Sitar player Surajit Das was born in Calcutta (India) in a musical family. His aunt, Shrimati Suruchi Das, gave him his first sitar lessons at age of nine. After a few years of training he developed great interest in Indian classical music and received further guidance from the well-known sitarist Prof. Kashinath Mukerjee. In 1983 he obtained his Masters Degree in Indian classical music at the Music University Proyag Sangeet Samity in Allahabad. He gave many concerts, some of which were broadcast on radio and TV in India.
Surajit studied and developed all the ragas known to Prof. Chinmoy Lahere, a well-known classical singer in India, who gave him further guidance. To promote his music, he went on a European tour to France, Belgium, Switzerland in 1988-89 and later moved to The Netherlands where he still lives and works. He gave guest performances at the seminars of Deepak Chopra and recently has been working with Roy Martina.
He teaches the value of his music and regularly performs in several European countries. Surajit is convinced of the peaceful influence Indian classical music has. Except Indian classical music he also did experiment successfully with fusion music and world music.
Surajit has a fusion group called Shanti. The instruments used include sitar, tabla, mantra singing, didjeridu, and keyboards.
Discography:
Sapta Rasa: Seven Moods of Our Mind (Oreade Music)
Secret Chants – A Trip To India (Oreade Music)
Ayurvedic Healing Cycle (Oreade Music)
Chakra Yoga Meditation (Oreade Music)
Ayurvedic Music Therapy (Oreade Music)
Kamasutra (Oreade Music)
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
