Nayan Ghosh

Nayan Ghosh
Born	April 28, 1956 (1956-04-28) (age 55)
Origin	India
Genres	Indian classical music
Occupations	Musician, Teacher
Instruments	Tabla & Sitar

Pandit Nayan Ghosh (born April 28, 1956) is an Indian Tabla & Sitar player.^[1][2]

Early life and background

Nayan Ghosh was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra to the legendary Tabla Maestro Padmabhushan Pandit Nikhil Ghosh, the founder of Sangeet Mahabharati.^[3]

He was trained by his father, and practiced under the watchful eye of Ustad Ahmedjan Thirakwa, who lived with them for many years towards the end of his life in Mumbai.

Performing career

Nayan Ghosh is one of the best performers of the traditional tabla repertoire of the Farrukhabad style.

He has accompanied many of the all-time greats, such as Pandit Ravi Shankar, Pandit Nikhil Banerjee, Ustad Vilayat Khan and Pandit Buddhadev Das Gupta.

Presently he is also working as guest music professor in Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, where he teaches tabla, sitar and vocal music.

Performances

• Saptak Festival

Discography

• Nayan Ghosh & Yogesh Samsi (Company: Questz World) - Raga Patdeep, Raga Kamod, Dhun

References

1. ^ http://ccrma.stanford.edu/~pchordia/nayan/
2. ^ http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/pandit-nayan-ghosh-feted/323388/
3. ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/38492369.cms

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