Neeta Soorma
A Distinguished Voice of the Banaras Tradition, Celebrating the Soul of Thumri & Sufi Music.
A keen lover of music since childhood, her quest for music brought her into contact with the renowned, Smt. Savita Devi of the famous ‘Benaras Gharana’. Under the guidance of her illustrious Guru, the versatile Smt. Savita Devi, Neeta started learning the ‘Poorab-ang’ style of Hindustani Music, i.e. the Benaras Style of Thumri and Dadra rendition under the ‘Guru Shishya Parampara’.
Neeta regularly performs from the All India Radio and Television. Apart from singing Thumri, Dadra, Neeta also sings Chaiti, Hori, Kajri, Bhajan and Ghazal. An ‘A Grade’ artiste of the All India Radio and Television in ‘Thumri’, ‘Dadra’ and also ‘Ghazals’, Neeta participates in the AIR Sangeet Sammelans and has earned appreciation for herself.
Neeta is working for the welfare of women and children in India through her regular job with the United Nation’s Children Fund (UNICEF) in Delhi.
