Raga Space
Mezmerizing and Uplifting North Indian Classical music.
ERIC FRASER (bansuri)
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 is a Kolkata-born sitar player of the Etawah gharana. He was initiated to sitar at the age of six by his father and has since taken talim from Pandit Arvind Parikh and Pandit Kashinath Mukherjee, th selves disciples of the legendary Ustad Vilayat Khan. Abhik’s first public performance was at the age of nine at the Governor’s House, Kolkata. He has since performed in nine countries on four continents. Some memorable concerts include performances for the inauguration of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial (Washington D.C.); at the Indian Habitat Center (Delhi); on Doordarshan (Kolkata); and a summer tour of Italy, Germany, and Switzerland. Abhik is a gold-medalist from Rabindra Bharti University in Kolkata, where he received a master’s in musicology. Abhik currently lives in New York City and is a founding member of Brooklyn Raga Massive, an Indian classical music artists’ collective.
