Dhruba Ghosh
Dhruba Ghosh (1957 - 2017)[1] was an Indian classical musician and Sarangi player from Mumbai.[2]
Dhruba Ghosh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1957 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Died | 10 July 2017 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Musician Music teacher Author |
| Known for | Sarangi |
| Parent(s) | Nikhil Ghosh Usha Nayampally |
| Awards | Sangeet Natak Akademi Award |
BiographyEdit
Dhruba Ghosh was born in 1957 in Mumbai. His father Padma Bhushan Pt Nikhil Ghosh was a famous musician, teacher and writer, known his proficiency on the percussion instrument of tabla.[3] He is the nephew of Pt Pannalal Ghosh, famous flute player and composer.[3] Dhruba Ghosh learned the basics of sarangi from Dattaram Parvatakar of All India Radio, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan and Ustad Sagiruddin Khan.[4] His brother Nayan Ghosh is also a musician and a tabla player.[5] He worked in 'Miho: A journey to the mountain', a musical album.[6] This album won the Grammy Award.[4][6] He also worked in various fusion albums.[3] Pandit Dhruba Ghosh died 10 July 2017 in Mumbai, India.[7]
He also studied under the guidance of vocalist Pandit Dinkar Kaikini.
AlbumsEdit
AwardsEdit
- Sangeet Nataka Akademi Award[2]
- Paul Winter cost, an American musical band including Dhruba Ghosh won the Grammy Award.[7]
DisciplesEdit
Unfortunately, very few disciples of his are known, some of them are: 1. Yuji Nakagawa, http://yujisarangi.com/ 2. Vanraj Shastri
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Soumya, Vajpayee Tiwari (11 July 2017). "Sarangi maestro Dhruba Ghosh dies of massive heart attack". mid-day. mid-day. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Akademi, Sangeet Natak. "Sangeet Natak Akademi Declares Fellowships (Akademi Ratna) and Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar) for the Year 2013". pib.nic.in. Sangeet Natak Akademi. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Rajan, Anjana (5 December 2013). "Music, medically speaking". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Dhruba Ghosh [Delhi Gharana] | Artists-India Gallery". www.artists-india.com. www.artists-india.com. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ↑ Jul 10, Bella Jaisinghani | Updated. "Dhrubajyoti Ghosh: Music world mourns the passing of sarangi player Dhrubajyoti Ghosh | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Rinkita, Gurav. "Meet Mumbai's Grammy winner". archive.mid-day.com. archive.mid-day.com. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Angel, Romero. "Artist Profiles: Dhruba Ghosh | World Music Central.org". worldmusiccentral.org. worldmusiccentral.org. Retrieved 5 May 2019.