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angaraag mahanta

Angaraag Mahanta




Angaraag Papon Mahanta

Papon performing in Coke Studio Minicert in Mumbai August, 2011
Background information
Birth nameAngaraag Mahanta
Also known asPapon
OriginAssam, India
GenresElectronic fusion, Indian classical , Indian folk, acoustic folk, new age, rock, jazz and ghazals.
OccupationsSinger, musician, record producer, composer
InstrumentsVocals, tabla, acoustic guitar, piano, harmonium and khol.
Years active2004–present
LabelsMDR Records, Times Music
Associated actsKarsh Kale, Midival Punditz, Rabbi Shergill, Rihan Sheehan, Rachel Sermanni, Bikram Ghosh, State of Bengal, Djuma Sound System, Susmit Sen
Websitewww.papon.in
Angaraag Mahanta known as Papon is an Indian singer, composer and record producer.[1] Born to music duo and legends of Assamese music, Archana Mahanta and Khagen Mahanta, he was introduced to music early on in his childhood.[2] His first language is Assamese and he also sings in Hindi and Bengali. His initial training was in Indian Classical and devotional and folk music. He learnt vocals primarily but also plays the khol, tabla, guitar, and harmonium. His music genres are ambient electronic, acoustic folk and new age Indian classical music and has been identified as having traces of pentatonic Mongoloid notes, local river song influences and ghazals.[3]

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[edit] Collaborations

Papon has performed with the MIDIval Punditz and Karsh Kale at various festivals around the world including the Paléo Music Festival in Switzerland, Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival in Jakarta, Mosaic Music Festival in Singapore and Oslo World Music Festival in Norway. Aside from performing with them, Papon has co-written a couple of songs with the MIDIval Punditz that featured on their third album Hello Hello which ranked among the top three songs on Amazon, worldwide. He collaborated with the Welling Jazz Band, in Wellington, New Zealand, for a project with them playing some of his music live for the festival Crossings in Wellington, New Zealand in 2007. Also in the project was Rihan Sheehan, a popular electronic artist and producer from Wellington. He also wrote a song with Karsh Kale for his new album Cinema. He is presently working on two international collaborations which will be released in 2012.
Papon released his first album, Junaki Raati in Assamese at the end of 2004, marking a new kind of regional sound. The second album he produced was Sinaaki Osinaaki, which was released in November, 2009. Papon also has sung on a few other albums produced by various artists in Assam. His first folk music album was Rangphul a Bihu album, after which he produced Gomseng and subsequently, Phagunor Gaan an album representing the typical holi songs of Borpeta in West Assam. Papon has been featured on albums by labels MDR Records, in a tie up with Times Music, and has also been featured on the soundtrack of Bollywood films Dum Maaro Dum, I Am Kalam and most recently, Soundtrack. He has been featured on the Indian leg of the show Coke Studio in MTV. He performed on the show Global Indian Film Awards with Midival Punditz, Kailash Kher and Shubha Mudgal. He also appeared on Star world India, Episode six of The Dewarists with Rabbi Shergill and recorded a song Khule Da Rabb.[4][5]

[edit] Papon and East India Company

In 2007, Papon formed an electronic folk-fusion band called Papon and The East India Company. The band consisted of Papon on lead, Brin Desai on live electronics, Krishna on guitars, Kirti on percussion and Dipu on bass.[6][7] The five members came from backgrounds varying from Assamese folk to metal and blues to trip hop. The band has performed twice at the SAARC Music Band Festival in New Delhi, the Eastwind Festival and the Kovalam Literary Festival and has performed overseas with Sutasi in Singapore. The band took a two year break in the wait for a solo album which is releasing internationally at the end of this 2011.[5] The band is back in action in November with 4 big festivals in the same month. They also played at the October Fest in Bangalore, NH7 Weekender fest in Pune and the Rock for Rights concert in New Delhi.[8] Earlier their track OMO was taken on by Saregama HMV for release on the compilation album, The Underground along with a song called Jiya Baittho Jai in an album called Sahibol. In 2008, their track called Khuda Hota was released by Dada Music an extension of Music Today.

