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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.

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Name: Kamal Ahmad
E-Mail: kahmad24@gmail.com
Field: Sitar, Tabla, Vocal, Harmonium, Esraj/ Dilruba, Rubab, Folk, Ghazal, other instruments welcome
Location: Union City, California, USA
Telephone: 510 304 7904
Misc. Info: I am a sitar player trained primarily in the Imdadkhani style, though I have formerly received intensive training in tabla and continue to learn both sitar and vocal music. My education in neuro­science has given me unique in­sights into systematic (musical) skill acquisition and pedagogy, which I impart to my students, in order to maximize musical progress and learning. This has also enabled me to undertake self study of various other instruments, utilizing the most efficient known tech­niques for each and develop­ing novel ones where necessary. Please note, I do not turn students away for lack of funds. I am also willing to travel a limited distance in the Bay Area for lessons..

Name: Ali Akbar College of Music
E-Mail: office@aacm.org
Field: Sarod, Sitar, Tabla, Vocal, Violin, Viola
Location: 215 West End Ave., San Rafael, CA 94901
Telephone: 415-454-6372
Misc. Info: One of the oldest institutions teaching Indian music in the US..

Name: David Aue
E-Mail: tabla@aue.org
Field: Tabla
Location: 737 Coventry Rd. Berkeley, CA 94707
Telephone: 510-541-8988
Misc. Info: Student of Pt. Swapan Chaudhuri : pri­vate les­sons in East Bay: near Ber­keley, Oak­land, El Cer­rito, Albany, Rich­mond..


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Name: Krishna­prasad Bannanje
E-Mail: krishnaprasad.bhat@gmail.com
Field: Tabla
Location: Santa Clara, CA USA
Telephone: 919 592 5521
Misc. Info: I studied tabla from Shri Madhava Acharya for about 8 years and then with Pt. Udaya­raj Kar­pur. I give pri­vate les­sons in Santa Clara/ San Jose/ Milpitas (South Bay) over the week­end (Sat / Sun). I am also happy to accom­pany or prac­tice with any inter­ested Bansuri / Sitar / Sarod/ San­toor player or Hindu­stani vocal­ist.

Name: Pallavi Bhat
E-Mail: pallavi.smg@gmail.com
Field: Bharatha­natyam
Location: 10855, North­view Square, Cuper­tino, CA 95014
Telephone: 650-469-4394
Misc. Info:

Name: Ustad Lal Singh Bhatti
E-Mail: l.bhatti@sbcglobal.net
Field: Dhol, Dholak, Harmon­ium, Vocal, Bhan­gra
Location: Stockton, Cali­fornia
Telephone: 510-220-5653
Misc. Info: “Cultural Academy Of Arts” – Classes are now being offered in the Bay to any­one who wants to learn dhol, tabla, dholak, har­monium (piano), and sing­ing! Clas­ses are taught by Ustad Lal Singh Bhatti ji. Group classes avail­able! 1-on-1 clas­ses are held regularly. Any type of group arrange­ment can be made. Flex­ible hours. All levels of stu­dents wel­comed. You don’t even need an instru­ment to start learn­ing! We can pro­vide a practice instru­ment at your personal prac­tices, and also help you buy a quality instru­ment. Classes are held in Fre­mont, CA For more infor­mation, me dir­ectly at 510-220-5653 and say “Sat Sri Akal Uncle ji!”

Name: Megan Black
E-Mail: vandhana@sbcglobal.net
Field: Indian Clas­sical Kathak Dance
Location: 16 Vendola Street San Rafael, Cali­fornia 94903
Telephone: 415-492-8205
Misc. Info: Van­dhana School of Kathak Dance was foun­ded by director, Megan Black, in 1990 in San Rafael, Cali­fornia. Dance clas­ses are avail­able at all levels. Megan has studied Kathak since 1980 and is a dis­ciple of Smt. Kumudinin Lakhia of Kadamb Dance Center in Ahmeda­bad, India. : For more info: http://www.kathakdance.org :

Name: Breakfast
E-Mail: breakfastmusic@yahoo.com
Field: Hindu­stani Classical Vocal
Location: San Francisco
Telephone: 831-600-698
Misc. Info: I am a student of Warren Senders (Boston) and Shree­ram Devas­thali (Pune). My guru was taught in the style of the Gwalior Ghrana by Gajanan­rao Joshi, but also sang Kirana and Jaipur styles as well. My fees are flex­ible and I don’t turn people away for not having enough money..


