Avra Banerjee

Avra Banerjee is a seasoned Indian classical musician with over 15 years of training. A composer and sarod player, he specializes in World music and has collaborated with musicians from the USA, Europe, India, and Australia. To date, Avra has released over 60 singles and has been recognized with numerous prestigious nominations and awards, including the InterContinental Music Awards, Global Music Awards, World Entertainment Awards, Clef Music Award, LIT Music Awards, Indie Music Channel Awards, Akademia Awards, OneEarth Award Festival Award, Josie Music Awards, Independent Music Awards and Global Indian Music Awards in categories such as World, Fusion, and Instrumental music. He is the founder of two World music bands, "Ragamorphism" in India and "SwaraSynthesis" in Australia, where he performs, composes, and arranges music. Avra’s diverse body of work spans multiple genres, including World music, Indian classical, Fusion, Rock & Pop, Ghazals, and Sufi music. His compositions include both instrumental and vocal pieces in several languages, such as Hindi, Urdu, English, and Bengali. ​Avra is also a voting member of The Recording Academy. ​Avra describes music as an art form rather than mere entertainment, which drives him to create compositions that are intricate and musically challenging, yet melodious and contemplative for the listener. He frequently experiments with multimodal melodies and unconventional rhythmic patterns in his work.