‘On January 24, 2003, the Doverlane Music conference, one of the most prestigious annual festivals in North Indian Music, presented a female Western musician playing a western instrument for the first time in its 51-year old history….Saskia Rao-de Haas’ alap … Read more...
Tag Archives: International artists
Pt Shubhendra Rao (sitar)
Composer and performer, Pandit Shubhendra Rao is one of India’s foremost musicians today. Distinguished as a musical bridge to many cultures, he creates an experience for his audience that “is not aimed at titillating the senses, but to seize the … Read more...
Kumar Gaurav Kohli (Hindustani vocal)
Kumar Gaurav Kohli started receiving training at the age of seven from his grandfather Sangeet Acharya Sh. Jagdish Raj Kohli, who belonged to Gwalior Tradition of Khayal Gayaki. In 2002 he followed the suggestion of renowned vocalists Pt Rajan Sajan … Read more...
Pt Pooran Maharaj (tabla)
Born in 1952 in one of India’s most respected and well-known families of great musicians of the Benaras heritage, Pt Pooran Maharaj is the son of late Padma Vibhushan Pt Kishan Maharaj.
He took Tabla training from his grandfather, Pt … Read more...
Smt Manda Sudharani (Carnatic vocal)
Smt Manda Sudharani is an “A-Top” grade Carnatic Vocalist from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. A proud disciple of “Vaayuleena Vidya Praveena” & “Sangeetha Kala Sagara” Sri Ivaturi Vijayeswara Rao, who is known for the traditional Gurukula system of teaching. She is … Read more...
Sri Govind Chakraborty (tabla)
GOVIND CHAKRABORTY, an outstanding exponent of TABLA, is a senior disciple of Tabla Wizard Sri Asutosh Bhattacharya, who was a noted disciple of Tabla Samrat Pt. Kanthe Maharaj of Banaras.
A commerce Graduate, Sangeet Praveen (M.Mus.) and recipient of … Read more...