Ranjit has been writing and performing for over 40 years. Growing up in India, the music of The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Cat Stevens and other musical acts of the 60’s and 70’s were his main influences. A self-taught finger style guitarist who never owned a guitar for the first 12 years (the guitars made in India weren’t the same as the imports and those were hard to come by), he was one half of a “two-voices-and-one-guitar” duo that was popular in Southern India, performing covers and originals at Folk concerts, Radio and TV shows. In 1983, the duo were finalists at an International music competition held in Rome and had the opportunity to perform an original song among entrants from countries in Europe, North America and Australia. They were the only contestants from Asia.
Ranjit migrated to the US in the mid 80’s and continued to write songs and perform at various venues in Northern California, where he lived until the mid-90’s. During that period, he was a member of the Northern California Songwriter’s Association (NCSA), performed at places like Freight and Salvage, Sweetwater, The Napa Valley Folk Festival…where he was a finalist at the Emerging Songwriter’s competition, the Placerville Folk Festival, Kerrville Folk Festival, as a finalist at the Kerrville New Folk Competition, Zoey’s Café in Ventura, (he was also selected as a finalist at their One’s to Watch songwriter competition) and other coffee houses and venues in Southern California, including The House of Blues in Hollywood and other clubs that featured acoustic acts
Ranjit continues to write and compose songs, performing at House Concerts, Coffeehouses and other local venues.
Ranjit has been writing and performing for over 40 years. Growing up in India, the music of The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Cat Stevens and other musical acts of the 60’s and 70’s were his main influences. A self-taught finger style guitarist who never owned a guitar for the first 12 years (the guitars made in India weren’t the same as the imports and those were hard to come by), he was one half of a “two-voices-and-one-guitar” duo that was popular in Southern India, performing covers and originals at Folk concerts, Radio and TV shows. In 1983, the duo were finalists at an International music competition held in Rome and had the opportunity to perform an original song among entrants from countries in Europe, North America and Australia. They were the only contestants from Asia.
Ranjit migrated to the US in the mid 80’s and continued to write songs and perform at various venues in Northern California, where he lived until the mid-90’s. During that period, he was a member of the Northern California Songwriter’s Association (NCSA), performed at places like Freight and Salvage, Sweetwater, The Napa Valley Folk Festival…where he was a finalist at the Emerging Songwriter’s competition, the Placerville Folk Festival, Kerrville Folk Festival, as a finalist at the Kerrville New Folk Competition, Zoey’s Café in Ventura, (he was also selected as a finalist at their One’s to Watch songwriter competition) and other coffee houses and venues in Southern California, including The House of Blues in Hollywood and other clubs that featured acoustic acts
Ranjit continues to write and compose songs, performing at House Concerts, Coffeehouses and other local venues, balancing his time between music and supporting his family.