I am a Hindusthani classical vocalist and the last disciple of late Ustad Munawar Ali Khan.Having toured extensively in India and abroad,I am into Khayal,Thumri,Dadra,Hori,Ghazal,Sufi music and dabble with a bit of composing too.
Contact Now| Kumar Mukherjee began his initial training in music when he started learning the tabla from Pt. Shankar Ghosh. Thereafter he began training in vocal music from Smt. Sanjukta Ghosh. Kumar’s father, Kajal Mukherjee who has been an ace footballer and his mother Suvra encouraged his childhood vocation which was to become his lifelong passion. Ustad Munawar Ali Khan Sahib, son of Ustad Bade Ghulam Khan Sahib took Kumar as his disciple and through him Kumar imbibed the traits of Kasur- Patiala Gharana. Rigorous training and practice sessions supervised by Ustad Munawar Ali Khan Sahib helped Kumar to improve his skills. After the unprecedented death of his guru Kumar resumed his training under Ustad Raza Ali Khan. Born in July 1970 he has participated in numerous competitions representing his alma mater, La Martiniere For Boys. He also represented at National Children’s Assembly and National Youth Assembly which was held at New Delhi. Kumar has won accolades for performing in music conferences along with his guru and for his solo concerts. As an accompanist he performed at the Tansen Samaroh (Gwalior), Sabrang Utsav (New Delhi), Dover Lane Music Conference (Kolkata), Sadarang Music Conference (Kolkata) etc. Since 1996 Kumar started performing solo and his debut with Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma was widely praised. His recital at the Calcutta Club lawn with Ustad Aashish Khan and Ustad Zakir Hussain was well received. Thereafter he has successfully exhibited his prowess till date |
