ajoy chakrabarty on bbc

asianclassicalmp3.org has a recording of ajoy chakrabarty from an india independance day live bbc concert, along with a short 3-minute interview with panditji. here’s an excerpt of him speaking about why most indian classical musicians are much older than professional-level musicians of other classical music forms throughout the world.

“...even if the musician is sixty years [old], still he is learning. because indian music, you have to learn for maybe two or three generations. one lifetime is not sufficient to learn it, i believe.”

check out ajoy chakrabarty at his concert in the chicago suburbs coming up on july 22, and check out maahaul’s next house concert featuring one of his students on the 23rd.