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Vocal / Musical Workshop for Kids & Adults: Upon
the request of many devotees HG Haribhakti Dey Prabhu conducted
a Vocal / Musical Workshop for Kids & Adults on Saturday Aug 17th
from 11 AM to 1 PM for Adults and Sunday Aug 18th from 11 AM
to 1 PM for Children between 6 & 12 years age. He was fortunate
to be raised by musicians since birth. Both, his father and mother
are trained musicians and come from completely different musical
and cultural backgrounds. Father was born in West Bengal, India,
and was trained in the popular Bengali Folk style. His mother is
from Colombia and grew up with Flamenco and South American
Music. His father Ajamil Dey was his first “Sangeet Guru”. Inspired
and taught by him, Haribhakti Dey developed a deep appreciation
and love for Art and Music. At the age of eight his father sent him
to learn from Pt. Pradeep Gosh, a much respected Music teacher in
Kolkatta.Later, Haribhakti Dey moved to Mumbai and continued his
learning from Pt. Ajoy Pohankar, one of the most renowned Indian
classical vocalists in India. When Hari Bhakti Dey was 14 years old,
he performed at the opening of Pt. Hariprasad Chourasia’s Music
school called “The Gurukul” in Mumbai. When Anup Jalota heard
him sing he said “This boy has the causeless mercy of Mother Sar-
aswati (Goddess of Knowledge) and a blessing for Bhajan Sangeet
to continue”.