Maestro Ali Akbar Khan was a master of the sarod and founder and teacher at the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael, California.…
Artist Profiles: Ali Akbar Khan
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Artist Profiles: V.G. Jog
Vishnu Gobind Jog (V.G. Jog) was a venerated elder statesman of the North Indian violin. A highly respected musician and educator, he toured throughout the…
Artist Profiles: Habib Khan
Pandit Habib Khan is regarded as one of the best sitar players in the world today. He was born into a family of musicians and…
Artist Profiles: V.K. Raman
V.K. Raman, one of the leading flutists in the Carnatic style of Music, started learning flute at the age of 9. At the age of…
Artist Profiles: Saraswathi Ranganathan
Indian American musician Saraswathi “Sara” Ranganathan is an Indian Classical veena performer and cross-cultural musical ambassador. She was born in Mysore and grew up in…
Artist Profiles: Vasumathi Badrinathan
Vasumathi Badrinathan comes from a family with an intense musical background. She is an accomplished vocalist of Carnatic music, the classical style of music from…
Artist Profiles: Veena Sahasrabuddhe
Veena Sahasrabuddhe was born on September 14, 1948 in Kanpur, India. She came from from a family of musicians. Her father, Pundit Shankar Shripad Bodas,…
Artist Profiles: Vijayalakshmy Subramaniam
Vijayalakshmy Subramaniam Born in a family with a rich musical heritage, Vijayalakshmy Subramaniam started her training in Carnatic Music at the age of five. Her…
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…