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Celebrate the festival of colours this Holi with FAGUNAHAT - (Album Out Now)

(MUSICBOXRELEASE) March 19, 2013

After successful release of the musical documented album on the Shakespear of Bhojpuri Literature ‘The Legacy of Bhikhari Thakur’ (which was launched by the Prime Minister of Mauritius – Mr Anil Kumar Bachoo @  Minister of Arts & Culture - Mr. Mookhesswur CHOONE in Mauritius), EMI/Virgin Records  who has forayed into Bhojpuri music for the first time is proud to present their 2^nd Bhojpuri venture – The colors’ of  ‘FAGUNAHAT’ featuring traditional holi songs by Assamese singer@Bhojpuri Queen Kalpana Patowary which was released worldwide on the Holi sets of latest Bhojpuri Channel Anjan TV recently. The album was released on Sunday at Basera Studios Kandivali in Mumbai city on the sets of BHOJPURI HOLI UTSAV in the presence of noted filmmaker distributor Abhay Sinha - Bhojpuri musical icon Pawan Singh – Noted Coreographer Pappu Khanna & Actress Madhu Sharma. This is the Kalpana's first Bhojpuri Holi album with an International label after she made her grand debut with her Bhojpuri album 'Gawanwa Leja Rajaji' in 2001. She has around 12^th Bhojpuri Holi hit albums released till date.

According to the singer, FAGUNAHAT is a magic word. The songs has tunes with a rare freshness would rouse the lazy and cheers up the glum. Even the slaves of a rigid routine feel free. For a few hours, all come closer as at no other time of the year. FAGUNAHAT means – ‘Fagun ke aane ki Aahat’. This season speaks about itself when it arrives through Mother Nature. Kalpana Patowary known for an incredible vocal talent has produced and rendered 6 tracks in the album.

Rangbaaj fagunwa aail - This song speak of the indication of the coming of the season and how a couple enjoys their love after a long separation. Husband has to go to ‘Pardes’ to earn money. His beloved wife waits the whole year for him to come back & this year when he returns in Holi, her happiness knows no bounds. This song also speaks of the sensuousness, the urge of their physical union.

Ab lehu rangwa lagai – A traditional Holi song reflecting Indian tradition linking Holi to Lord Rama and Sita. Sita’s sahelis welcomes Rama to Janakpur and urges Sita to play Holi with Rama as who knows when again he will be again coming from Avadh.

Dewra rangbaaj – A spicy or a chatpata song where the lady is complaining about her brother-in-law. In Indian family – Dewar Bhabi relationship speaks in different  levels, sometimes he is a son, other times a best friend with whom you can share your inner feelings also. But in ‘Fagun’ ie Holi the Dewar becomes a little flirty kind of and he teases his sister in law. This is a double meaning song.

Piyawa calcutta gaile –  Many years before while speaking about the Bihar scenario, lots of young man travelled to East Calcutta for livelihood. Back home the beloved wife cries in agony. No more she can hold the pain of separation. This track captures this particular mood of that lady.

Babu Kunwar Singh – This is traditional ‘Dhamar’ a holi folk form. Here it speaks of the historical spectacle of  Babu Veer Kunwar Singh of Bihar as he fought for our Nations Independence from the British. Here colors of Holi is symbolic to the bloodshed. This song salutes Kunwar Sings fighting spirit.

Ab kaha fafuwa gawata – Again, a traditional Holi composition where the song expresses the descending ‘Fagua’ tradition. Today, everywhere there is hatred among us. We are no more celebrating the human race, instead speaking of our own cult and castes. The song is trying to express the message of the unity we need today – An awareness song.

Kalpana has been featured by EMI/Virgin Records as ARTIST OF THE MONTH as they are releasing this festive season her two amazing albums –

1. The colours of FAGUNAHAT - an album featuring traditional Bhojpuri Holi Songs.

2. Kalpana’s debut Hindi album - MAA-E-RI – A lyrical conversation with Mother Nature.

While rooted in folk, Kalpana has a wide variety of influences and is an extremely versatile artist. She recently found herself in the spotlight on Bacardi NH7 Weekender in Pune and is almost considered the ‘find’ of the show. She featured on this ‘Happiest Music Festival” NH7 Weekender - The Dewarists Stage collaborating with music icon Trilok Gurtu. Kalpana was also nominated under the Best Folk Album category for her Bhojpuri chhath song "Saiya Chali Aawa Karat Bani Chhath" from Chhath album "Aage  Bilaiyya  Peechhe  Chhati  Maiya"  for BIG STAR IMA AWARDS 2011 in  Mumbai.

All together this album is a treat for Holi song lovers and will be available across all mobile and other digital platforms and all leading Malls, Music outlets etc.

FAGUNAHAT -  Holi album by Kalpana Patowary , Emi/Virgin Records, Rs 195 is out now. 
Buy it Online.

