Rimpa Siva, one of the few female professional players of the tabla is set to perform on July 31, 2021. Rimpa was hailed as a ‘child prodigy’ when she burst onto the classical Indian music scene when she was barely a teenager. The show will premiere on Milap’s YouTube channel on July 31 at 1:00 pm. It will be a live studio recording from the On Air Theatre in Kolkata, with harmonium accompaniment by Debasish Karmakar.
Rimpa was born into a musical family and has been taking lessons from her father and Guru Pandit Swapan Kumar Siva, disciple of the late Ustad Karamathulla Khan of Farrukkabad Gharana.
She earned her M.A. from Rabindra Bharati University and was a winner of the ‘Shamukha Sangeet Shiramani Award’ in Mumbai, the Indian Music Academy’s President Award, and the Sangeet Natak Academy Award.
Rimpa Siva is a regular leading performer across the globe and has accompanied many leading artists on the Indian Classical music scene, renowned for her rhythmic and energetic solo performances on tabla.
The Music for the Mind and Soul concert series has been designed to help audiences unwind and escape, and has made the switch from physical venues to online spaces throughout the pandemic.
Watch the concert at youtube.com/milap.
Author: World Music Central News Room
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