Milind Date (born 28 February) is an Indian

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and music composer who plays the

bansuri A bansuri is an ancient side-blown bamboo flute originating from the Indian Subcontinent. It is an aerophone produced from bamboo and metal-like material, used in many Indian and Nepali Lok songs. A ''bansuri'' is traditionally made from a ...

. He studied under

Hariprasad Chaurasia Hariprasad Chaurasia (born 1 July 1938) is an Indian music director and classical flautist, who plays the bansuri, in the Hindustani classical tradition. Early life Chaurasia was born in Allahabad (1938) (present day Prayagraj) in the Indian ...

and is known for his technique and playing in various musical styles.

Early life and career

At the age of 21, Date started learning

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from Ajit Soman in his hometown

Pune Pune ( ; , ISO 15919, ISO: ), previously spelled in English as Poona (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1978), is a city in the state of Maharashtra in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau in Western ...

. After a year, he was learning from

. When Date turned 25, he had already performed with

Hridaynath Mangeshkar Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar (Marathi pronunciation: �ɾud̪əjnaːt̪ʰ məŋɡeːʃkəɾ born 26 October 1937) is an Indian music director and occasional singer. He is the only son of musician Deenanath Mangeshkar and younger brother of ...

Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle (; ; born 8 September 1933) is an Indian playback singer, entrepreneur, actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian cinema. Known for her versatility, she has been described in the media as one of the ...

Usha Mangeshkar Usha Mangeshkar is an Indian singer who has recorded many Marathi, Manipuri, Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Nepali, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Odia and Assamese songs. She is the youngest among four Mangeshkar sisters, after Lata Mangeshkar, Meena ...

, Yashwant Deo,

Suresh Wadkar Suresh Ishwar Wadkar (born 7 August 1955) is an Indian playback singer. He performs in both Hindi and Marathi films. He has sung songs in some Bhojpuri films, Odia albums and bhajans and in Konkani films. He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Ak ...

, Ghulam Ali,

Trilok Gurtu Trilok Gurtu (born 30 October 1951) is an Indian percussionist and composer whose work has blended the music of India with jazz fusion and world music. He has worked with Terje Rypdal, Gary Moore, John McLaughlin, Jan Garbarek, Joe Zawinu ...

and other outstanding musicians. In 1998, Date started a

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band – "Fusion Ensemble". Date has performed in over 3500 Indian classical, fusion, and world music concerts. Besides of course Pt. Hariprasad ji, Milind considers influences of 4 legendary musicians on his music. Dr. L. Subramaniam,

Pandit Jasraj Pandit Jasraj (28 January 1930 – 17 August 2020) was an Indian classical vocalist, belonging to the ''Mewati gharana'' (musical apprenticeship lineage). His musical career spanned 75 years resulting in national and international fame, ...

Ustad Vilayat Khan Ustad Vilayat Khan (28 August 1928 – 13 March 2004) was an Indian classical sitar player, considered by many to be the greatest sitarist of his age. Along with Imdad Khan, Enayat Khan, and Imrat Khan, he is credited with the creation and d ...

and

Asha Bhosale Asha Bhosle (; ; born 8 September 1933) is an Indian playback singer, entrepreneur, actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian cinema. Known for her versatility, she has been described in the media as one of the ...

. Milind also says that he learnt a lot from Ashok Hande, Pt.

, Pt.

Jagjit Singh Jagjit Singh (born Jagmohan Singh Dhiman; 8 February 1941 – 10 October 2011) was an Indian composer, singer and musician. He composed and sang in List of languages by number of native speakers in India, numerous languages and is credite ...

hazal Singer and

Ustad Zakir Hussain Zakir Hussain Allarakha Qureshi (9March 195115December 2024) was an Indian tabla player, composer, arranger, percussionist, music producer and film actor. The eldest son of esteemed tabla player Alla Rakha, Hussain was widely regarded as the g ...

Milind has been blessed by the teachings of spiritual masters Osho and Sai Kaka. Milind Date has performed different styles of music such as

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, Fusion or World Music, and Free Music. He has experimented with several music and dance forms through his performances and recordings. Date produced and composed an album called "The Earth Concerto" with musicians from

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and

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. This album won several awards in