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Name: Bobby Chavali – Natya Tarang Dance Academy
E-Mail: kuchipudi.classes@gmail.com
Field: Kuchi­pudi
Location: Fremont, CA
Telephone: 510-945-7065
Misc. Info: Bobby Chavali hails from Kuchi­pudi Art Academy under the eminent and expon­ent Guru V.C. Satyam garu’s guid­ance, also learned from Vedan­tam Raghava Sharma garu, Pt. Bagavat­ula Ram­murthy garu. Cur­rently offers clas­ses in Fremont, Dublin / San Ramon areas. Has given several per­for­mances in India (child Kuchi­pudi TV artiste) and USA.

Name: Shaiq Chishty
E-Mail: schishty@comcast.net
Field: Sitar, Tabla, Harmon­ium, Dilruba, Flute
Location: Bay Area – Greater Sacra­mento area & Central Valley
Telephone: 209 -360-6651
Misc. Info: Mr Chishty is a dis­ciple of world re­nowned sitar­ist Ustad Imrat Khan­sab (brother of Ustad Vilayat Khan­sahab) Ustad Rais Khan and Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan (the nephew of Ustad Abdul Aziz Khan, who inven­ted the famous “Vichit­tar Veena”. Mr Chishty also lear­ned from Ustad Imdad Khan of Dehli Gharana and Pt. Partha Chatter­jee (the senior deciple of Pt. Nikhil Baner­jee ). Mr. Chishty has a track record for his per­for­mances and recognit­ions not only in his home country but also in other coun­tries includ­ing USA. Mr Chishty being a univer­sity graduate in psycho­logy developed a unique method of teach­ing and trans­fer­ring the most tech­nical aspect of Indian clas­sical music..


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Name: Daryush aka Dara
E-Mail: daryushbhai@yahoo.com
Field: Sitar and Surbahar
Location: San Joaquin Valley, CA.
Telephone: 209-649-2809
Misc. Info: Assalaam Alai­qum and Namaste. I am a shagrid of the late inimit­able Ustad Vilayat Khan Saheb. I specialize in Vilayatkhani Baaz. I also specialize in doing jawari, which I used to do for Abbaji, his genius nephew Ustad Shahid Parvez, Ustad Rais Khan Saheb, and many stal­wart artists. I will teach anyone who is dedi­cated to learn­ing. To those who can­not afford any fees I will teach free of charge. I live in the San Joaquin Valley, close to the Bay Area.

Name: Deepak Deolalikar
E-Mail: contact@taalmaatra.com
Field: Tabla
Location: Milpitas, CA
Telephone: 669 999 1270
Misc. Info: Tabla Lessons for beginners and inter­mediate – Lessons are available for beginners and intermediate students.  Age Group – 9+ I teach at home in Milpitas. Please fill out form on www.taalmaatra.com or email contact@taalmaatra.com. I learnt tabla in Delhi from Ud. Sher Mohammed Khan, and later I took advanced les­sons from Pt. Swapan Chaudhri ji. I teach begin­ners and emphasize clarity of sound..

Name: June Dhar – Shibaranjani School of Dance
E-Mail: junedhar1@gmail.com
Field: Indian clas­sical dance (Bharat­natyam)
Location: East Bay/ Bay Area
Telephone: +1 914-484-8201
Misc. Info: Please visit our web­site for class details: www.shibaranjani.org. June Dhar, Dis­ciple of Dr. Neha Shah, has partici­pated in numer­ous shows during the years of her dance education in Florida. She recently partici­pated in ‘Anvita’, an adapta­tion of sleeping beauty in the form of Indian clas­sical dancing, and has under her belt numer­ous other pro­grams at pres­tig­ious venues in the New York area, since moving to New York in 2010. She choreographs and per­forms Indian clas­sical and contem­porary dance solo and in groups. Contact for group / pri­vate classes, choreo­graphy or per­for­mances.

Name: Kalaikoil, Swetha Dixit
E-Mail: swethadixit@comcast.net
Field: Bharata­natyam, Carnatic vocal & Vedic Chanting
Location: Kalaikoil Arts of India, 6715-J, Dublin Blvd, Dublin, Ca 94568
Telephone: 925 487-2671
Misc. Info: Please visit www.kalaikoil.com for infor­mation about our instructors & classes.

Name: Chaya Dwarkanath
E-Mail: chaya.dwarkanath@gmail.com
Field: Light music (Bhaava­geethe) and Devara­nama (Devotio­nal songs)
Location: Fremont, Ca
Telephone: (480-628-2999)
Misc. Info: Free Classes.

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.

