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Pt. Sukhdev Prasad Mishra has been an unparalleled ambassador of Hindustan (north Indian) classical music for over twenty-five years. He comes from an illustrious musical family of the famous Banaras Gharana. Sukhdev Mishra is the son of Late Pt. Bhagwan Das Mishra, who was an expert both in sarangi and in tabla. Like his father, he is an expert in two disciplines. He is adept in vocal music, for which he received training from his uncle Late Pt. Narayan Das Mishra, famous sarangi maestro of Banaras Gharana. In addition he has mastered violin, which he learnt initially from his brother Pt. Somnath Mishra, and later from Dr. V. Balaji (Banaras Hindu University). He started his performing career at the age of six. On the violin, Sukhdev Mishra is an experimentalist; he constantly explores new techniques, thus he has developed his own and unique style. He is known for playing both instrumental and vocal styles, and his bold use of meend and gamaka (sliding techniques), as well as his excellent bowing skills make his sound unique. In his performances, Sukhdev Mishra is also recognised for the faithfulness with which he renders traditional raags (raagdari), and for his playfulness with tempo (layakari). Everywhere he performs and in all countries, his music touches the soul of all his listeners.

http://www.sukhdevprasadmishra.com/

Arup Sen Gupta is a disciple of Sri Subhen Chatterjee, an illustrious Tabla player from Kolkata and the seniormost disciple of Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, the world famous Tabla maestro. Arup also gets additional training from Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri- the torch bearer of the Lucknow-Gharana (school of playing). Arup has accompanied many famous musicians in Europe, India and the US and is now one of the most sought after Tabla players in Germany.

http://www.arupsengupta.com/

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