Ivy Banerjee
Bump into RSMM's stentorian voiced Singer, Ivy Banerjee, from Kolkata, India. She is a well-known and honed Indian Sub-Continental/Hindustani Classical Singer.
The list of her gurus and teachers have been mentioned in her short description on the homepage, but in addition to them, she has learnt from her mother Tapati Banerjee. Ivy has been taught in detail the Rabindra Sangeet, a Bengali Vocal genre in the Indian Sub-Continental/Hindustani Classical Music.
Ivy thrives in singing Khayal and Thumri, especially Tappa. She is adept in singing almost all the genres of Indian Sub-Continental/Hindustani Classical Music, such as Dadra, Ghazal, Bhajan, Qawwali etc. Her personal favourite is the Ghazal Vocal genre, in which she has recently set her foot in.
Obtaining a BA(Hons) in Philosophy, she has done her MA(Hons) in Khayal and Thumri Vocal genres of the Indian Sub-Continental/Hindustani Classical Music. Presently, Ivy is completing her PhD on the link between Thumri Vocal genre and courtesanry, which is a highly specialised subject for her thesis.
She has won first position at All India Radio Competition on 2001, in Indian Sub-Continental/Hindustani Classical Music. In addition, she prides in receiving a gold medal from the Government of India in 2003 for singing in the Khayal Vocal genre. Furthermore, her voice has been used by Sabyasachi Mukherjee, for his fashion brand and couture collections in 2018.
Ivy is a teacher of the Indian Sub-Continental/Hindustani Classical Music also, she has numerous students, to whom she imparts her knowledge and art. She is deeply passionate about teaching voice modulation to the next generation of Singers to come.
Next arrives, the RSMM's songography of Ivy. RSMM exhibits to bring Ivy's utmost to you.
Featured
Songs
The Desolation
Ujda Huwa Sheher Phir
"The burden of resettling in a desolated city, how to get the courage to do so?" says Parveen, the poetess, through her Ghazal. This Ghazal emotes the emotional and mental anguish suffered from a broken relationship.
An Accident
Na Yaad Aaya Na Bhoola
The lyricist, Aziz, laments "that tragic event, which, i didn't remember nor forgot has statued me" in her this Ghazal. The realisation of being clefted asunder by love, and suffering the pangs of seperation is well emoted in this Ghazal.
The Manifold
Hazar Khwab Liye Jee Rehi
The lyricist, Indira, pours out her despair without the lover. She admits "all eyes are living with a thousand dreams to fulfill, but, without you my eyes are causeless". She sketches a very tumultuous exclamation of ones lament in this Ghazal.
The Anticipation
Kyun Aye Gham-e-Firaq
Again Zehra, the penner, writes a Ghazal about love-stricken longing and its conversation between the night and day's tug-o-war. Here she admits "why O' grief of seperation? what has happened?, i was in anticipation of the morning but its become dark".
A Hue
Mujhe Rang-e-Khwab Se
The writer, Ada, shares a serious note, here, in this Ghazal. She mentions "from the hues of dreams, i recieved the trust of life, sometimes my heart ached, and sometimes something else by courtesy". She is harping on to the need to voice her inner anguish with her love.
The Discern
Misaal-e-Khaak Kahin Par
In the Ghazal, Humaira, the writer, shares "lets scatter like the dust and see, will get tranquility dyingly, lets die and see". She tries to bring together hope and action, a way to pursue love.
The Fearlessness
Waqt-e-Rukhsat Aa Gaya
Parveen, the lyricist, exclaims decisively "the time to depart has arrived, still the heart wasn't nerved, how will i lose him? whom i have never attained'. She openly accepts her defeat and the courage to face it, is well felt in this Ghazal.
An Arrival
Tatolta Huwa Kuch
The lyricist, Aziz, says "feeling me, he has reached my body and soul, that person, has reached to my tale". This Ghazal shows the fear of being pursued by her love. Fear of being in love is well expressed here.
The Unforgettable
Tum Ko Bhula Rehi Thi
"Trying to forget you, alas, i couldn't, i was self-poisoning myself and again i reminisced you" admits Anjum, the writer. The constant struggle of an emotional dependency of an ex-relationship is well explained in this Ghazal.
The Honour
Tumhare Ishq Pe Dil Ko
Humaira, the writer, shriekingly says "my heart's value of your love, is no more, just like a star in the pinnacle of the sky, is no more". The Ghazal is filled with pained imagery, she pours out her griefs, sorrows and laments.
