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| birth_date = {{birth date|1966|08|20|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Kolkata]], India<br />
| origin = India<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|08|25|1966|08|20|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = Kolkata, India<br />
| genre = [[Hindustani classical music]]<br />
| occupation = Musician<br />
| instrument = [[Tabla]]<br />
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'''Pandit Subhankar Banerjee''' (20 August 1966 &ndash; 25 August 2021) was an Indian musician and [[tabla|tabla player]] of the [[Farukhabad gharana|Farukhabad tradition]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/subhankar-banerjee-i-believe-in-telling-a-story/article24718299.ece|title=Subhankar Banerjee: ‘I believe in telling a story’|first=Meena|last=Banerjee|date=18 August 2018|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> known for being one of the most prolific classical tabla performers of the 21st century.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/The-sound-of-success/article15799839.ece|title=The sound of success|first=Kunal|last=Ray|date=26 October 2016|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><br />
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==Biography==<br />
Showing prodigious talent, he studied initially with Manik Das of the [[Benares gharana|Benares tradition]] before learning with [[Swapan Siva]] of the Farukhabad tradition, which he is more associated with.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/music/news/pt-subhankar-banerjee-no-more-2160706|title=Pt Subhankar Banerjee no more|date=25 August 2021|website=The Daily Star}}</ref><br />
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Among the most successful tabla accompanists of his time, having regularly supported [[Amjad Ali Khan]], [[Rashid Khan]], [[Birju Maharaj]], [[Hariprasad Chaurasia]], and [[Shivkumar Sharma]] on stage,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/people/tabla-maestro-subhankar-banerjee-passes-away-at-54/cid/1828004|title=Tabla maestro Subhankar Banerjee passes away at 54|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> he was also a sought-after tabla soloist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/covid-19-ends-pt-subhankar-banerjees-tabla-tale/articleshow/85634998.cms|title=Covid-19 ends Pt Subhankar Banerjee's tabla tale &#124; Kolkata News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><br />
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Banerjee contracted [[COVID-19]] in June 2021. He died a few months later in August, five days after his 55th birthday.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/tabla-maestro-subhankar-banerjee-dead/articleshow/85643196.cms|title=Tabla maestro Subhankar Banerjee dead &#124; India News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Yogesh Samsi]]<br />
*[[Kumar Bose]]<br />
*[[Swapan Chaudhuri]]<br />
*[[Anindo Chatterjee]]<br />
*[[Zakir Hussain (musician)|Zakir Hussain]]<br />
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