Shailendra Mishra, Master’s Degree in Music (percussion) AND an ‘A’ grade artist of ‘ALL INDIA RADIO’ (AIR) and Doordarshan (T.V.) got guidance from eminent gurus like Shree Arjun Rai, Pandit Anand Gopal Bandopadhyay and Pandit Sameer Chatterjee. He represents both Banaras and Farrukkhabad Gharanas. Has conducted workshops as well as ‘Lecture Demonstrations’ covering various topics on music especially the Indian rhythm and related aspects of the art of Tabla playing. His Solo performances and Jugalbandi concerts (Including North & South Indian music with Carnatic percussionists) have been greatly admired and applauded by critics and connoisseurs. He has worked with Jazz musicians like Lewis Pragasam and Greg Lyons and also with ‘Gamelan’ (a group of musicians playing the Malaysian traditional instruments).
He has propogated India Music in Malaysia as a faculty in the Cultural Centre, High Commission of India, Kuala Lumpur on deputation through ICCR where he taught this art to the people of Malaysia. Performed solo and in accompaniment with many famous artists of Indian classical music as well as of other music styles like: Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Pt.V.G.Jog, Pt.ShrikantBakre, Pt.RajanSajan Mishra, Vidushi Dr.N.Rajam, Pt.UlhasKashalkar, Pt.Nityanand Haldipur, Smt Lakshmi Shankar Pt.VishnuPrasanna, Pt. Dinanath Mishra, Parur M.S. Gopalkrishnan many other Personalities.
PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCES. NATIONAL Performed in many concerts and conferences organized by both Government and private organizations Such as: * DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS - PORT BLAIR * WEST BENGAL STATE MUSIC ACADEMY * MUSIC ACADEMY- CHENNAI * HAMSDWANI FESTIVAL OF MUSIC * KALARASANA FESTIVAL OF MUSIC * GUNIDAS SANGEET SAMMELAN * SWAMI HARIDAS SANGEET SAMAROH, BRINDAVAN * INDIRA GANDHI RASHTRIYA MANAV SANGRAHALAYA, BHOPAL * ONAM FESTIVAL * SWAR RANG FESTIVAL * MALLHAR FESTIVAL, ICCR * SOURANG UTSAV NEW DELHI * FESTIVAL OF INDIAN MUSIC AND DANCE, Ravishankar Institute of Music and Performing Arts * SANGEET NATAK ACADEMY * BHARAT BHAVAN FESTIVAL, BHOPAL * FESTIVAL OF PUNJABI ACADEMY * JAI BHARATI FESTIVAL III (GURU-SHISHYA RATNAVALI) * TEMPLE FESTIVAL, PUSHKAR.
INTERNATIONAL • INTERNATIONAL ART FESTIVAL ‘PEACE AND RESPECT TO CELEBRATE 3000 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF OSH CITY (KYRGHYZSTAN).AUG.-SEP., 2000. • INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL ‘DAYS OF INDIAN CULTURE in TURKMENISTAN, 2000 • HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA-DHAKA,BANGLADESH, JANUARY,2001. • INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL -KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, AUGUST, 2004. • CONDUCTED A LECTURE DEMONSTRATION ORGANISED BY MALAYSIA HINDU SANGAM, KUALA LUMPUR, APRIL 2005. Address: 1287 Lodi Road Complex,Lodi Road, New Delhi-110003, Phone: 0091-9911912027 EMAIL ADDRESS: mrshailendramishra@rediffmail.com, shailendramishra7@rediffmail.com WEBSITE: www.shailendramishra.com