Deobrat Mishra has a prominent place among young Sitar artists in India.Selctivity, melody and rythmic complexity are typical features in his playing style.
Born in 1976, he represents the seventh generation of the Benares Gharana. As a young child he studied tabla with his mother Pramila Mishra, who is the grand daughter of the well known Table player Baiju Mishra. He started by studying vocal music with his father at the age of five and began his sitar lesson a year later. That same year, after only six month of studying sitar, he gave his first performance on stage. 5 years later he performed for the first time on All India Radio.
Since 1994 he has toured throughout Europe with his father Pandit Shivnath Mishra. In the same year he was chosen to receive the Award of the best young sitar player of India. In 2000, he received the Jewels of Sound award in Mumbai.
His many project include music workshops, solo performances for radio and television and world music with indian and european artists. Recently he has received a masters degree in Sitar from the Prayag Sangit Samiti in Allahabad and is touring and studying with his father.
Deobrat Mishra has now a Music-Academy in Varanasi for People who wants to learn real Indian Classical Music.
For more information visit benaresmusicacademy.com
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Poem 162 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (please see my blog): TEES TO TYNE: FIRST IMPRESSIONS - SUMMER 2001
Where traditions are not so rare; Sea, country and works scent the air; A multitude of monuments, Planted tubs and patterned pavements.
The longish pedestrian malls; The remnants of defensive walls; Historic buildings are a gauge Of the respect for heritage.
Wheat, rape and pines in the fields; Estuaries guarded by shields; Long sandy beaches and wide scenes; Romantic-ruin go-betweens.
Rivers in parts licked by trees, Or fringed by boat clubs, wharfs, gantries, And crossed by practical delights - Varied spans, forming pleasing sights.
Fine churches headed at Durham; Football kits ad infinitum; Kept castles - one for study; Masonry behind masonry.
And, with moulding-works out that way, It’s somewhere for a longer stay..?
September 1:st our 1:st single, Dare To Lick (Hunter's Red Sleeve), from our upcoming album SILENT REVOLUTION,was released and is available on iTunes but also on our MySpace of course!
The album will be released October 1:st and later that month we go on tour in Germany with The Movements.
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After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace...
Poem 2 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (please see my blog): WALKABOUT WITH MY PEN
Once drove an old sedan, up north, From a place in Sydney to Cairns; Then to Kuranda I went forth, By train, to look without set plans.
I browsed through the trendy market, With fresh fruits of tropical kind; Walked to the creek through lush thicket - Nature’s hand giving peace of mind.
I dined in a scenic cafe; Then, outside, as I wrote for yen, Some passing Kooris called-out: “Hey, You go walkabout with your pen.”
Request or question, I don’t know - Assured voices, elderly men. That’s now several years ago, And I’ve seen the world - with my pen.
To see the beauty of the flower you need silence not analysis; beauty can never be understood through analysis.
- Osho
The Truth Of Who You Are
Experiences of truth have been given different names by different spiritual cultures. Heaven, nirvana, resurrection, enlightenment, satori, samadhi - all are names pointing to this supreme, un-nameable, divine beauty, empty of suffering and filled with grace.
In any moment, in a split second, there is the possibility of recognizing the boundless, limitless, eternal truth of yourself. Opening to the truth of our own essential being is simply a matter of receiving; but, because of our conditioning, this doesn't seem like a simple matter. We are conditioned to fear the unknown depths of ourselves, suspecting the worst.
Yet, when we are finally willing to face head-on the suspected worst in ourselves, we discover an amazing, unbelievable truth: Opening the mind to what has previously been feared and avoided reveals the capacity to bear and truly embrace discomfort, even pain. And eventually, we discover that whatever we fully embrace reveals the peace that we were seeking through all of our attempts to avoid discomfort.
To open your mind to the silence that is the source of your mind is to open to your true self. Conscious silence is already open. You are already open. Allow your mind to stop gathering information, to stop imagining the future, to stop strategizing for survival. Let your mind simply be held by its source. Recognize that the capacity to open to the truth of your being is always here.
The world is not as you think it is. You are not who you think you are. I am not who you think me to be. Your thoughts about the world, yourself, or me are based on perceptions. Whether they are inner or outer perceptions, they are limited. Recognize that, and you hear the invitation into the truth of yourself, which cannot
Hello! Here I show you my new instrument ready to the electronic and experimental live music performance. It's a little bit odd... Maybe you..d like to enjoy this live-set. Come and feel it on this video.
Hola! Aquí os presento mi nuevo instrumento preparado para la interpretación de música experimental y electrónica en directo. Es un poco curioso... A lo mejor os gustaría disfrutar de este live-set. Venid y escuchadlo en este vídeo.
Dear Deobrat, I just finally got you and your father's cd of Malkauns. I am really enjoying it! Thanks for the great music! I hope you are having a good New Year and that you will have lots of inspiration and beautiful occasions in 2009!
Hi Master. do you remember us? we studied tabla & sarod with you. I know India is passing through difficult moments so I wish peace and all the blessings for your country.
Hello dear beautiful friend:) I hope that life is shining its love and light on you and you are living pure bliss. I look forward to a time where our paths connect again... :)
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