NYC Vocal (Carnatic) Classes with Samyukta Ranganathan

Note: After booking a lesson, you must schedule a lesson directly with the instructor.

Learn the art of Carnatic singing from Samyukta Ranganathan. These lessons are for beginners and intermediates only. 

Samyukta is an award-winning singer of classical South Indian (Carnatic) music. She began her training at age 8 and had begun singing in the South Indian music circuit by age 13. Just a few years later she was invited to perform solo concerts at several historic venues across the region. Since then, her experience as a classical Indian singer has been bolstered by an active performance career that includes several cities around the world. She received The Brinda Repertory Centenary Award in 2015 for her work in Carnatic Music. She learns Hindustani music from Pandit Sanjoy Banerjee of the Kirana Gharana.

Samyukta holds an MA in Voice Pedagogy from the Voice Study Centre and the University of Wales Trinity St David and is currently doctoral researcher at the Institute of Education at University College London, focusing her research on the singing voice of Indian Classical singers. Her research includes laryngeal registration for ICM singers, the mechanics of ICM vocal ornamentation and how to teach it, and incorporating compassion into ICM classroom settings with a goal to bridge the gap between scientific vocal technique and the oral tradition of ICM. Previously, she studied at New York Vocal Coaching to learn how to incorporate vocal technique into her own style of singing and to begin a career as a vocal teacher of Carnatic Music. She is excited to share what she has learned with students in India, the United States, and, thanks to modern technology, all across the world. Crucial advancements in technique, she believes, can be effectively adapted and brought into the realm of Indian classical music and will bring singers increased longevity, stamina, quality, and vocal awareness.

Performance career:

Samyukta is a versatile musician known for blending traditional Indian music with diverse global genres. Her solo album The Wandering Poet showcases collaborations with international artists, merging Indian musical elements with Latin, jazz, electronica, hip-hop, and pop. From 2019 to 2021, Samyukta served as a music director and composer for Classical Indian Dance stage productions. In 2021, she fused Indian music with Western classical vocals and integrated it with both contemporary and Indian classical dance during a performance at Lincoln Center. Most recently, Samyukta performed Carnatic vocals at prestigious venues such as Sadler’s Wells in London and The Lowry in Manchester, collaborating with Seeta Patel Dance in March and November 2023.

She continues to enjoy an active performance career here in New York.