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Teachers & Performers of Indian Music & Dance

THESE BOOKS MAY NOT BE FOR YOU
A superficial exposure to music is acceptable to most people; but there is an elite for whom this is not enough. If you have attained certain social and intellectual level, Elementary North Indian Vocal (Vol 1-2) may be for you.

This has compositions, theory, history, and other topics. All exercises and compositions have audio material which may be streamed over the internet for free. It is available in a variety of formats to accommodate every budget.
Are you really ready to step up to the next level? Check your local Amazon.

Name: Nilanjana De
E-Mail: nmitra9@gmail.com
Field: Indian Clas­sical Music, Vocal (North Indian), like Khayal, Thumri, Bhajan etc. along with Rabindra San­geet and Bengali Tappa.
Location: 41 York Street, Macclesfield,Cheshire,SK10 1GG
Telephone: 07474125852
Misc. Info: I teach Indian vocal clas­sical music viz, Khayal, Thumri, Bhajan, Tappa, Kajri, Hori etc. I am a dis­ciple of Ustad Masqoor Ali Khan and the late Guru Gopal Sreshtha, the exponent in Benaras Gharana. Later, I came under the tute­lage of Ustad Jainul Abedin of the ITC San­geet Research Academy, Kolkata and Smt Purnima Chowdhury, the renowned singer. I was awarded ‘Sangeet Prabhakar’ and am a regular per­former in the All India Radio. I earned the Certifi­cate Of Merit by Rajya San­geet Academy, Govt. of West Bengal. I am a skilled per­former of vilambit and drut khayals in various talas and also Thumri, Dadra, Hori, Bhajans, etc with equal ease which has won acclaim from many. I can per­form Rabindra San­geet and Bengali tappa as well. For my stu­dents, I stress on rigorous voice train­ing by scientific methods in order to build up a foundation for all dimensions. I live in Cheshire (Macclesfield), UK with my family..

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN TABLA, THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU
This is the first volume of the most complete series on the tabla. Fundamentals of Tabla

It is available around the world. Check your local Amazon for pricing.

Name: Abhinandana M.K.
E-Mail: smile_abhi@yahoo.com
Field: Kuchi­pudi, Contem­porary dance forms
Location: Preston, UK
Telephone: 07894238617
Misc. Info: Trained clas­sical Kuchi­pudi dance perfomer & tutor for the last 12 years. Recipient of prestigeous awards Natya Ratna, Singarmani, Outstanding young person, Pearl of Hyder­abad to name a few. Please visit www.abhinandana.tk

Name: Mahesh Navekar
E-Mail: mahesh.navekar@gmail.com
Field: Key­boards & Indian Harmon­ium Player – Bolly­wood, Bhajans, Ghazal and Clas­sical
Location: Preston, Lancashire. UK.
Telephone: 07971 271433
Misc. Info: An experi­enced and versatile key­board and har­monium player based in the North West, England. A dis­ciple of Pandit Haridas Popatkar, with over twenty five year’s of experi­ence. Portfolio includes; live stage per­formances as freelance musician with numer­ous local and inter­national artists and groups. Also per­formed abroad includ­ing USA and on local tele­vision, radio and involved in record­ing studio work. A quali­fied tutor for Lancashire Adult Learn­ing under Lancashire County Council, and teach­ing har­monium and key­boards courses in the com­munity and work­ing full time as a world music tutor. An experi­enced freelance musician, also has own band avail­able for live stage shows, private parties, music workshops, raas garba events and religious bhajan pro­grammes..

Name: Sandeep Popatkar
E-Mail: s.popatkar@ntlworld.com
Field: taal Traveller (Tabla, Dholak, Dhol + Percussion instru­ments)
Location: Manchester, UK
Telephone: +44 (0) 7974 662286, +44 (0) 161 4346194
Misc. Info: I was taught the art of play­ing clas­sical tabla by my father and only guru, Late. Pandit. Manikrao. Popatkar, who was a dis­ciple of Tapasvi. Saamta. Prasaad, of Banaaras Gharaana. I have been play­ing and per­forming with numer­ous top-class mus­icians from India, UK and abroad, since the age of 10. Cur­rently, I per­form in musical events ranging from clas­sical to Jazz, do work­shops and teach at home.


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