Rahi Chakraborty

April 30, 1988

He shot to fame as the 1st runners up in Music Television India"s music show Mtv Rock On An alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India of Pune his songs deal with teen angst, spirituality and political issues and he is best known for his compositions and vocal presence. Genre of compositions range from World, Electronica to Rock. Born on 30 April 1988 in a musical family, Rahi took lessons on guitar from Amyt Datta He learnt classical music from International Trade Commission Sangeet Research Academy from Jainul Abedin of the Agra Gharana. He did his schooling from South Point High School and graduation in English Honours from Saint Xavier"s College, Calcutta. Rahi had been studying Urdu poets and was quite influenced by the Sufi school of thinking. That resulted in an amalgamation in his lyrics which form a dichotomy of conflicting principles. His songs on Music Television India created a stir with compositions like Soundbox and Generation Zindagi getting appreciated by the likes of Kailash Kher and Ram Sampath. His following got stronger as on the show he was chosen as the team leader and formed the band Khilaugh which was compared with the likes of Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit as it featured the use of turntables and a blend of aggressive poetry in Hindi which is quite rare in the Indian Scene. In spite of his success, he has not been free of criticism. He had been accused of changing the song Jugni from the Indian movie Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! as a hard rock mixed with folk ballad in one of the episodes of Music Television Rock On where they were asked to perform a Bollywood number. education and growth as an artist producer 2011 saw him as a composer of background music along with Khilaugh as their work got featured on Mtv"s popular show Music Television Roadies In 2012 Rahi attended the prestigious Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) for a certification in Sound Recording. Continuing his quest for learning music, Rahi finally arrived at A.R.Rahman"s KM Conservatory in Chennai where he learned about World and Western Classical Compositions. He got exposed to various cultures of music from around the world and also researched about his Bengali Folk Baul roots. He also performed a Baul number in front of a non Bengali speaking audience in the KM Conservatory, Chennai July 2013. Rahi had been making short films during his Street.Xavier"s days and had worked as an assistant director for Zee Bangla.When the members offered he took up the role as a director and editor in Khilaugh"s music video Meri Jaan. He has also worked as a guitarist and singer with eminent Bengali music director Debojyoti Mishra in Sheemar Majhe Asim Tumi, a tribute to the bard Rabindranath Tagore.

Rahi Chakraborty

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Education

In 2013, he studied and performed at A.R.Rahman"s KM Conservatory, Chennai.

Career

He shot to fame as the 1st runners up in Music Television India"s music show Mtv Rock On An alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India of Pune his songs deal with teen angst, spirituality and political issues and he is best known for his compositions and vocal presence. Genre of compositions range from World, Electronica to Rock. Born on 30 April 1988 in a musical family, Rahi took lessons on guitar from Amyt Datta He learnt classical music from International Trade Commission Sangeet Research Academy from Jainul Abedin of the Agra Gharana.

He did his schooling from South Point High School and graduation in English Honours from Saint Xavier"s College, Calcutta.

Rahi had been studying Urdu poets and was quite influenced by the Sufi school of thinking. That resulted in an amalgamation in his lyrics which form a dichotomy of conflicting principles.

His songs on Music Television India created a stir with compositions like Soundbox and Generation Zindagi getting appreciated by the likes of Kailash Kher and Ram Sampath. His following got stronger as on the show he was chosen as the team leader and formed the band Khilaugh which was compared with the likes of Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit as it featured the use of turntables and a blend of aggressive poetry in Hindi which is quite rare in the Indian Scene.

In spite of his success, he has not been free of criticism.

He had been accused of changing the song Jugni from the Indian movie Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! as a hard rock mixed with folk ballad in one of the episodes of Music Television Rock On where they were asked to perform a Bollywood number. education and growth as an artist producer 2011 saw him as a composer of background music along with Khilaugh as their work got featured on Mtv"s popular show Music Television Roadies In 2012 Rahi attended the prestigious Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) for a certification in Sound Recording. Continuing his quest for learning music, Rahi finally arrived at A.R.Rahman"s KM Conservatory in Chennai where he learned about World and Western Classical Compositions. He got exposed to various cultures of music from around the world and also researched about his Bengali Folk Baul roots.

He also performed a Baul number in front of a non Bengali speaking audience in the KM Conservatory, Chennai July 2013.

Rahi had been making short films during his Street.Xavier"s days and had worked as an assistant director for Zee Bangla.When the members offered he took up the role as a director and editor in Khilaugh"s music video Meri Jaan. He has also worked as a guitarist and singer with eminent Bengali music director Debojyoti Mishra in Sheemar Majhe Asim Tumi, a tribute to the bard Rabindranath Tagore.

Achievements

He won both the best singer and poet award This was followed by Levi"s Band e Mataram III as a judges choice finalist.A band hunt that took West Bengal band scene by storm in the music channel Sangeet Bangla. He won the hearts of Indian and Pakistani celebrities like Palash Senator of Euphoria, Shafqat Amanat Ali and Mika.

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