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. Date co-produced the mainstream American pop music album "Fantasy" for the New York-based singer, Angeli. "Prayer from the Heart", a meditation album, was released by Polyglobe Music Austria. For this album Milind has collaborated with Tanmayo, a Scottish singer and violinist, and Shubhangi, an Indian singer. In 2010, Milind Date produced his debut album of devotional Marathi songs 'Krishna Gaan'. Singers including

and Shubhangi Gokhale-Joshi have covered the songs. This album went into private circulation and copies have been distributed for free. Milind date has recently launched his another live production 'Milind Date Experience' and has been touring with it for last five years. The group has performed in over 500 shows. After Fusion Ensemble, Date performs with a keyboard-orientated sound more than the previous guitar-orientated sound for live performances. Now, Date is touring with a steady line up of Charudatta Phadake playing

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–

Kanjira The kanjira, khanjira, khanjiri or ganjira, a South Indian frame drum, is an instrument of the tambourine family. As a folk and bhajan instrument, it has been used in the Indian subcontinent for many centuries. The Kanjira's emergence in Sout ...

, Subhash Deshpande playing Keyboards and Abhay Ingale playing various percussion instruments,

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Octapad and

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. They have travelled in India performing about 300 concerts in the last three to four years. In April 2013, Date travelled to the USA for the first time. He performed mostly Indian classical music in several concerts. Date went on his around the world tour, called the "World is Round 2013" tour, until October of that year. As a part of this tour, Date performed extensively in South Korea after a gap of six years. This was his 11th performance tour to South Korea. Date recently performed for an event in Delhi where

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was participating. In this performance he created a new Woodwind Ensemble. Indian wind instruments from India included in the ensemble were

Shehnai The ''shehnai'' is a type of oboe from the Indian subcontinent. It is made of wood, with a double reed at one end and a metal or wooden flared bell at the other end. It was one of the nine instruments found in the royal court. The shehnai is sim ...

Nadaswaram The ''nadaswaram'' is a double reed wind instrument from South India. It is used as a traditional classical instrument in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Kerala and in the northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka. This i ...

Venu The ''venu'' (Sanskrit: ; /मुरळि; ''muraļi'') is one of the ancient transverse flutes of Indian classical music. It is an aerophone typically made from bamboo, that is a side blown wind instrument. It continues to be in use in the ...

Algoza Alghoza also called Beenon () is a paired woodwind traditional musical instrument of Sindhi culture, also used by Kutchi, Saraiki, Punjabi, Rajasthani and baloch folk musicians. It consists of two joined beak flutes, one for melody, the secon ...

Pungi The pungi, also known as bīn or Murli, is a musical instrument that originates from the Indian subcontinent. The instrument consists of a reservoir into which air is blown and then channelled into two reed pipe, reed pipes. It is played with ...

, Sundri and

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. Date composed music for the film ''Among the Believers'' directed by

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winner

Hemal Trivedi Hemal Trivedi is an Indian documentary film director, editor and producer. She is best known for her work on the documentaries ''Shabeena's Quest'', and '' Among the Believers''. Life and career Hemal was born and raised in Maharashtra, India. ...

. This filmed was released in

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and was nominated for the 2017

. Date also composed music for the film, ''Flying On One Engine'' in 2008 directed by

Joshua Z. Weinstein Joshua Z Weinstein is an American independent filmmaker based in New York City. He directed the A24 film ''Menashe (film), Menashe'' (2017), and the feature documentaries ''Drivers Wanted (2012 film), Drivers Wanted'' (2012) and ''Flying on One ...

. On the day of

Gudhi Padwa Gudhi Padwa is a spring festival marking the start of the lunisolar new year for Marathi and Konkani Hindus. It is celebrated in and around Maharashtra, Goa and Daman at the start of Chaitra, the first month of the lunisolar Hindu calen ...

of 2015, Milind's Indian Classical music album 'Milder Milind' was launched by the Kolkata-based 'Qustz World' music label. Milind has played Raag Naagmani, Raag Madhuvanti, Raag

Gorakh Kalyan Gorakh Kalyan is a raga in Hindustani classical music. Its name is attributed to its origins in a regional type of song of Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh. Since it does not resemble Kalyan Kalyan (Pronunciation: əljaːɳ is a city on the b ...

and Bhatiyal Dhun in this album. This album was nominated for

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(GiMA) awards in India. The USA-based record label, Neelam Audio Video released another Indian Classical Album Sunand Sarang on the day of

Krishna Janmashtami Krishna Janmashtami (), also known simply as Krishnashtami, Janmashtami, or Gokulashtami, is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. In certain Hindu texts, such as the '' Gita Govinda ...

