Musically Yours

Anol Chatterjee is a rising name in the field of Indian Classical Vocal Music. The flavour of Anol’s music is essentially of Patiyala Gharana, the style, which was made popular by the great maestro Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Sahab, but Anol has incorporated the best parts of other Gayakies or styles like Kirana, Jaipur, Agra Benaras etc to establish an attractive & beautiful style of his own. His exceptional sense and command over rhythm has made this Gayaki more unique.

Born to musical parents Shri Mihir Chatterjee and Smt. Madhumita Chatterjee, Anol’s early grooming was initiated from his mother and Shri Bishwanath Chowdhury. Soon after it continued successively from Late Ajit Kumar Chakrabarty, Smt. Chandana Chakrabarty, and Shri Shantanu Bhattacharya. Later on, he was fortunate to be the direct disciple of Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty, the internationally acclaimed Indian vocalist and is still training under his tutelage.
Anol is an ex-scholar of ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata. Anol is also a permanent artiste both in Khayal & Ragpradhan in All India Radio, Kolkata. He is an empanelled artiste of I.C.C.R; Govt. of India. Anol Chatterjee received the National Scholarship for Young Artistes from the Ministry of Culture. He also performed at the “Yuva Pratibha Sammelan” by Sangeet Natak Academy. He stood First in the prestegeous Doverlane Music Competition.

Anol is an upcoming and projising performer of India. He has performed in a number of concerts throughout West Bengal and outside. Anol has been touring abroad since 2003. He has visited USA, UK, Canada, Scotland & Bangladesh for several times. He has worked as a guest artiste to teach Indian music in SAA UK, an organisation, affiliated by the Leeds College of Music, UK. The Sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar has expressed his deep hope about Anol’s successful musical career after listening to him.

Anol has rendered his voice in two very well appreciated documentary films namely, “Belur Math” & “Yogiraaj Shyamacharan Lahidi”.

Anol has published one Audio CD named “New Signatures” where Pandit Yogesh Samsi and Pandit Ajay Joglekar has accompanied him on Tabla & Harmonium respectively.