Ek saraniya naam dharma or Vaishnavism by Kalpana Patowary.

Krishna…..kanha….lalla…from the early childhood days heard a lot about HIM. Even in our evening prayer Ma used to pray only Him, but not in its idol form. Ek saraniya naam dharma or Vaishnavism is very much prevailed in Assam. MAHAPURUSH SRI MANTA SANKARDEVA and his disciple MAHAPURUSH SRI MANTA MADHAVDEVA were the preachers of Bhakti movement in Assam. So in Assam Krishna janmastami is very largely celebrated.

Time passed by..somehow it so happened that I got introduced to Bhojpuri musical culture, and to perform I have to travel a lot through Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Recently I was invited to TAJ MAHOTSAV in Agra. As you all know to reach Agra you have to come to Delhi to take any flight and you have to cross Mathura-Vrindavan to reach Delhi. So how could I miss this opportunity to meet my childhood deity, hero, sakha….oh I was so exited you know…but I didn’t have so much time to explore the whole area as there are above 5000 mandirs. So I selectively chose to start from GOKUL. Lots of small streets, gallis… Many thousand years ago Kanha with his friends might have roamed around here-“Makhan Chor”, how he used to tease all the Gopis…through these streets. I was literally in front of Kanhas house. The NAND MAHAL - I don’t know-but I got a little emotional. Lalla ko ma ne kaise bada kiya hoga..mitti khane pe yashoda ma ne kaha-muh kholo-she saw the whole galaxy inside his tiny mouth..Now Nand Mahal is turned to a mandir, and Kanha is there in a form of golden abode. The local panditji said here one should remember their parents..so I donate something remembering ma-papa.

Then I thought of meeting RADHA RANI. To meet HER i had to go to VRINDAVAN. As an artiste this was the most exciting part of the journey. In The LEGACY OF BHIKHARI THAKUR there was one track namely RAASLEELA. While rendering my voice, I imagined the blue moonlight atmosphere of MADHUVAN, tried to find the Radha deep inside me. And now this was time to physically experience it to some extent......green lush bushes were in front of me…the locals said these are symbolically the Gopis performing leelas with Krishna. The place have a mystical feel. There is also a shringar kakshs of Radhika. One kinnar was sitting there. I took some bangles exchanging it for 101 rupees. In my day to day life I never like to put bangles but that day I was very happy to feel the feminist of myself…the trees look like as if it is in a “Alingana” mode.

Then while returning I went to Mathura to the jail premise where Kanha was born, from where later Vasudeva transferred him to Nand Mahal.

BHOJPURI ICON(Kalpana Patowary) invited by Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department to perform for the prestigious - Taj Festival Agra on 26th February 2013.

Bhojpuri melodies by Bhojpuri Queen at the Maha Kumbh Mela premises..

Maha Kumbh 2013 - North Central Zone Cultural Centre (NCZCC) camp.

Chalo Man Ganga Yamuna Teer organised by North Central Zone Cultural Centre. 

ALLAHABAD: Famous Bhojpuri singer Kalpana presented several songs at the North Central Zone Cultural Centre (NCZCC) camp in the Mahakumbh Mela area. Patrons enjoyed various Bhojpuri songs in her melodious voice. The appeal of this Bhojpuri singer was so much that students of Allahabad University, people from Poorvanchal area and pilgrims of the mela area participated in large numbers in the programme. Dressed in traditional blue attire, she arrived on the stage and presented some bhajans setting the religious atmosphere. As she got over with bhajans, the crowd demanded that the Bhojpuri singer to present her her song 'Ganesh ke Papa'. As she presented the song, people applauded her. The Bhojpuri singer presented numerous songs.

Kalpana Patowary invited by Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department to perform for the – “greatest show on Earth” the Maha Kumbh Mela 2013 in Allahabad on 1st February 2013.

Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department presents mega musical extravaganza on 1st February , 2013.

Featured artists: Bhojpuri singer Kalpana Patowary.

All Indian Vidyas have at their foundation the philosophical percept that all activities are for the divine and even entertainment is for the achievement of the higher goals. So the Kumbh Mela is regarded as important to a performer as any other pilgrims where both the performer and the audience are expected to raise their consciousness levels through the action of performing or viewing.

Assamese singer and Bhojpuri icon Kalpana Patowary never fails to surprise the listener.

She has been invited by UP Tourism & Cultural Department to perform for this year’s “greatest show on Earth” globally, the Maha Kumbh Mela 2013 in Allahabad on 1st February 2013.

Maha Kumbh Mela, often described as the “greatest show on earth” globally, will go on for next two months and will conclude on Maha Shivaratri on March 10 with a turnout of about 70 million people from across the country as well as abroad. The 55-day congregation by the confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna and the invisible, mythical Saraswti began on Jan 14 in Allahabad. It is the largest ever gathering of humanity in a single place in all of history, an event that occurs once every 12 years.

