PRAMITA BOSE
Kalpana Patowary
Her loyal service to Bhojpuri folk music has rightly
earned her the sobriquet ‘Bhojpuri Queen’, despite
being born out of that strong cowbelt region.
Blessed with an enviable high-octave range,
Kalpana Patowary is a rare female folk voice to
reckon with in current-day context. Disciple
of the legendary Hindustani classical vocalist
Ustad Gulam Mustafa Khan, this dynamic
Assamese girl is also trained in the rich folk
traditions of Kamrupiya and Goalporiya
lokgeet by her mentor-father Sri Bipin
Patowary, who is also an accomplished
folk singer. Having collaborated with
ace percussionist Trilok Gurtu and
formed the happening folk-fusion
band Dhruv Voyage alongwith
Dhruv Ghanekar, a co-founder of the
path-breaking state-of-the art live
performance venue — Blue Frog, this
amazingly talented artiste has already
many feathers in her cap as a musician-
achiever.
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I just love to chase
the phonetics of
every single tongue
and boli