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'''Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri''' (born 30 March 1945), is an Indian [[tabla]] player. He has accompanied several musicians of [[Indian classical music]], including, Pandit [[Ravi Shankar]], Ustad [[Ali Akbar Khan]], Ustad Vilayat Khan, Pandit Bhimshen Joshi, [[Pandit Jasraj]].,<ref>{{cite news |title=Review/Music; Translating the Spirit of Classical Hindustani Raga, by JON PARELES |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/04/arts/review-music-translating-the-spirit-of-classical-hindustani-raga.html |work=New York Times |date=4 May 1992 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Review/Music; North India Vocal Works With Rules By BERNARD HOLLAND|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/01/arts/review-music-north-india-vocal-works-with-rules.html |work=New York Times |date= 1 June 1990  }}</ref> Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and many more.
'''Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri''' (born 30 March 1945), is an Indian tabla player. He has accompanied several musicians of [[Indian classical music]], including, Pandit [[Ravi Shankar]], [[Ustad Ali Akbar Khan]], [[Ustad Vilayat Khan]], [[Pandit Bhimsen Joshi]], [[Pandit Jasraj]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Review/Music; Translating the Spirit of Classical Hindustani Raga, by JON PARELES |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/04/arts/review-music-translating-the-spirit-of-classical-hindustani-raga.html |work=New York Times |date=4 May 1992 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Review/Music; North India Vocal Works With Rules By BERNARD HOLLAND|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/01/arts/review-music-north-india-vocal-works-with-rules.html |work=New York Times |date= 1 June 1990  }}</ref> Ustad [[Amjad Ali Khan]], [[Ken Zuckerman]] and many more. He also taught his sons tabla. Chaudhuri is a disciple of [[Santosh Biswas]] in the [[Lucknow gharana]].


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
He received American Academy of Artists Award and was nominee to Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame. In 1996, Swapan Chaudhuri received the Sangeet Natak Academy Award from the President of India, the highest awards for Classical Music in India. In 2019, he received the [[Padma Shri]], one of India's highest honor from the Indian government.<ref>{{cite web |title=2019 Padma Awardees List |url=https://padmaawards.gov.in/selectionguidelines.aspx |website=padmaawards.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Government announces Padma awards 2019: Gautam Gambhir, Prabhu Deva, Kader Khan among awardees |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/government-announces-padma-awards-2019-gautam-gambhir-prabhu-deva-kadir-khan-among-awardees/articleshow/67690881.cms |work=The Economic Times |date=16 March 2019}}</ref>
He received American Academy of Artists Award and was nominee to Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame. In 1996, Swapan Chaudhuri received the [[Sangeet Natak Academy Award]] from the President of India, the highest awards for Classical Music in India. In 2019, he received the [[Padma Shri]], one of India's highest honor from the Indian government.<ref>{{cite web |title=2019 Padma Awardees List |url=https://padmaawards.gov.in/selectionguidelines.aspx |website=padmaawards.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Government announces Padma awards 2019: Gautam Gambhir, Prabhu Deva, Kader Khan among awardees |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/government-announces-padma-awards-2019-gautam-gambhir-prabhu-deva-kadir-khan-among-awardees/articleshow/67690881.cms |work=The Economic Times |date=16 March 2019}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Zakir Hussain (musician)|Zakir Hussain]]
*[[Zakir Hussain (musician)|Zakir Hussain]]
*[[Shankar Ghosh]]
*[[Shankar Ghosh (musician)|Shankar Ghosh]]
*[[Chandra Nath Shastri]]
*[[Chandra Nath Shastri]]
*[[Anindo Chatterjee]]
*[[Anindo Chatterjee]]
*[[Kumar Bose]]
*[[Kumar Bose]]
*[[Yogesh Samsi]]
*[[Yogesh Samsi]]
*[[Ravi Shankar]]
*[[Ustad Julfikar Hussain]]


==References==
==References==
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Swapan Chaudhuri
Background information
Born (1945-03-30) March 30, 1945 (age 81)
Instrumentstabla

Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri (born 30 March 1945), is an Indian tabla player. He has accompanied several musicians of Indian classical music, including, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Ustad Vilayat Khan, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Pandit Jasraj,[1][2] Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Ken Zuckerman and many more. He also taught his sons tabla. Chaudhuri is a disciple of Santosh Biswas in the Lucknow gharana.

Awards[edit | edit source]

He received American Academy of Artists Award and was nominee to Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame. In 1996, Swapan Chaudhuri received the Sangeet Natak Academy Award from the President of India, the highest awards for Classical Music in India. In 2019, he received the Padma Shri, one of India's highest honor from the Indian government.[3][4]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Review/Music; Translating the Spirit of Classical Hindustani Raga, by JON PARELES". New York Times. 4 May 1992.
  2. "Review/Music; North India Vocal Works With Rules By BERNARD HOLLAND". New York Times. 1 June 1990.
  3. "2019 Padma Awardees List". padmaawards.gov.in.
  4. "Government announces Padma awards 2019: Gautam Gambhir, Prabhu Deva, Kader Khan among awardees". The Economic Times. 16 March 2019.

External links[edit | edit source]

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