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Name: Geetha
E-Mail: gswamy@gmail.com
Field: Carnatic Vocal
Location: Menlo Park, CA, USA
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Teaching Carnatic vocal music  for the last 15 years in the bayarea.  South Indian Carnatic music lesson in Palo Alto/ Menlo Park/ Fremont or online over zoom for kids (4+ ) and for adults all levels . Small group size in a friendly setup with plenty of opportunity to perform. Concert preparation or University level certification music. Carnatic classical , semi-classical or devotional (vocal).  Tamil lessons ( spoken , Reading & writing) are also  taught..

Name: Subhashini Gunapu
E-Mail: ragamala@gmail.com
Field: Music Instructor, Indian clas­sical Karnatic vocal and instru­ment Veena
Location: Santa Clara, Cali­fornia
Telephone: 650 785 8898
Misc. Info: http://www.shubagunapu.com. Subhash­ini has 15 years of teach­ing and per­form­ing experi­ence in the filed of Indian clas­sical music and instru­ment Veena. Her first guru was her mother Shyamala with whom she began her vocal train­ing at the age of five. She was fine-tuned by guru Vidwan Rama­chandra Rao. Con­cur­rently, her veena train­ing began under the guid­ance of her grandfather, Vidwan Gopi­natha Das (founder of PAMPA) and con­tinued with Smt. Usha Sastry. https://www.facebook.com/Ragamala-Music-Academy-174311952622209/
Online lessons also available..


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Name: Paul Hubbard
E-Mail: pjrhub@gmail.com
Field: sitar
Location: Auburn, CA
Telephone: (530) 878-8555
Misc. Info: I am a sitar player who studied with Harihar Rao (Ravi Shankar’s student) in Pasadena, CA. I also took lessons with a couple teachers at the Ali Akbar College. I am primarily inter­ested in per­forming including house concerts. I have tabla player(s) for accompani­ment.


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Name: Kala Iyer
E-Mail: kalaiyer1@yahoo.com
Field: Carnatic Vocal
Location: 528 W Esplanade Drive, Mountain House, CA 95391
Telephone: (516) 796-5252
Misc. Info: Teach all levels of Car­natic clas­sical vocal music in Fre­mont..


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Name: Lakshmi Jagadish
E-Mail: lakshmi.jagadish@gmail.com
Field: Vocal, Veena, Guitar, Key­board
Location: Sacramento
Telephone:
Misc. Info: An All India Radio Artist, teach­ing music for the last 20 years. Daugh­ter and dis­ciple of Neyveli. Smt. Gomathi Krishna­murthy, AIR artist..


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Name: Mahesh Kale
E-Mail: mahesh@maheshkale.com
Field: Hindu­sthani / North Indian Clas­sical Vocal
Location: 1159, La Rochelle Terrace # B, Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Telephone: +1(408) 940 5390
Misc. Info: Mahesh Kale is a talented vocal­ist of North Indian clas­sical music and a dis­ciple of the illus­trious guru Padma­shree Pt. Jitendra Abhisheki. Endowed with a rich resonant voice, Mahesh’s per­formances are marked by an excel­lent com­mand over both the rhythm and the melody. Mahesh has per­for­med exten­sively in India and abroad and has ap­peared on tele­vision and radio on many occasions. For music les­sons, con­tact infor­mation and further details, please check out www.maheshkale.com ..

Name: Sindu Karanam
E-Mail: Karanam.Sindhuja@gmail.com
Field: Bolly­wood Dance and Semi-Clas­sical
Location: Los Angeles, San Francisco, & Houston
Telephone: 832 339 0058
Misc. Info: ..

Name: Nithya Kartikeyan
E-Mail: nithikarthee@yahoo.com
Field: South Indian Clas­sical Music (Vocal)
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Telephone: (415)-349-7451
Misc. Info: Those who are inter­ested in learn­ing clas­sical music can con­tact the above phone number.

Name: Alam Khan
E-Mail: alamsarode@gmail.com
Field: arod, Sitar, Guitar, Violin, Cello, Wind instruments and more
Location: Ali Akbar College of Music 215 West End Ave. San Rafael, CA 94901
Telephone: 415-847-6407
Misc. Info: Alam Khan, son of the late legendary Maestro Ali Akbar Khan, began study­ing under his father at the age of seven. He has been per­for­ming Sarod around the world for over 20 years and is the tea­cher of advan­ced instru­mental studies at the Ali Akbar College of Music. Alam teaches both in person and on­line in both pri­vate and group settings..

