Purbayan Chatterjee comes from a family steeped in the classical music tradition. His father and guru, Shri Parthapratim Chatterjee (also known as Partha Chatterjee), is…
Artist Profiles: Purbayan Chatterjee
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
Artist Profiles: Prasant Radhakrishnan
Prasant Radhakrishnan is a saxophonist identified with both the South Indian Classical (Carnatic) Music and Jazz disciplines. Blessed with a legendary teacher (Kadri Gopalnath) and…
Artist Profiles: Prasanna
Prasanna was born on August 28, 1982 in Tiruchirappalli, India. He is the most important performer of Indian Classical carnatic music on the electric guitar.…
Artist Profiles: Prakash Sontakke
Dr. Prakash Sontakke is a student of his father, the well-known Dr. R.B. Sontakke (who himself was taught by the famed master Omkarnath Thakur of…
Artist Profiles: Pandit Jasraj
Pandit Jasraj was born in Haryana state on January 28, 1930. He was a leading North Indian Classical vocalist. Born into a family that has…
Artist Profiles: Paban Das Baul
Paban Das Baul is a Westernized baul who speaks several languages, including Bengali, Hindi, English and French. He is also an accomplished painter. As well…
Artist Profiles: Nirmala Rajasekar
At age 13, Nirmala began her musical journey as a performer of the veena and as a vocalist. She believes in the connective power of…
Artist Profiles: Namgyal Lhamo
Namgyal Lhamo is a singer, songwriter and actress. Namgyal Lhamo originally hails from Shigatse in Tibet. Winner of the Best Female Singer award at the…
Artist Profiles: Nabani Das Baul
Nabani Das Baul was a great Yogi who composed music for Rabindranath Tagore’s poems and wrote many songs. It is through him that Tagore became…
Artist Profiles: Mysore Sri. V. Ramarathnam
An artist is recognized for his uniqueness and excellence by the educated audience, as well as by those who laid the foundation and stood as…