Dhruba Ghosh (1957 - 2017) was an Indian classical musician and

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player from

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Biography

Dhruba Ghosh was born in 1957 in

. His father

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Pt Nikhil Ghosh was a famous musician, teacher and writer, known his proficiency on the percussion instrument of

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. He is the nephew of Pt Pannalal Ghosh, famous flute player and composer. Dhruba Ghosh learned the basics of

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from Dattaram Parvatakar of All India Radio,

Ustad Ali Akbar Khan Ali Akbar Khan (14 April 192218 June 2009) was a Indian Hindustani classical musician of the Maihar gharana, known for his virtuosity in playing the sarod. Trained as a classical musician and instrumentalist by his father, Allauddin Khan, he a ...

and Ustad Sagiruddin Khan. His brother

Nayan Ghosh Pandit Nayan Ghosh (born 28 April 1956) is an Indian Tabla and Sitar maestro. He is a tabla player from the Farrukhabad Gharana. Performing career Born on 28 April 1956, Pandit Nayan Ghosh received in-depth training in vocal music, Tabla and ...

is also a musician and a

player. He worked in 'Miho: A journey to the mountain', a musical album. This album won the

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. He also worked in various fusion albums. Pandit Dhruba Ghosh died 10 July 2017 in Mumbai, India. He also studied under the guidance of vocalist Pandit Dinkar Kaikini.

Albums

*Miho: A journey to the mountain

Awards

* Sangeet Nataka Akademi Award *Paul Winter cost, an American musical band including Dhruba Ghosh won the Grammy Award.

Disciples

Unfortunately, very few disciples of his are known, some of them are: 1. Yuji Nakagawa, http://yujisarangi.com/ 2. Vanraj Shastri 3. Deepak Paramshivan , https://www.deepakparamashivan.com/

References

External links

Dhurba Ghosh - sarangi.netRaag Yaman recital in Basant Bahar
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ghosh, Dhruba 1957 births 2017 deaths People from Mumbai Indian musicians Indian male composers Hindustani instrumentalists Sarangi players Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award