Tarangini 2025
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Tarangini – Performing Arts for Cause is an initiative launched by Mitra CanCare Foundation featuring upcoming and established artists performing Arts of Indian Heritage. The funds raised from Tarangini 2025 will be used for Childhood Cancer Patients’ treatment.
Padma Bhushan
Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt is a Grammy Winning Hindustani classical music instrumentalist. Creator of the MOHAN VEENA (slide guitar), Vishwa Mohan Bhatt has mesmerized the world with his pristine pure, delicate yet fiery music. He has performed extensively world over and has attracted international attention through his successful indianisation of the western Hawaiian guitar with his perfect assimilation of sitar, sarod and veena techniques, by giving it an evolutionary design and shape. Bhatt is undoubtedly the most expressive, versatile and greatest slide players in the world.
Tantri Samrat
Pt. Salil Bhatt
Creator of the Satvik Veena and heir to a 500-year musical legacy, Salil Bhatt represents the dynamic face of the new age, Indian musician. Being hailed as the ‘Global Indian Musician’, Salil has done it all. From Solo Concerts and International Collaboration to Exotic Jugalbandis and Global Fusions, Salil has not only managed to marvel audiences in India, bit also has a big fan base in Canada, Germany, Australia, America, Taiwan, England, Switzerland, Iceland, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Singapore, Spain, Finland, Austria, and Italy (in total 40 countries). That too, in just a span of his trailblazing 25-year career! Having received a Pre-Grammy Award nomination which speaks volumes of his highly successful international collaborations, Salil is the harbinger of rare honors for India as he is the first ever musician to perform inside the Parliament of Germany. He is also the first ever Indian musician to perform in Iceland and the first Indian musician to be invited by the Taiwanese Government for artist residency of one month.
Padma Shri
Ustad Anwar Khan Manganiyar
We all have enjoyed the traditional Rajasthani Sufi music, atleast once in our life. LURM brings forth Anwar Khan Manganiyar– one of the leading vocalists of folk, Sufi and traditional music of western Rajasthan. He has established communication with audiences from varied cultural backgrounds, understanding and tradition. The perfection of his lyrics and commitment to inter faith worship, lends richness and depth to his performances. He has worked with and trained young talent of his community. Anwar has the ability to scale ragas with as much ease as he can sing the earthy notes of a fast tempo folk song.
He has shared the stage with many leading maestros of Indian classical music; such as Vishva Mohan Bhatt (Mohan Veena, North Indian Classical), Shashank (Flute, Karnatic Classical Music) and many others. He has been traveling round the globe, and played with Yehudi Menuhin and other world class musicians.
Pt. Himanshu Mahant
Sri Himanshu Mahant took training of Banaras gharana initially from his father Pt. Balkrishna Mahant ji and then from legendary Pt. Kishan Maharaj ji. Himanshu’s tabla is a combination of traditional tabla of Banaras gharana along with the synchronisation of modern playing style. He has accompanied renowned artists of India and has given numerous memorable performances in India and across the world. He has been awarded Ustad Bismillah Khan Award by Sangeet Natak Academy, Government of India.
Kutla Khan
Kutla Khan is one of the finest folk musicians of Rajasthan, he plays the Khartal, and also sings Rajasthani folk music, Kutla is one of the youngest awardees of the Sangeet Natak Academy Bismillah Khan Award.
Goram Khan
Goram Khan plays Dholak, he found inspiration within his family to learn various musical instruments. He plays Dhol and Harmonium and can sing, too. At the very young age of 8 years, he started playing dholak and has been learning and performing ever since then. Manwar is a multi-instrumentalist and has performed with various bands, and with time has become very comfortable in performing with new artists. He recently got associated with Gazi Khans group and has been quite satisfied as he is getting to learn a lot from the master himself. He wishes to achieve fame in Bollywood, thus giving recognition to the Manganiyar community and their art form globally. He has played in various parts of the country and wishes to perform in abroad as well and wants to experience showcasing his skills to foreign audience. Manwar has a very distinctive vision as far as folk music is concerned. He wishes for dholak playing competitions to happen just like singing competitions take place in large numbers throughout India, which he thinks will give a platform to young and talented dholak players and will encourage them to do better. He wants his children to learn traditional folk music as well as classical music so as to come up with an innovative style of music