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Artist
Sahana Bajpaie
12+ albums
singer-songwriterfolkindiaIndianRabindra sangeet
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Sahana Bajpaie , better known as the namesake of a raaga (melody mode) in Indian classical music, "Sahana" to peers and music enthusiasts familiar with her work, explores that aspect of Tagore songs in her album - Notun Kore Pabo Bole - a collection of Rabindra Sangeet, which came out on March 6, 2007 has created a stir in the music scenario of Bangladesh. Sahana, born on February and was brought up in Santiniketan, West Bengal, India and started taking music lessons from her father Prof. Bimal Bajpaie - a Tagore scholar - at a tender age. He was the inspiration behind Sahana's singing. She learnt her very first song from him at the age of three “Shokatore oi kadiche shokole”, a Rabindra sangeet.Her debut album 'Notun Kore Pabo Bole' is a tribute to him. Both her parents were professors of Political Science in North Bengal University, West Bengal, India. She was brought up and educated in Tagore's own land, Santiniketan, West bengal, India. According to her, “Growing up in Santiniketan is an enlightening experience”. Sahana trained in Indian classical music and Rabindra Sangeet under Bijoy Sinha, Madhumita Roy, Chitra Roy, Shyamoli Bandopadhyay, Chandan Munshi and Mita Huq (Bangladesh) among others. Musicians she grew up listening to are Sahana Debi, Rajeshwari Dutta, KL Saigal, Suchitra Mitra, Kanika Bandyopadhyay, Krishna Chattopadhyay, Pannalal Dasgupta, Shantideb Ghosh, Debabrata Biswas, Ustad Rashid Khan, Ustad Amir Khan, Kishori Amonkar, Mallikarjun Mansur, Pandit Bhi
