Ranjana Ghatak

Ranjana Ghatak started her learning in the classical and devotional Hindustani vocal traditions in her hometown of London, before continuing her study under the guidance of Maestro Pandit Ajoy Chakabarty from 2000.Ranjana has explored traditional music in addition to juxtaposing the beauty of sacred vocal music with contemporary instrumentation over the last 14 years. Performances include Bath Music Festival, Wigmore Hall, Barbican Hall, Cadogan Hall & opening for John McLaughlin, Shai Maestro & Trilok Gurtu.She recently toured &collaborated with James Yorkston/Thorne around the UK. Composing work include a vocal piece inspired by Pandit Ravi Shankar’s opera & a Raga inspired choral piece for the Commonwealth Games.She lived &worked in the SF Bay area till Oct 2020 performing & teaching for CDI & the Ali Akbar College of Music. Since returning to London she continues to teach and perform &was recently invited to perform in the Opening Ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in July 2022.