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Music
cannot be restricted by fences, believes Sounak. Notes are the same
no matter which country or geographical region the music hails from.
Sounak has already struck a balance between undiluted traditionalism
and liberalism. He has worked with Tanmoy Bose in his world music
project – Taal Tantra. There he sang in confluence with different
types of western contemporary and folk music. It has been a most
rewarding experience and an eye opener in many ways.
On the other hand Sounak spreads his wings to the realm of
Rabindrasangeet (songs of Rabindranath Tagore), songs of Atulprasad
Sen, Rajanikanta Sen and D. L. Roy. Sounak has acquired advanced
training in Rabindrasangeet from famous exponents like
Swagatalakshmi Dasgupta and Pramita Mallick and veteran academician
and teacher Subhas Chowdhury. He has also received guidance in the
Atulprasadi style from Smt. Nupurchhanada Ghosh, a very senior
disciple of the legendary Krishna Chattopadhyay.
His renditions in these genres is full of philosophical insight and
is always a cut above the average run-of the-mill renditions mostly
heard today.
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