Hindustani classical · b. 1969
Pandit Ajay Prasanna
A bansuri player of the Banaras flute family, trained by his father Bholanath Prasanna.
- Instrument
- Bansuri
- Gharana
- Banaras
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Biography
Life
Ajay Shankar Prasanna was born in Allahabad in 1969 into a family of classical musicians associated with the Banaras gharana of wind players. He learned the bansuri from his father, Pandit Bholanath Prasanna, and made his public debut at the age of six at the Akhil Bharatiya Sangeet Sammelan.
His playing is described as drawing on both the gaayaki (vocal) and tantrakaari (instrumental) approaches to the flute, carrying the family style into concert and studio work alike. He has performed in India and abroad, including at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, and is a top-grade artist of All India Radio.
Recognitions recorded for him include a Global Indian Music Award for the album Cinema, the Sangeet Ratna Award of the Swami Haridas Samiti in Vrindavan, the Surmani Award of Sur Singar Sansad in Mumbai, and the Bharat Gaurav Samman.
Musical contribution
What they brought to music
Banaras-family flute playing that moves between gaayaki and tantrakaari approaches.
Lineage & company
Teachers, students and musical connections
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Bansuri concert lineageborn 1969
Banaras-family flautist, son and student of Bholanath Prasanna.
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Family
- Pandit Bholanath PrasannaFather and teacher
He learned the flute from his father, a bansuri player of the Banaras gharana.
Ajay Prasanna — Wikipedia
Recognition
Honours and recognition
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- Global Indian Music AwardFor the album Cinema.
- Sangeet Ratna Award, Swami Haridas Samiti
- Surmani Award, Sur Singar Sansad
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