
Sharat Chandra Srivastava Owing allegiance to the Senia Gharana, Sharat has been active on the performing circuit for over 25 years. His distinct experimental approach led him to dabble with various genres of music.To this end, he has been a noted member of Indias premier Rock n Roll band Parikrama for the last twelve years. They have performed extensively throughout the country, weaving their own expressive interpretation of Trans-atlantic rock and Hindustani Classical Music. His nascent talent, nurtured since age 7 by renowned violinist Shri Joi Srivastava, his Grandfather/Guru, has lent him rare understanding of the Dhrupad-Ang, a style unique to this Gharana under Guru Shishya Parampara.. This, and such grooming has put him on stage with the likes of Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Pt. Birju Maharaj, and as an acclaimed soloist he was selected for Sahitya Kala Parishads coveted Yuva Mahotsava. He is a recipient of the national scholarship from the Ministry of Human Resources and Development, Government of India. In year 1998, he got the opportunity to play with Sting at the Channel V awards New Delhi. Sharat has performed across the globe in some prestigious Music festivals like New Zealand Arts Festival in 2004, The great Arc Festival and the Little Chilli Festival (London), Singapore Arts Festival, Druga Godba Festival (Slovenia), Canada National Day (Toronto), Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Dubai Jazz Festival,Khajuraho Millennium Festival (India) etc <b>...</b>
Hindustani
Classical
Violin
Indian
Raag
Kirvani
Senia
Gharana
Dhrupad
Style
Alaap
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