ajit singh

About Ajit ---The virtuoso from the ancient holy city of Varanasi (Benares) has been studying classical sitar since he was a child, following a long family tradition which over countless generations has produced many great masters (pandits, in Hindi) of Indian stringed instruments. His first musical guru, in fact, was his highly celebrated grandfather, the late Thakur Mahadev Singh, who in his time was known throughout India as "Sitaria Baba," the saint of sitar. Later, he came under the guidance of his father, Ranjit Singh, who gained equal fame as master of the sarod And finally, before embarking on his own illustrious career, he attended the master classes of his eminent uncle, Dr. Rajbhan Singh, former dean and head of the music department of Benares Hindu University, and one of India’s greatest virtuosos of the sitar and surbahar . Ajit has nonetheless garnered an impressive list of concert appearances. He has given numerous performances in " India and Arround the World " . He has been as featured artist at many prestigious Organization & Events . The fine art Society , cochin - Kerala has honored him with prestigious title of ' Pandit '. Pandit ajit Singh has been also listed among top 10 musicians at mp3.com "classical " for several times now , and he is also in the lists of top rated musicians arround the world at mp3. As lead performer at a unique concert held at New Delhi’s Bal Bhawan, a landmark institution for the enhancement of youth education established by India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, Ajit played to a record audience of 15,000 people. As a reviewer wrote after one of Ajit’s concerts, "His music soars to the heavens on the zephyr-like strings of his sitar.".

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