Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty | Raag Tappa Khamaj

Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty is amongst the leading vocalists of the tradition of Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Saheb's Patiala-Kasur Gharana and resides in Kolkata,West Bengal.He has established a music school of his own-'ShrutiNandan' where till date,many budding talents are being trained rigorously.He sings in all the genres including tappa,rabindra sangeet,thumri,khayal,light classical music.
His notable disciples include his daughter Kaushiki Chakraborty,Kaustuv Kanti Ganguly,Brajeswar Mukherjee and Palash Dholakia.
Artiste: Ajoy Chakraborty
ABOUT TAPPA:
Tappa is a semi-classical form of Indian Music that originated from the state of Punjab.Gulam Nabi ,who wrote tappas by his pen name 'Shore Miyan' is considered as the inventor of this form.He had a shrill voice which was not suitable for the full throated aakar aalaps of Hindustani Khayal.Once when he was in the Multan/Punjab province,he got inspired from the songs that were sung by the camel riders in that area.It used to get some jumps in it,due to the peculiar rhythmic movement of camel's legs.This is how this beautiful form came into existence.
Further,this tradition was carried to Gwalior and Benaras.Hence Tappas are mostly sung by Gwalior Gharana and Benaras Gharana vocalists.
Live -2004
Tappa in Raag Khamaj

[@santanu20072007]

Tappa is not a very frequently heard item. Vidushi Malini Rajurkar , to some extent Aarti Anklikar-tikekar ji and very rarely Pandit Rajan Sajan ji....This is such a welcome upload. Thank you

[@RuturajKolpe]

Absolutely. Also, tappas by Pt. Krishnarao Shankar Pandit are what you should listen.

[@sreyaghosh8689]

Pls provide lyrics of this beautiful tappa

[@chitrayudhghatak]

@@RuturajKolpe Aha! Krishna Rao ji to sher ke tarah ga te the.

[@sreyaghosh8689]

Can y please upload lyrics of this taapa pls

[@jayantakumarray127]

Absolutely ,i like to add Vidushi Girija Devi's name , her tappa also very much sweet to listen.

[@gautamroy3640]

Tappa sung so sweetly in a male voice keeping all its grandeur together was truly amazing. Pt. Ajay Chakrabarty is a blessed singer and so versatile!

[@wisemansays75]

Tappa turns to top truly.

[@freeflutistjagannathkoleyj9416]

Pranam❤❤...🙏🙏🙏

[@diksharaina8746]

Thnxxx tappa sunane ke liye

[@chandranibanerjee9074]

Great

[@shaileshrawat4238]

Thankyou

[@NotGamerflexy]

Pronam Guruji

[@siddharthpullerivadhyan5165]

❤️❤️🙏

[@jessicaghatak761]

Can you please post the lyrics of this song?

[@sreyaghosh8689]

Pls pls can y upload the lyrics of this beautiful tappa pls

[@moonmoonray2992]

Ei gan er Lyrics ta jodi paoa jay to khub upokar hoy.

[@sreyaghosh8689]

Pls provide lyrics of this tappa

[@moonmoonray2992]

Plz provide me the lyrics of the toppa.plz

[@shahrukhkhalil4143]

Wat exactly is tappa ??

[@RuturajKolpe]

Tappa is one of the most difficult forms of Hindustani Classical Music. Shori Miyan (Ghulam Nabi) was influenced from the songs sung by Camel riders in the Multan region, and he incorporated those lyrics into the classical style with intricate patterns of peculiar taans in ragas like Kafi, Tilang, Bhairavi, Khamaj, etc. The tradition was carried on to the Gwalior and Benaras Gharanas, and later in Bengal too. That is how tappas gained great recognition.