Kalpana Patowary-musician-singer-composer-recording artist-record producer is going places, literally. She has carved a niche for herself as a leading vocalist and is flourishing.

Her latest conquest was a rocking performance at the recent India’s Happiest Festival - Bacardi Nh7 Weekender Pune @ Bandra Fort with world renowned percussionist Trilok Gurtu.

She got International acclaim with the release of her Bhojpuri musical documentation on the Shakespeare of Bhojpuri Literature – The Legacy of Bhikhari Thakur from EMI/Virgin Records. Her latest album to be released in Maha Kumbh 2013 is Maa-e-ri – A Lyrical conversation with Mother Nature. She is also working on a musical documentation to lay down connections for the future, about the reformer, a wandering philosopher, saint and poet, creative genius and consummate artist Mahapurush Shrimanto Shankardeva and his disciple Srimanta Madhavdeva in Assam who walked across Northern India, to the source of the Ganges and returned to his people in the cloistered valley of Assam and called for a union of all the people in a united Bharatvarsha. He preached Eka-Sarana-Nama-Dharma a monotheistic doctrine based on the Bhagvata Purana with Surdas, Chandidas, Kabir, Vidyapati the Maithili Poet and Lyricist, Mirabai, Narsi Mehta the poet saint and Bhakta from Gujarat, Vallabhacharya the devotional philosopher from Andhra, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu of Bengal at a time when a young 24 year old Guru Nanak was also exploring his own vision of Eka-Sarana-Nama-Dharma which he went on to preach throughout the world as “Ek Omkar Satnam”. It was the dawn of the Bhakti Era. The language used is Brajawali and she will be credited of bringing back some of Assams primitive instruments in collaboration for the first time with Trilok Gurtu - master of Indian music, tabla, percussion, and Western drumming who plays a unique hybrid East-West drum set up. He is the son of legendary vocalist Shobha Gurtu.

A multi talented singer, initially trained in Assamese, folk and Indian Classical music, Kalpana Patowary a devoted vocalist, sings in 23 different languages, is the darling of the North Indian belt fondly called as the “BHOJPURI QUEEN’ and has been hailed as a prodigy in the world of Bhojpuri music. “She gave Bhojpuri Music a new twist”. Critic wrote that she changed the art of Bhojpuri vocals. Very few people know that Kalpana Patowary is as versatile that she justify or render both in raw folk forms as well as western singing. Kalpana Patowary’s music genre is about primitive / acoustic folk with some traces of Indian classical music, ambient electronic and new age jazz - fusion.

Many acknowledge her as having powerfully contributed to a resurgence of Bhikhari Thakur traditions in Bhojpuri. Kalpana Patowary combines a powerful singing style with a magnetic ability to communicate with her audiences. Her concerts are more than entertaining music and are deep engagements with the spiritual and social thought of music.

As Kalpana says, I don’t want my folk music to be trapped in our villages. Yes it’s safe there in its original form, but of no use unless we make the world hear our very soulful and meditative music. So to make it global I am trying to blend the music of my homeland with world music and other genres.

A popular name in the live folk music circuit in the country, Kalpana’s USP is probably the fact that her recordings carry the same energy that she exudes on stage.

Kalpana said, she has performed from big cities to small towns and villages in UP to huge crowds before but this experience will be something else altogether.

latest ongoing@Project - Kalpana Patowary.

A musical documentation to lay down connections for the future, about the reformer, a wandering philosopher, saint and poet, creative genius and consummate artist Mahapurush Srimanto Shankaradeva and his disciple SRIMANTA MADHAVDEVA in Assam who walked across Northern India, to the source of the Ganges and returned to his people in the cloistered valley of Assam and called for a union of all the people in a united Bharatvarsha. He preached Eka-Sarana-Nama-Dharma a monotheistic doctrine based on the Bhagvata Purana with Surdas, Chandidas, Kabir, Vidyapati the Maithili Poet and Lyricist, Mirabai, Narsi Mehta the poet saint and Bhakta from Gujarat, Vallabhacharya the devotional philosopher from Andhra, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu of Bengal at a time when a young 24 year old Guru Nanak was also exploring his own vision of Eka-Sarana-Nama-Dharma which he went on to preach throughout the world as “Ek Omkar Satnam”. It was the dawn of the Bhakti Era. The language used is BRAJAWALI and she will be credited of bringing back some of Assams primitive instruments in collaboration for the first time with Trilok Gurtu - master of Indian music, tabla, percussion, and Western drumming who plays a unique hybrid East-West drum set up & son of legendary vocalist Shobha Gurtu.
Kalpana said – the recordings were live sessions and were kept authentic which Trilok Gurtu enjoyed the most. It was an honor to collaborate with such an iconic personality in the world of music. He is the heartthrob for both the classes and the masses.For me, he is just not a percussionist but almost a complete musician.