in 2015. Date has played a new Raga composed by him - Sunand Sarang. This is a variation of the raag Madhymaadi Sarang. Date released two albums with Manish Vyas, a singer and composer. These were released by New Earth Records and Malimba Records. Date toured South Korea 12th time in 2015. The tour was a part of his 'East Winds Tour' of Malaysia and Thailand as well as the One Month Festival curated by famous pianist Park Chang Soo. In November 2019, Date was conferred the prestigious Femina Pune's Most Powerful Award. On 23 February 2020, Date was conferred the prestigious Economic Times Gen Next Award. From January 2021 till July 2021, he travelled solo in his car, across western India. From Tamil Nadu to Ladakh, Date travelled interacting with local musicians and artisans. He is reported to be writing a travel book from his experiences in this travel. On the day of

Holi Holi () is a major Hindu festival celebrated as the Festival of Colours, Love and Spring.The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) p. 874 "Holi /'həʊli:/ noun a Hindu spring festival ...".Yudit Greenberg, Encyclopedia of Love in World ...

of 2022, Date released his new series of albums - Music For Sleep. Date released 20 albums in the month of August 2022.

New ragas

Date has been credited with the creation of several new

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s. Most of these are not just a combination of two other already existing ragas, but they have special structure. By applying very specific rules, Date has created these ragas which bear the mark of his style on them. One can find a certain similarity in the ragas created by Date. A list of notable ragas Date has created – *Zim Kalyan *Sunand Sarang *Sunand Bhairav *Hari Mohini (Tribute to his Guru Pandit

) *Hari Bhairav (Tribute to his Guru Pandit

) *Hussaini Bhairav (Tribute to Ustad Zakir Hussain) *Mugdha Chandrika *Divya Chandrika *Uday Chandrika *Mangeshi Todi (Tribute to

Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar (; born Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 – 6 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. He ...

and Family) *Narendra Kaunsa (Tribute to Shri

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) *Krishna Prabha (Dedicated to Spiritual Guru Sai Kaka) *Keshav Bhairav (Dedicated to

Keshav Baliram Hegdewar Keshav Baliram Hedgewar (1 April 1889 – 21 June 1940), also known by his moniker Doctorji, was an Indian physician who founded the Hindutva paramilitary organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), in Nagpur in 1925. Early life Hedgewar ...

) (Of

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) *Madhav Bhairav (Dedicated to

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) (Of

) *Osho Priya (Dedicated to the spiritual master)

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Neelam Records of USA released an album of Raga Sunand Sarang in 2015.

Discography

* Sunand Sarang e-release for streaming* Rishikesh Chroonicles * Om Chant - Different singles with variations of chanting of Om * Yamini - Romantic flute - Night Ragas

Indian Classical Music Indian classical music is the art music, classical music of the Indian subcontinent. It is generally described using terms like ''Shastriya Sangeet'' and ''Marg Sangeet''. It has two major traditions: the North Indian classical music known as ...

album * Krishnagaan - Songs of Lord Krishna with

and Shubhangi Joshi * Sunand Bhairav

single *Swar Venu -

album * Prabhat Sagar -

album * Contemplative Mind -

album * Hypnotic Ragas * The Noble Mind * Prashanti * From Anxiety to Ecstasy Meditation Music * Maitri Bhavana Meditation Music * Hands of Love - Music for Reiki * Reiki Hands of Love * Reiki * Reiki Living * Spa Wellness * Mindfulness * Ocean and Trees * Lights of Faith * A Walk in Himalayas * Pensive Mind - Music For Sleep - Malkaunsa * Infinite Mind - Music For Sleep - Hari Mohini * Krishna Mind - Music For Sleep - Krishna Prabha * Empathetic Mind - Music For Sleep - Mugdh Chandika * Quiet Mind - Music For Sleep - Rageshree * Tranquil Mind - Music For Sleep - Yaman * Bansuri Lounge * Chitta Shanti * Naad Nidra - Shoonyata * Naad Nidra - Swasth Nidra * Naad Nidra - Sushupti * Naad Nidra - Antar Pradnya * Atma Bhakti - New Earth Records (With Manish Vyas) * Sunand Sarang - Neelam Audio * Milder Milind - Questz World GIMA Awards 2016 * Enchanting Kirwani - Live in Concert * Raag Poorvi - Transcendent Evening * 'Prayer From The Heart' * 'Earth Concerto' - with musicians from 6 countries * 'Fusion Ensemble' - The East West Fusion * 'Fantasy' - Angeli * 'Krishna Gaan' Featuring Suresh Wadkar, Shubhangi Gokhale-Joshi * 'Universe Will Never End' - With Devapath * 'Aayuta ki Pawan' - With 'Sangeet' - Kim JinMook * Punyapur ki Sarita - Mook Sound - South Korea * Diamond Sutra - Mook Sound -Winner of Critics Choice Award in South Korea

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