Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty's voice conveys the spiritual and peaceful message of Indian Raga music, the music of the human soul, the abode of the divine.

'A Chapel or any place of worship is a house of God. People assemble there for a blissful awareness of their relation to the Creator and Preserver. This awareness is a pressing need of the present, as violence and destruction of a global magnitude imperil human civilization and culture.' Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty.

Vocal music remains at the heart of classical music in India, where the human voice is considered a divine musical instrument, expressing the most intimate secrets of the soul. Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty is one of the most popular and influential vocal musicians from the Indian sub-continent today. It is said that the young Ajoy could sing before he could talk. At a time when a career in music was not looked at favourably in the aspiring social circles of Calcutta, his father Mr Ajit Chakrabarty recognised the potential of a musical genius in the making, enduring hardship rather than sacrificing his son's music training. Initially, Ajoy was sent to study with Pandit Gnan Prakash Ghosh, the most influential Bengali music teacher of the twentieth century. His rigorous training with Ustad Munawar Ali Khan, introduced him to the distinctive Patiala style of singing made famous by the legendary Bade Ghulam Ali Khan. The Patiala gharana, developed in the state of Punjab in the nineteenth century, is characterised by the use of a full-bodied, resonant voice over three octaves.

This cd features a full-length live performance recorded at Union Chapel, London on 25th May 2002. It demonstrates Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty's consummate vocal skills and his command of several genres of Indian music including Khayal, Thumri, Bhajan and Bengali light music, capturing the true spirit of both the ancient and the modern. Shib Shankar Ray is the most sought after UK based tabla accompanist, and a fellow disciple of Gnan Prakash Ghosh.