2009
- Artist Profiles -

M.S.
M.S. Gopalakrishnan - Violin
M.S. Gopalakrishnan (popularly known as MSG) was born on 10th June 1931. MSG learnt from his father, late Professor Parur Sundaram Iyer, the famous violinist who was an authority on the two system
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Dr.
Dr. M Narmada - Violin
Dr. M Narmada, daughter of M.S.G, has a Phd in music from Delhi University. Her doctoral thesis was aptly a comparison on North & South Indian music styles. Apart from her duet concerts with her fathe
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T.M.
T.M. Krishna
T.M. Krishna is one of the leading artists in the field of Carnatic Music. He has been performing for over 18 years and today, he is one of the youngest singers to occupy the top slot in every major m
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Padma
Padma Talwalkar - Vocal Hindustani
Padma Talwalkar has acquired training in Khyal gayaki in three main gharanas, Gwalior, Kirana and Jaipur. Today, she leads a new generation of vocalists in an era when the distinction between gharanas
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Aarti
Aarti Ankalikar - Vocal Hindustani
Arati Ankalikar has a mellifluous and resonant voice. Her compelling stage presence has made her a successful and sought after concert vocalist. She is currently recognized as one of the top vocalists
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Anand
Anand Bhate - Vocal Hindustani
Anand Bhate is one of the most promising artistes in the new generation of the great Kirana tradition. He started his musical journey in early childhood and continues to present different aspects, suc
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Ikhlaq
Ikhlaq Hussain - Instrumental Sitar
Ustad Ikhlaq Hussain Khan is an accomplished sitarist, with musical roots in the renowned Delhi Gharana (school) of Hindustani classical music. Trained by his father, Ustad Imdad Hussain and later by
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Ali
Ali Ahmad Hussain - Instrumental Shehnai
Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan is one of the veterans and maestros of Shehnai, an instrument that is an integral part of Indian Classical music culture. This instrument is traditionally played at joyous occas
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Jay
Jay Gandhi - Flute
Jay Gandhi a student of the world renowned bansuri maestro Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia initially trained under Pandit Ronu Majumdar, Pandit Vijay Raghav Rao and Pandit Raghunath Seth. His musical pur
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Kala
Kala Ramnath - Violin
Kala Ramnath, the contemporary torch bearer of the Mewati Gharana was born into a family of prodigious musical talent, which has given Indian music such violin legends as Prof. T.N. Krishnan and Dr. N
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Subhen
Subhen Chatterjee - Tabla
Subhen Chatterjee bases his style of playing to Lucknow Gharana that he learnt from his illustrious Guru tabla maestro Pandit Swapan Chowdhury. Not restricting himself to one single Gharana-Subhen wen
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Lalgudi
Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi - Violin
Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi is the, daughter and disciple of the great maestro Sri Lalgudi Jayaraman. She is a leading exponent of the Lalgudi style, which is characterized by boundless innovation while st
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Mala
Mala Chandrasekhar - Flute
Sikkil Mala Chandrasekhar, a flautist, continues in the tradition of her famous gurus, the Sikkil Sisters Padmashri, Sangeetha Kalanidhi Kunjumani and Neela. Other major influences on Mala’s playing a
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Bhagyalakshmi
Bhagyalakshmi Muralikrishna - Morching
Bhagyalakshmi Muralikrishna hails from a musical family. Her father, Karnataka Kalashree ‘Gaana Kala Bhushana’ Vidwan Shri L. Bhimachar is the greatest exponent of Morching in India. Bhagyalakshmi has
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Jayashree
Jayashree Jairaj - Veena
Jayashree Jairaj belongs to the Shishya Parampara of Nadajyoti Sri Muthuswamy Dikshitar - who is one among the famous Musical Trinity of Carnatic Music. Jayahsree started learning music at a very youn
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Suyog
Suyog Kundalkar - Harmonium
Suyog Kundalkar is a promising young harmonium player who has achieved a distinct identity of his own. He started training in Harmonium at the age of six from Smt. Ranjana Godse. Since 1997, he has be
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Bharat
Bharat Kamat - Tabla
Bharat Kamat who hails from Pune, is one of India’s leading Tabla artists who has been well received not only by discerning audiences but also by the lay listener. At the tender age of five, Bharat st
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Ms.
Ms. Rajna Swaminathan - Mridangam
Ms. Rajna Swaminathan, disciple of Mridangam Maestro Sri Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman, is an upcoming young artiste in the field of Carnatic percussion. She started learning Mridangam from her father Dr.
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K.
