Pandit Krishna Bhatt was born into a family of musicians, poets and Sanskrit scholars who for five generations upheld their tradition in Rajasthan. Krishna was…
Artist Profiles: Krishna Bhatt
Tag: Indian classical music
Artist Profiles: Taufiq Qureshi
Taufiq Qureshi, son and disciple of tabla maestro Ustad Allarakha, is an acclaimed composer and commanding percussionist. His trademark style incorporates body and vocal percussion…
Artist Profiles: Shankhachur Lahiri
Tabla performer Shankh Lahiri comes from a family with a strong tradition of Indian Classical Music and has fully devoted his life to this music.…
Artist Profiles: Venupuri Srinivas
M.R. Venupuri Srinivas started as a child prodigy, playing kanjira when he was only one year and eight months old, in Tirupathi. He gave his…
Artist Profiles: Arun Ramamurthy
Arun Ramamurthy is a multi-talented violinist who is making his mark in Indian Classical and World music. Trained in Carnatic (south Indian classical) music initially…
Artist Profiles: Abhik Mukherjee
Abhik Mukherjee, born in Kolkata, is a sitar player of the Etawah-Imdadkhani gharana (school). He started his sitar training at the age of six by…
Bickram Ghosh’s Drums of India to Perform at The Schimmel Center in New York City
Indian percussion virtuoso Bickram Ghosh and his Drums of India are set to perform on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at The Schimmel Center in New…
Indian Maestros Zakir Hussain and Niladri Kumar at Duke Performances October 8
Indian classical music masters Zakir Hussain and Niladri Kumar are set to perform at Duke University’s Page Auditorium on Saturday, October 8th. Zakir Hussain is…
Elegant Intimacy and Brilliance
Ravi Shankar – Ravi Shankar In Hollywood (East Meets West Music, 2016) Like doling out single pieces of candy to a greedy child, the world…
Carnatic Violin Maestro Ganesh Rajagopalan to Perform in New York City
South Indian classical violin master Ganesh Rajagopalan (of Ganesh-Kumaresh duo fame) is set to perform on October 7th at Roulette in New York City. This…