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Shyam Sundar Goswami at the age of 10, he was first exposed to music by his mother Srimati Maya Goswami. After years of serious studies (Sadhana) at the feet of several Gurus, including Pandit Jadunath Chakraborty and Guru Madan Mohan Thakur, he emerges now as a new outstanding voice, "a jewel", as the late artist Prabhas Sen of Santiniketan used to say about him.
Shyam Sundar Goswami is trained in the tradition of Kirana Ghrana. He studied Indian classical music at Rabindra Bharati University in Calcutta (Kolkata), from where he got a Honors degree in Hindustani classical music and then specialized in Khayal, the most appreciated and the most elegant form of Indian classical music. It is the style of the great vocal maestros who can use all the subtleties of the technique" (Alain Daniélou: The Music of North India, 1968). Shyam Sundar Goswami successfully obtained the M.A. degree in Khayal, his specialty. He is a master of Kyhal, Thumris and Bahjaans.
He has become an excellent teacher himself and has educated children, especially those who struggle to study in spite of financial difficulties. He has taught the children at the Study House and Training Center of the Noviciate of Barasat for three years as well as those at Ashalayam in Kolkata who are street children and at Rainbow School in Loreto Sealdah. In addition, he gives private tuitions.
In April 2006, his debut CD Peace and Harmony was finally released and, in May, he embarked on a successful European tour, including France and Switzerland (Paris, Rennes, Dinard, Lyon, Lugano, Ascona), where he performed especially in churches & historical palaces . On the tour, he was accompanied by Pandit Sanjay Mukherjee on the tabla and Shabbir Hussain on the sarengi.
In 2000, Syham Sundar Goswami sang at the "Biswa Bango Samelan" Festival at Rabindra Sadan, Calcutta.
Among his many public performances in and around Calcutta were memorable ones organized in the historical Rajbari palaces of North Calcutta in 2003 and 2004: At Natmandir in November 2003, at Madan Mahan Thakurabri in March 2004, at Chattubabu Latubabu Rajbar in September 2004 and at the historical Sree Sree Krishna Jew of Shovabazar in December 2004, to name just a few. On July 1, 2004 Shyam Sundar Goswami gave a special concert in the memory of Prabhas Sen at the residence of Mrs. Ruby Pal Choudhuri. On June 10, 2006 Shyam Sundar Goswami had been invited by the Governor of West Bengal, Sree Gopal Krishna Gandhi, to perform at "Flag Staff House" Barrackpore.
On 25th February 2006. in memory of late Father Babu Beckers sj, at the Chapel of St.Xavier's College Calcutta. On 31st March, at 'Srinath Hall', Ballygunge, concert organised by Bharat Sevashram Sangh'. On 19th May 2007, a Concert took place at the Oldest Cathedral of Calcutta, St John Church , On 26th August, Concert at ' Mother House' in memory of Mother Teresa on her birthday. on 20th november 2008 At Ballygunge Srisundaram & 26.12.08 E.z.c.c At purbashri Auditoriam.
On 09.05.09 at WEAVER STUDIO in Kolkata. Jun 3 Belgium, June 5, 2009: Lausanne-Pully, Switzerland at the Octogone de Pully
- June 13, 2009 at the Festival de Musique sacree de Champeaux en Seine et Marne, France [2 concerts]
- June 14, 2009 at the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, France
- June 15, 2009 at the Centre Mandapa with Ustad Sabir Khan (tabla), Ustad Roshan Ali (sarangi)
E-mail panditshyamsundargoswami@gmail.com
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