[edit] Nomination and awards

He was nominated twice under the Best Folk Album category for his two Assamese folk albums Gomseng (Bihu) with Rashmi and Phagunar Gaan (Holi Songs) at the GIMA awards 2011.[5][9][10] He got the award for the best male singer in the 'Prag Cine awards' 2012, for the title song 'Ramdhenu' in the Assamese movie 'Ramdhenu'.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums (Assamese)

  • Dhulir Akakh
  • Phagunar Gaan (Holi songs)
  • Gaan with Zubeen Garg and Zublee
  • Gomseng with Rashmi
  • Junaki Raati
  • Niyoror Godhuli
  • Rongphool
  • Sinaki Oshinaki
  • Joyatu Dakhubhuja
  • Phoolseng with Rashmi[11]

[edit] Albums (Hindi)

  • The Story So Far[12]

[edit] Bollywood movie songs

[edit] Bengali movie songs

  • Hente Chenashona Rastay System 2011

[edit] Singles

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Tunes with a rare freshness". The Telegraph (Kolkata) (Calcutta, India). 29 January 2010. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100129/jsp/northeast/story_12041480.jsp. Retrieved 22 November 2011. 
  2. ^ "Watch out for Papon on Coke Studio". afaqs. 6 July 2011. http://www.afaqs.com/news/company_briefs/index.html?id=50421_Watch+out+for+the+multi-talented+Papon+on+Coke+Studio@MTV. Retrieved 23 November 2011. 
  3. ^ "Biography". Last.fm. http://www.last.fm/music/Papon/+wiki. Retrieved 23 November 2011. 
  4. ^ "The Dewarists – Khule Da Rabb". nh7. http://nh7.in/indiecision/2011/11/23/the-dewarists-s01e06-khule-da-rabb/. Retrieved 23 November 2011. 
  5. ^ a b c Sinha, Dipanjan (18 November 2011). "Papon goes national on musical movement". The Daily Telegraph (Calcutta, India). http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111118/jsp/northeast/story_14764470.jsp. Retrieved 23 November 2011. 
  6. ^ "Papon & The East India Company". nh7. http://nh7.in/paponandtheeastindiacompany/. Retrieved 23 November 2011. 
  7. ^ "Almost Famous". NDTV Good Times. http://goodtimes.ndtv.com/News_Details.aspx?SubcatDetails=News,526. Retrieved 23 November 2011. 
  8. ^ "Jamming for Rights". Hindustan Times. 21 November 2011. http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/PUBLICATIONS/HT/HD/2011/11/21/ArticleHtmls/JAMMING-FOR-RIGHTS-21112011108004.shtml?Mode=1. Retrieved 23 November 2011. 
  9. ^ "Assamese Singer Angaraang Papon Mahanta Nominated For GIMA". manipurhub. 12 August 2011. http://manipurhub.com/ne-news/assam-news/assamese-singer-angaraang-papon-mahanta-nominated-for-gima/. Retrieved 23 November 2011. 
  10. ^ "2011 Nominee". GIMA. http://www.gima.co.in/nonfilm-nominees-2011.aspx. Retrieved 23 November 2011. 
  11. ^ Mahanta, Jutika (December 21, 2011). "Angarag 'Papon' Mahanta to launch new bihu album". Assam Times. http://www.assamtimes.org/social/5710.html. Retrieved January 10, 2012. 
  12. ^ Fernandes, Shawn (January 6, 2012). "Papon to Launch Debut Hindi Pop Album The Story So Far". gibsonguitar.in. http://www.gibsonguitar.in/News-Lifestyle/News/hi-in/Papon-to-Launch-Debut-Hindi-Pop-Album-The-Story-So.aspx. Retrieved January 10, 2012. 

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