G. S. Sachdev (born Gurbachan Singh Sachdev, in

Lyallpur Faisalabad, formerly known as Lyallpur, is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, second-largest city and primary List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, industrial center of the Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan ...

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, 1935 – June 24, 2018) was an Indian performer of the ''

bansuri A bansuri is an ancient side-blown bamboo flute originating from the Indian Subcontinent. It is an aerophone produced from bamboo and metal-like material, used in many Indian and Nepali Lok songs. A ''bansuri'' is traditionally made from a ...

'' (bamboo flute). He performed

Hindustani classical music Hindustani classical music is the Indian classical music, classical music of the Indian subcontinent's northern regions. It may also be called North Indian classical music or ''Uttar Bhartiya shastriya sangeet''. The term ''shastriya sangeet'' ...

. Sachdev was on the advisory board of the

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Among his students were

Oscar van Dillen Oscar Ignatius Joannes van Dillen (born 25 June 1958 in 's-Hertogenbosch) is a Dutch composer, conductor, and instrumentalist. Education Van Dillen studied North-Indian classical music (sitar, tabla, vocal) with Jamaluddin Bhartiya at the Tri ...

, Jeff Whitter and

Jin Hi Kim Jin Hi Kim (; born February 6, 1957) is a composer and performer of ''geomungo, komungo'' and electric komungo, and a Korean music specialist. Kim is known as a pioneer for introducing ''geomungo'' (거문고, a Korean fretted board zither, also ...

Discography

*''Spirit'' *''Live in Concert'' *''Flights of Improvisation'' *''Full Moon'' *''Master of the Bamboo Flute'', v. 2 *''Bansuri'' (Solo) *''Classical North Indian Ragas'' *''Two Moods'' *''Romantic Ragas'' *''Live in New York'' *''Lyrical Grace'' *''Amar Sangit'' *''Jasmine Nights'' *''Incantations'' *''Aradhana'' *''Greeting of the Dawn'' *''Raga Patdeep (cassette)''

External links

G. S. Sachdev official site
1935 births 2018 deaths Hindustani instrumentalists Indian flautists People from Faisalabad {{flautist-stub People from Punjab Province (British India) Bansuri players

Discography

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