Dubai, Singapore, Bangkok, Kenya and Russia. He has had the opportunity to perform alongside renowned classical music maestros like Pt. Ravi Shankar, Pt. Shivkumar Sharma, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Ustad Sultan Khan and Shubha Mudgal. He has also played in several fusion music concerts with Anoushka Shankar, Amaan and Ayaan Ali Khan and collaborated with Sting. A worthy musician like Ajay Prasanna deserves this worthy introduction.