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Shyamal Mitra was Bengal's one of he most famous singers in the 1950s to 70s. Along with Hemanta Mukherjee and Manna Dey he was the most notable snger of that period. With a good baritone his voice reflected a range of emotions. Besides he also had fair amount of success as a music director. Life Shyamal Mitra's birthday is on 14th jan 1928.He was born in Naihati, a city near Kolkata. He joined IPTA in 1945–46 and came in touch with Salil Chowdhury. In 1948 he had differences with his father regarding music and came to Kolkata in search of...

Dimitra Galani (b. 14th November 1952) is a Greek singer and composer. Galani was born in Athens. Her father had studied art and song, and her grandfather was a cantor from Epirus. In 1968, at the age of sixteen, she contributed two songs to an album by D. Moutsis and Νikos Gatsos, Ena chamogelo (a smile); that was the beginning of a long career in music. That contribution turned out to be the beginning of a long career in the history of music of both her era and Greece. She became a great performer gifted with a beautiful voice and...

The Name IN MITRA MEDUSA INRI - a name of phantasy - if you want, a number of expressions. It has, however, a deeper sense, although - or even because - the members of the band, realize and express the meaning of their music in their very own way. In Greek legends, MEDUSA is described as a female monster/god, whose look lets everything become stone. With their music the band hopes to receive a similar penetrate effect at their listeners... In form of fish's head MITRA originally symbolized the hat of god Dagon. It counts as a sign of friendship....

Suchitra Mitra (September 19, 1924 – January 3, 2011) was an Indian singer and composer, and a well respected exponent of Rabindra Sangeet or the songs of Bengal's poet laureate Rabindranath Tagore. As an academic she remained a Professor and the Head of 'Rabindra Sangeet Department' at the Rabindra Bharati University for many years. She has also done playback singing and acted in a Bengali films as well, and for many years remained associated with IPTA. She studied at the Scottish Church College, the University of Calcutta and at Visva-Bharati University in West Bengal, India. She has also remained the...