Basavi Mukerji was born into a musically aware family residing in Kanpur and imbibed the rudiments of Hindustani music from a very early age. Starting more seriously at age twelve, she trained in classical vocal music under Pandit Bhagwan Dayal Srivastava (Gwalior Gharana), Pandit Kashinath Shankar Bodus (Gwalior Gharana in the direct lineage of Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar) and Pandit Ram Sewak Tiwari (Darbhanga Gharana), all in Kanpur. Thereafter she further trained in vocal music for a number of years with Pandit A. Kanan (Kirana Gharana) in Calcutta and then studied the higher subtleties of music with Padmabhushan Dr. Prabha Atrre (Kirana Gharana) in Mumbai, where she stayed for about six years. During this period she was deeply influenced by the prevalent Jaipur-Atrauli style of singing and incorporated it into her musical personality. Not one to sit on her laurels, Basavi continues her training in rare ragas of the Gwalior-Jaipur schools from Pandit Vikas Kashalkar of Poona as well as Dr. Prabha Atrre.
Shrimati Mukerji is gifted with a mellifluous, rich and attractive voice. It is at once flexible, powerful, agile and effortlessly clear even in high speeds. Her singing is the quintessence of temple and court music, true to Raga and set to a variety of talas. Apart from khayal, she performs, with outstanding command and finesse, thumri, bhajan (Sagun as well as Nirgun, including compositions of Sant Kabir, Meerabai and Guru Nanak) and many other lighter forms such as the Kajri, Chaiti and Jhoola. Her performances all over India have been received with approbation from all quarters, be they musicians, critics or the lay public.

Artists: Baasavi Mukerji (Vocal), Raushan Ali (Sarangi), Debaprasad De (Harmonium), Debabrata Ghosh (Tabla),

Tracks:
1. Raga Bhatiyar: ललाट चन्द्रमा (Lalaata Chandrama) - Vilambit Tritaal (26.4) - Baasavi Mukerji
2. माता महाकाली (Mata Mahakali - Madhyalaya Ektaal) - Baasavi Mukerji
3. Tana Dere Na -Tarana Drut Aadachautaal - Baasavi Mukerji
4. Raga Multani: पकड़ा मोरी बैंयाँ (Pakada Mori Baiyan) - Madyalaya Addhataal (16.45) - Baasavi Mukerji
5. Tana Dare Na- Tarana - Drut Tritaal - Baasavi Mukerji
6. Raga Durga: तोरे शरण हे माँ (Tore Sharan He Maa) - Vilambit Roopaktaal (22) - Baasavi Mukerji
7. माता भवानी काली (Mata Bhawani Kali) - Madhyalaya Tritaal - Baasavi Mukerji
8. Raga Sindhura: कौन तरह से तुम खेलत (Kaun Tarah Se Tum Khelata) - Deepchandi Taal (11) - Baasavi Mukerji