Artist Profiles: Vikku Vinayakram
Vikku Vinayakram, one of India’s finest ghatam (a large clay pot percussion instrument) players, studied with his father, Harihara Sharma. He is in great demand…
Artist Profiles: Vivek V Krishna
Vivek V Krishna, a talented flutist was initiated into this art form of carnatic music at the age of 12 years. He acquired basic lessons…
Artist Profiles: Ronu Majumdar
Ronu Majumdar grew up in Varanasi where he was originally taught flute by his father Dr Bhanu Majumdar and then by Pandit Vijay Raghavrao. Ronu’s…
Artist Profiles: Yogesh Samsi
Pandit Yogesh Samsi was born in the family of the renowned vocalists Pandit Dinkar Kaikini and Shashikala Kaikini. He was initiated into tabla by his…
Artist Profiles: Debu Nayak
Devapriya Nayak (Debu) was born in West Bengal, India, and began learning tabla at the age of three from his grandfather, Chaudhury Kausalya Nandan, who…
Artist Profiles: Mayuram T. Viswanathan
Mridangam artist T. Viswanathan graduated from the Tamilnadu Music College in 1990. Since then, he has been receiving advanced training from the world renowned mridangam…
Artist Profiles: Ravi Shankar
Legendary virtuoso sitarist, composer, teacher and writer, Ravi Shankar was born April 7, 1920 in Varanasi, India. He was renowned throughout the world for his…
Artist Profiles: Sharda Sahai
Sharda Sahai began his study of tabla at an early age from his father, the late Pandit Bhagvati Sahai. Following his father’s demise in 1946,…
Artist Profiles: Harikumar Sivan
Harikumar Sivan (formerly S. Harikumar) was born in 1980. He is an A grade violinist of All India Radio since the age of 16. Harikumar…
Artist Profiles: Shiv Kumar Sharma
Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma (sometimes spelled Shivkumar Sharma) was a household name in India. His influence transcended the classical audience and contributed to a greater…