Ronu Majumdar grew up in Varanasi where he was originally taught flute by his father Dr Bhanu Majumdar and then by Pandit Vijay Raghavrao. Ronu’s father was a close disciple of Pt. Pannalal Ghosh, the first Indian flute player to take the flute to concert level and the musician responsible for bringing this folk instrument into the classical era.
Ronu Majumdar’s principal teacher (guru) was the legendary Pandit Ravi Shankar. Ronu has recorded on the groundbreaking Private Music (BMG) album entitled Passages with Pt. Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass. He also performed on Pt. Ravi Shankar’s 1997 release Chants Of India on Angel (EMI) and toured with him in 1988. He has recorded with other legends such as Beatle George Harrison who championed Indian music to young people in the West, Ry Cooder and Zakir Hussain.
He enjoyed a close 10-year association with RD Burman the illustrious film maker, performing on the Bollywood film score Love Story-1942; he also recorded with Zakir Hussain and Ustad Sultan Khan on the 1994 Merchant Ivory film In Custody which won the President of India Gold Medal for Best Picture.
Discography:
In Custody (1994)
Remembrance: Melodies of India (1995)
Rag Jog (1996)
Hollywood Hit: Primary Colours (1998)
Hollow Bamboo (Water Lily Acoustics, 2000)
Krishna’s Journey (2002)
Raga Miyan Ki Malhar / Bhatiali (India Archives, 2002)
Ekatman: Spiritual bonding of the Indian Ragas (2005)
Jewels of India (Sense World Music, 2005)
Fusion Yatra (2006)
A sacred space (Sense World Music, 2006)
Natural (Sense World Music, 2007)
Music for Pranayam (2008)
Breathless flute (2009)
Lady Astride the Tiger (2011)
Timeless Tagore (2013)
Flute Symphony (2015)
Divine Flute (2015)
Krishna dancing with the flute (2015)
Journey: Folk music of India (2017)
Seven Raagas (2017)
North India – Sangeet Trio en concert (Outhere, 2018)
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.
