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A melodious voice, of wide range and power. Clear vision of ragas,and ability to portray them vividly in all their many splendoured details. Farflung flights of musical imagination, lending a special dimension to elaborations and improvisations. A wealth of widely varying expressions, packed with emotion and sentiment but moving always within the boundaries of the discipline and restraint demanded by our Indian Classical music. A sparkling combination of all the above traits is Raka Mukherjee who has carved out a niche for herself in the musical world, at home and abroad Flagged off on her trek through music by Sri Sachin Roy when she was only six, she finally had extensive training from Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh. For one decade, thereafter she had been under the training and guidance of Pandit Kala Chand Lahiri tor a long fifteen years and now she is under the tutelage of renowned musicologist Pandit Kumar Prasad Mukherjee.
An "A" grade artiste of All India Radio and Television, Raka is being featured regularly on radio and television networks and has appeared on the National Program of All India Radio. Her concerts at European countries had been widely acclaimed by the music connoisseur. Raka is equally adept in all classical and semi- classical forms,e.g. Kheyal, Thumri, Dadra and Bhajan
It is small wonder that such a musician would be hailed by connoisseurs and critics' alike. This is amply reflected in a few excerpts from the many rave reviews she has received. |
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HINDUSTANTIMES 
"Vocalist Raka Mukherjee cast a spell on her large audience as she began with a thumri in Raga Kaafi Sindhura.She followed this up with a dadra in Misra pilu and a Holi Bhajan.With a voice that reflects years of rigorous training in classical singing under the late Jnan Prakash Ghosh and Kala Chand Lahiri,and a gayki that is infused with tremendous feeling.Mukherjee was at her best and the audience responded enthusiastically to her glorious performance.Indeed , the echoes continued long after she was done" Afternoon Despatch & Courier-Mumbai Thursday, December 11,2003 
A fusion of "Poorvi" and "Kalyan" for the first time.Created a happy mood and also had a sense of yearning. Raka Mukherjee in concert organised by Sajan Milap, one of the oldest music circles in South Bombay. The Statesman- 4 February 2005 
"Distant tunes"
"Today he (Martin Clayton) is more of a researcher than a performer but that brings him to India again and again from the UK. Most recently he was in town with an assignment from the Open University in London whereby he was required to record Hindusthani classical music at concerts. It was one of these experiences with vocalist Raka Mukherjeethat left a lasting impression" |
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