Maharaj Trio
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The Maharaj Trio is an instrumental trio of classical Indian music in the line-up of sarod , sitar and tablas . The three musicians, father and two sons, come from a north Indian family of musicians in Varanasi , whose oral tradition goes back around 500 years.
The trio plays as Jugalbandi (translated: entwined twins ), a trio that has been in use since the middle of the twentieth century, in which the melodic improvisation is performed by two mutually reactive soloists of equal standing. Jugalbaldi was best known in Europe through the performances of the sitarist Ravi Shankar with the sarod player Ali Akbar Khan .
Members
The sarod player is Pandit Vikash Maharaj, b. on July 1, 1957, belonging to the fourteenth generation of players in the family. He studied sarod at the Maihar Gharana in northern India . Since the 1990s his concert activities have taken him beyond Indian borders and he began to play with Western musicians. In international appearances, he played with Herbie Hancock , John Handy , David Friesen , Paul Horn , Patrick Bebelaar and the Wise Guys . As a visiting professor in the context of world music, he has taught at the Music College in San Diego (City College), the University of Auckland and the University of Music and Dance in Cologne .
The sitar player and singer Abhishek Maharaj is one of Vikash's two sons and belongs to the fifteenth generation. He completed his musical education with a master's degree in music from the Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi and was awarded the Sangeet Praveen, among others. He also has international concert experience and has played in New Zealand , Italy , France , Switzerland , Austria and Germany , among others .
The tablas is played by Prabhash Maharaj, the eldest son of Vikash Maharaj. He started playing tabla at the age of two and learned in the tradition of his grandfather, the well-known tabla player Nanhku Maharaj. At the age of 19 he also played on international stages, also in the crossover between Indian music and jazz . He received six national medal awards from the Indian government and twice the national scholarship for the best tabla player in India.
Appearances
The trio performs at international festivals outside of India and can also be heard more frequently in Germany. In addition to improvisation in the style of classical North Indian music, the trio also seeks links with other western styles such as blues, jazz and in the context of world music . The trio also performed together with the Wise Guys. The musicians are involved in the Indian non-profit organization People’s Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) for compliance with human rights and against child labor, as well as for Xertifix . Again and again they play in Germany for humanitarian projects such as for the earthquake victims in Nepal in 2015 . In 2019 the trio toured Germany again and played a. a. at the World Town Festival and a benefit concert against child labor in Berlin.
Web links
- Website of the trio
- Maharaj Trio on YouTube
- Wise Guys and Maharaj Trio on YouTube
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Website Pandit Vikash Mahraj , accessed August 29, 2019
- ↑ Indian classical music in dialogue with blues. German-Indian Society, January 25, 2014 , accessed November 2, 2015
- ↑ PVCHR website , accessed November 2, 2015
- ↑ Berlin: Maharaj Trio advertises XertifiX social projects ( Memento from August 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), checked on August 29, 2019
- ^ Benefit event in Gronau , accessed on November 2, 2015
- ↑ Mahraray Trion at the World Town Festivela May 2019 . Retrieved August 29, 2019
- ^ Benefit concert in Berlin. Retrieved August 29, 2019