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
Tag: sitar
Artist Profiles: Krishna Mohan Bhatt
Pandit Krishna Mohan Bhatt was born in 1949 in Jaipur, India. He’s the brother of Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. Krishna began learning from his father,…
Artist Profiles: Irshad Khan
Irshad Khan is the son and disciple of Ustad Imrat Khan and nephew of Ustad Vilayat Khan. His family represents the most respected gharana (musical…
Artist Profiles: Imrat Khan
Imrat Khan is a well-known Indian sitar master. He traces his lineage back through a family of musicians to the court of the great Moghul…
Artist Profiles: Ashwin Batish
Ashwin Batish is a composer, performer, teacher of music, and recording artist. He was born in Bombay (now Mumbai), India. His field of expertise includes…
Artist Profiles: Ashim Mallick
Sitar player Ashim Mallick was born and brought up in a family where music is the first passion. Ashim started learning Sitar at the age…
Ustad Shahid Parvez to perform at A World in Trance Festival in New York
Acclaimed sitarist Ustad Shahid Parvez, one of India’s finest sitarists, will appear in a concert of classical Hindustani (North Indian) Indian music on Saturday, April…
Artist Profiles: Ustad Shahid Parvez
Shahid Parvez Khan, better known as Ustad Shahid Parvez, was born October 14, 1958 in Mumbai, India He belongs to a prestigious musical family and…
Niladri Kumar Pushes the frontiers of Indian classical music
Niladri Kumar – Sitar Gaze (Times Music, 2005) Pushing the frontiers of Indian classical music, this is an excellent album featuring sitar virtuoso Niladri Kumar,…
‘Music can definitely pave the way to a peaceful, happy world’ – Sitar Artist Nikhil Patwardhan
Nikhil Patwardhan has released six albums of Indian classical music – and is also an electrical engineer. He shares his unusual story in this interview,…