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Artist Profiles: V. Selvaganesh

Angel Romero February 23, 2020 No Comments Carnatic musicIndiaIndian classical musickanjirapercussionV. Selvaganeshworld fusion

V. Selvaganesh was born in Chennai, India on December 28, 1966. He is the son of percussion maestro Vikku Vinayakram. V. Selvaganesh is one of…

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Artist Profiles: Ali Akbar Khan

Angel Romero November 23, 2019 No Comments Ali Akbar KhanIndiaIndian classical musicsarod

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.…

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Artist Profiles: V.G. Jog

Angel Romero November 10, 2019 No Comments IndiaIndian classical musicV.G. Jogviolin

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…

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Artist Profiles: Habib Khan

Angel Romero November 2, 2019 No Comments Habib KhanIndiaIndian classical musicsitar

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…

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Artist Profiles: V.K. Raman

Angel Romero September 15, 2019 No Comments fluteIndiaIndian classical musicV.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…

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Artist Profiles: Saraswathi Ranganathan

Angel Romero August 10, 2019 2 Comments IndiaIndian classical musicSaraswathi Ranganathanveena

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…

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Artist Profiles: Vasumathi Badrinathan

Angel Romero August 18, 2018 No Comments IndiaIndian classical musicVasumathi 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…

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Artist Profiles: Veena Sahasrabuddhe

Angel Romero August 18, 2018 No Comments IndiaIndian classical musicVeena 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,…

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Artist Profiles: Vijayalakshmy Subramaniam

Angel Romero August 18, 2018 No Comments IndiaIndian classical musicVijayalakshmy 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…

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Artist Profiles: Vikku Vinayakram

Angel Romero August 18, 2018 No Comments ghatamIndiaIndian classical musicVikku Vinayakramworld fusion

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…

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