Papon(I)

Angaraag Mahanta is an Indian Singer, Composer and Record Producer. He is also known as Papon He belongs from the Guwahati, Assam. He did his schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya Khanapara, Guwahati. Papon's initial training was in Indian Classical and devotional and folk music from Assam. He learnt vocals primarily. He can also play the khol, tabla , guitar, and harmonium. His music covers genres like ambient electronic, acoustic folk and new age Indian Classical music and has been identified as having traces of pentatonic Mongoloid notes, local river song influences, Indian Classical music and ghazals and even new-age electronica. He is also very instrumental in bringing back folk music to the young generation of today and making it it popular again.