by Enayet Hossain | Jul 1, 2024 | Artist
Kamal Sabri, a gifted musician and son of the legendary Sarangi maestro Ustad Sabri Khan, is a torchbearer of the rich legacy of the Senia and Moradabad Gharanas. As the seventh generation of a distinguished lineage of traditional musicians, Kamal Sabri has...
by Enayet Hossain | Jul 1, 2024 | Artist
Radhika Mohan Maitra (1917–1981), one of the most distinguished Sarod players of the 20th century, was born in 1917 into a noble Zamindar family in Rajshahi, which is now part of Bangladesh. The Maitra family, known for their patronage of the arts, played a crucial...
by Enayet Hossain | May 30, 2024 | Artist
Samta Prasad (20 July 1921 – 31 May 1994) born in Benares (now Varanasi), Uttar Pradesh, hailed from a distinguished lineage of tabla and pakhwaj players. His ancestral roots were deeply embedded in the Purab Baaj tradition of tabla playing, with many of his forebears...
by Enayet Hossain | May 16, 2024 | Artist
Dabir Khan (1905 – 1972), a 20th-century Indian musician, stood as the last torchbearer of the Rampur Seni veena tradition. His lineage boasted a connection to the famed 18th-century veena player Niamat Khan, believed to be a descendant of Miyan Tansen’s...
by Enayet Hossain | May 13, 2024 | Artist
Joydeep, one of the youngest disciples of Pt. Radhika Mohan Maitra, was raised in a family deeply passionate about music. His journey into Indian Classical Music began at the tender age of four, under the guidance of Pandit Anil Roy Chowdhury, a senior disciple of...
