Pandit Sankha Chatterjee (born 1934) is an Indian

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player. He studied under three traditional Tabla Gharana in strict Parampara tradition.

Early life

Born into a musical family in Calcutta, India. His father was a doctor and musical enthusiast, exposing him to formal tuition early in life under Ustad Maseet Khan of the

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of Tabla. He Studied under Ustad Maseet Khan, Sankha subsequently learnt from his son Ustad Keramatulla Khan and later from late tabla maestro Ustad Alla Rakha Khan of the Punjab Gharana.

Career

Sankha Chatterjee's style is a blend of three leading Gharanas (schools), the Farukkabad, Punjab and Delhi Gharanas. He still performs and teaches. He divides his time teaching in Berlin and India as his bases and holds workshops across Europe and the United States. In 1984 he taught and performed at the Istituto Interculturale di Studi Musicali Comparati in

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alongside sitar player

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. His leading students are amongst some of the leading virtuosos of the younger generation of tabla players such as

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, Subhojyoti Guha,

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, Mihir Kundu, Friedemann Zintel and Federico Sanesi.

Personal life

His elder daughte
Vidushi Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay
GIMA nominated, is a leading classical vocalist of the Lucknow, Patiala and Indore

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of Indian classical sangeet.

References

External links

*http://www.tabla-berlin.com/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Chatterjee, Sankha 1934 births Living people Hindustani instrumentalists Indian male classical musicians Tabla players