Featuring - Eric Fraser (bansuri flute), Abhik Mukherjee (sitar), Mir Naqibul Islam (tabla)

Description: North Indian classical music

Eric Fraser (bansuri flute)

Eric Fraser's training in Indian classical music on the bansuri flute occurred in the Guru-Sishya Parampara tradition, meaning that he received training in Indian classical music while living with his teacher (Guru - late Pandit Gopal Roy), in Kolkata, India. Eric has received extensive taleem (oral teachings) and his flute playing conveys a purity of tone, authenticity and tradition. The "sur" (tone and tune) of Eric's flute lineage has a unique sound in the landscape of Indian music, telling the story of an old world Kolkata vibe through a gayaki ang or "singing style" of bansuri flute.

Eric is also a multi-instrumentalist, composer and recording artist. Eric's original music expresses the contours of a true cross cultural blending of Indian classical music, psychedelic long form instrumental music, and indie songwriting. He is a Board Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC) and a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT). Eric is a co-founder of the Brooklyn Raga Massive and a Fulbright Senior Research Scholar for Indian classical music. Eric is the founder and director of Sound and Nature, a licensed mental health practice in Hudson, NY.

Abhik Mukherjee (sitar)

Abhik Mukherjee (sitar) is an acclaimed sitar virtuoso of the Etawah-Imdadkhani gharana. Born in Kolkata, he began learning sitar at age six under his father, Tarit Mukherjee, and Sri Bimal Chatterjee, later studying with Pandit Kashinath Mukherjee and Pandit Arvind Parikh - disciples of Ustad Vilayat Khan. A gold medalist in musicology from Rabindra Bharati University, he won a scholarship from India's Ministry of Culture. Mukherjee has performed across ten countries, including landmark appearances at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial inauguration and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Based in New York City, he co-founded Brooklyn Raga Massive and serves as academic director at Chhandayan.

Mir Naqibul Islam (tabla)

Mir Naqibul Islam (tabla) is a Bangladeshi tabla player and educator based in New York City, rooted in the Farukhabad gharana. He trained in the traditional guru-shishya style with Pt. Ashoke and Pt. Anindo Chatterjee.
Mir presents tabla solo recitals and regularly accompanies vocalists, instrumentalists, and dancers from Indian classical traditions.
A versatile artist, he brings tabla into innovative improvisations across jazz, chamber music, maqam, and other genres, blending deep tradition with bold, genre-crossing collaborations.

Raga Space featuring Eric Fraser and Friends

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Raga Space featuring Eric Fraser and Friends

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