Srabani Sen

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Srabani Sen
শ্রাবণী সেন
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Background information
OriginKolkata, West Bengal, India
GenresRabindra Sangeet
Occupation(s)Singer, Music Teacher
InstrumentsVocal
Years active1996–present
Associated actsSinger
Websitehttp://srabanisen.com

Srabani Sen, also spelt as Sraboni Sen (Bengali: শ্রাবণী সেন), is a Bengali Indian exponent of Rabindra Sangeet and Bengali songs.[1][2] She is a daughter of Sumitra Sen and sister to Indrani Sen.[1][3] She is a successor to the gharana, which has contributed to the spread of Tagore's music across the world.[1]

Career[edit]

She was schooled at Patha Bhavan school in Kolkata. Later she studied geography at the Gokhale Memorial Girls' College, a women's college affiliated with the University of Calcutta and earned a postgraduate degree from the same university.[4] She started as a journalist for the Bengali magazine Manorama, before opting for a full-time career in music. Sen's tutelage commenced under her mother's guidance was followed by training at Geetabitan Music Institute.

She has sung on the soundtracks of many films, including Dekha, Baariwali, Swapner Feriwalla, Sanjhbaatir Rupkothara, Ballygunge Court , and Hemanter Pakhi.[1]

In 2014 she started her own music academy, teaching Rabindrasangeet [3]

She is the daughter of singer Sumitra Sen, and the younger sister of another Rabindra Sangeet exponent Indrani Sen.[2]

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Goswami, Kaustav. "Srabani Sen – Rabindra Sangeet Revisited". Gaanmela Radio. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Goswami, Kaustav. "Srabani Sen Exclusive Interview". Gaanmela Radio. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Dasgupta, Srishti (8 December 2018). "Srabani Sen collaborated with Dohar for a musical show". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  4. Banerjee, Falguni (10 April 2011). "Can never feel lonely with Rabindra Sangeet: Sumitra". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  5. Sen, Srabani. "Sarabani Sen Best Tracks as a Playback Artist". RedMux. Retrieved 12 December 2017. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)

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