K. Sathyanarayanan - Keyboard
K. Sathyanarayanan is a 13-year old musician who performs Carnatic music concerts on the keyboard. Sathyanarayanan, at the age of 10, was among the youngest to have passed the Grade 8 keyboard examina
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Shankhchur
Shankhchur Lahiri - Tabla
Shankhchur Lahiri has gained a reputation as a creative and innovative concert performer in both classical and Experimental New Age music genres. He received his early training in vocals and tabla fro
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Utpal
Utpal Dutt
Utpal Dutta was born in a family of musicians and was initiated in the art of tabla playing by his mother Smt. Ratna Dutta a vocalist of repute. His initial formal training started under the guidance
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Jayateertha
Jayateertha Mevundi - Hindustani Vocal
Jayateertha Mevundi hails from the land of great vocalists and maestros of Hindustani Classical Music, such as Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, Dr. (Mrs.) Gangubai Hangal, Pt. Mallikarjun Mansur, Pt. Basavraj Rajgu
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Chris
Chris Pereji
Chris Pereji is a Software QA Engineer by profession, and a passionate musician by default! Chris is a teacher and performer of Tabla and Harmonium. He has performed and given lecture-demonstrations o
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Prithviraaj
Prithviraaj Bhattacharya - Tabla
Prithviraj Bhattacharya is a disciple of Tabla legend Ustad Alla Rakha and his son Ustad Zakir Hussain. He teaches Tabla at the Pandit Jasraj school of music in Atlanta, GA.
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Sameer
Sameer Gupta
Sameer Gupta has established himself as a powerful voice in percussion and improvised music. His background in Indian classical percussion lends to his capacity as a drummer to create a dynamic sounds
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Embar
Embar Kannan - Violin
Embar Kannan took to the Violin at the tender age of 6. He had his initial training in Carnatic music under Sri Subbanna Bhagavatar and Vittal Ramamurthy and in western classical music under music dir
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Poongulam
Poongulam Subramaniam - Mridangam
Poongulam Subramaniam started his lessons at the age of 3. He was accompanying along side his father Poongulam R. Sabesa Iyer whose gurukula training was under Tiruvarur Kunju Iyer, an accomplished mr
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K.V.S
K.V.S Vinay - Volin
K.V.S Vinay hails from a musical family. He is the grandson of Sangeetha Kalanidhi late T.K. Jayarama Iyer, violinist and father of orchestration of Carnatic music. Born and raised in Delhi, Vinay had
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Guruvayur
Guruvayur Dorai – Mridangam
Guruvayur Dorai is one of India’s senior-most exponents of the South Indian classical percussion instrument, the mridangam. He had his initial training under Palghat Subba Iyer and E.P. Narayana Pisha
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Akshay
Akshay Navaladi - Tabla
Akshay Navaladi was born into a family of classical music lovers, Akshay commenced his music lessons at the age of 6 years. He is currently a disciple of Ustaad Akram Khan of Delhi/Ajrada gharana. Aks
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Milind
Milind Kulkarni - Harmonium
Milind Kulkarni received his initial training from Pt. Vasantrao Gurav of Sangli. Discovering the potential of Milind, Pt. Anna Diwan of Sangli further enriched Milind’s talents. Today Milind is under
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Vijay
Vijay Mohan - Dholak
Vijay Mohan, born on the sunny island of Trinidad, he has played percussion instruments such as Dhol, Dholak, Tabla, Congas and Electronic Drums. He was the drummer for top Trinidad Indian band “Treve
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Rajeev
Rajeev Paranjpe
Rajeev Paranjpe is a self-taught and self-made musician. After his intense involvement for many years in vintage car restoration, Rajeev got interested and involved in another restoration project, tha
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Tanjore
Tanjore K. Murugabhoopathi - Mridangam
Tanjore K. Murugabhoopathi (Mridangam) - Sri Murugabhoopathi had his initial training under Mridangam Vidwan Sri T. R. Srinivasan. Later he received training under Sri Tanjore Upendran. He regularly a
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Harshad
Harshad Kanetkar - Tabla
Harshad Kanetkar, a young talented Tabla player from India, began his initial training in Tabla at the age of five with Shri Pandurang Mukhade. For the past twelve years he has had intensive training
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Shuchita
Shuchita Rao - Lecture-Demonstration on Semi Classical Music of North India
Shuchita Rao, was born in a family of music lovers in Hyderabad, India. Her parents Dr. D.N. Varma and Mrs. Aruna Varma laid the foundation for her education in Hindustani music. Her initial training
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