Dhruba Ghosh (1957–2017) was an

Indian classical music Indian classical music is the art music, classical music of the Indian subcontinent. It is generally described using terms like ''Shastriya Sangeet'' and ''Marg Sangeet''. It has two major traditions: the North Indian classical music known as ...

ian and

Sarangi The sārangī is a bowed, short-necked three-stringed instrument played in traditional music from South Asia – Punjabi folk music, Rajasthani folk music, Sindhi folk music, Haryanvi folk music, Braj folk music, and Boro folk music (the ...

player from

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Biography

Dhruba Ghosh was born in 1957 in

. His father

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Pt Nikhil Ghosh was a famous musician, teacher and writer, known his proficiency on the percussion instrument of

tabla A ''tabla'' is a pair of hand drums from the Indian subcontinent. Since the 18th century, it has been the principal percussion instrument in Hindustani classical music, where it may be played solo, as an accompaniment with other instruments a ...

. He is the nephew of Pt Pannalal Ghosh, famous

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player and composer. Dhruba Ghosh learned the basics of

sarangi The sārangī is a bowed, short-necked three-stringed instrument played in traditional music from South Asia – Punjabi folk music, Rajasthani folk music, Sindhi folk music, Haryanvi folk music, Braj folk music, and Boro folk music (the ...

from Dattaram Parvatakar of All India Radio,

Ustad Ali Akbar Khan Ali Akbar Khan (14 April 192218 June 2009) was an Indian Hindustani classical musician of the Maihar gharana, known for his virtuosity in playing the sarod. Trained as a classical musician and instrumentalist by his father, Allauddin Khan, he ...

and Ustad Sagiruddin Khan. His brother

Nayan Ghosh Pandit Nayan Ghosh (born 28 April 1956) is an Indian tabla and sitar maestro. He is a tabla player from the Farrukhabad Gharana. Performing career Born on 28 April 1956, Pandit Nayan Ghosh received in-depth training in vocal music, Tabla and ...

is also a musician and a

player. He worked in 'Miho: A journey to the mountain', a musical album. This album won the

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious ...

. He also worked in various fusion albums. Pandit Dhruba Ghosh died 10 July 2017 in Mumbai, India. He also studied under the guidance of vocalist Pandit Dinkar Kaikini.

Albums

*Miho: A journey to the mountain

Awards

* Sangeet Nataka Akademi Award *Paul Winter Consort, an American musical band including Dhruba Ghosh won the Grammy Award.

Disciples

Unfortunately, very few disciples of his are known, some of them are: 1. Yuji Nakagawa, http://yujisarangi.com/ 2. Vanraj Shastri 3. Deepak Paramshivan , https://www.deepakparamashivan.com/

References

External links

Dhurba Ghosh - sarangi.netRaag Yaman recital in Basant Bahar
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ghosh, Dhruba 1957 births 2017 deaths Musicians from Mumbai Indian musicians Indian male composers Hindustani instrumentalists Sarangi players Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award