Name: Varsha Ajay Kohirkar
E-Mail: varsha.kohirkar@yahoo.com
Field: Indian clas­sical, Semiclassical, Folk, Bolly­wood, Dev­otional, Clas­sical and fusion music
Location: Q307 apt, Monteclaire, 450N Mathilda Ave, Sunnyvale. 94085
Telephone: 650 996 6315
Misc. Info: I have been learn­ing Indian clas­sical music for 10 to 12 years. I have won many com­peti­tions not only of Indian clas­sical music but also of semi­-classical, Bolly­wood, devotional music. I have also per­formed in many pres­tigious shows. I have got my train­ing of Indian clas­sical music from Pt. Shubhada Paradkar.

Name: Subiksha Koth­andaraman
E-Mail: subiksha.kothandaraman@yahoo.com
Field: Carnatic vocal
Location: Santa Clara, CA, USA
Telephone: 408-780-6833
Misc. Info: Smt. K. Subiksha has had her musical train­ing under Smt. Lalitha Siva­kumar for the past 14 years and her music re­flects the D.K. Pattam­mal bani with clear diction and perfect sruthi align­ment. Subiksha has won various awards and prizes in­clud­ing the best vocal­ist award from Sri Partha­sarathy Swami Sabha. She is also a rec­ipient of the Bharat Kalachar scholar­ship and is a graded artist of the All India Radio. She also takes on­line classes all over USA and Canada. Web­site: www.about.me/subiksha Youtube concert video: https://www.youtube.com/bvaidyan Audio CD : http://www.rhythmhouse.in/Detail.aspx?productListing=105355 ..

Name: Dr. Rohan Krishna­murthy
E-Mail: rohan@rohanrhythm.com
Field: Mridangam, Ghatam, Kanjira, vocal per­cus­sion, bhajan and kirtan drumming, cross-musical drumming, theory, and composition.
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA.
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Acclaimed an “inter­national per­former and pro­moter of the South Indian drum, the mri­dangam”, by USA Today, and “Pride of India” by The Times of India, Rohan re­ceived advan­ced mridangam train­ing from maestro Guru­vayur Dorai. He has per­formed in hun­dreds of con­certs with world-re­nowned artists, spearheaded new cross-musical col­labor­ations, presented Indian per­cus­sion insti­tutes and lec­tures, received pres­tigious inter­natio­nal awards, and patented a drum­head tension­ing system. Rohan’s multi­faceted accom­plish­ments as a per­former, com­poser, educator, re­searcher, and entre­preneur earned him a pri­vate meeting and per­for­mance for the Presi­dent of India, Dr. Abdul Kalam. Rohan earned a Ph.D. in music­ology from the East­man School of Music at the Uni­versity of Rochester. More info is avail­able at www.rohanrhythm.com.

Name: Heera Kulkarni
E-Mail: academyraga@gmail.com
Field: Hindu­stani-Vocal
Location: Sacramento & Elk Grove, CA
Telephone: (916)-686-5785
Misc. Info: Twenty years of dedi­cated & skillful music teach­ing experi­ence and two decades of public school teach­ing experi­ence with MA in Education. San­geet Visharad from Gan­dharv Maha­vidyalay, New Delhi. Offer­ing classes for children and adults in North Indian Clas­sical Vocal, Ghazals, & Devotio­nal music plus instruc­tion in har­monium & key­board. Structured curriculum is used with af­filia­tion from Gandharv Mahavidyalay, India. Registrat­ion is ongoing. Available for con­certs, demos in Hindu­stani music, and story-telling with Indian music. Author of book on Introduction to Music of India in English available on Amazon. More infor­mation at Web­site: www.RagaAcademy.org Please visit and like the Raga Academy Face­book page today at – https://www.facebook.com/RagaAcademyofIndianMusic 

Name: Yogita Kulkarni
E-Mail: yogita.kulkarni82@gmail.com
Field: Bharat Natyam (beginner to teacher training)
Location: Dublin, CA, USA
Telephone: (408)-966-6473
Misc. Info: I am Bharata Natyam teacher and performer with 15+ years of experience in India and USA. You can find more about me at: https://sites.google.com/site/yogitakulkarnicom/ ..

Name: Mythili Kumar
E-Mail: abdanceco@gmail.com
Field: Bharata­natyam
Location: 4950 Hamil­ton Avenue, Suite 105, San Jose, CA 95130
Telephone: 408-871-5959
Misc. Info: Mythili Kumar, Art­istic Director Abhinaya Dance Company. For more info check www.abhinaya.org

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

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

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Name: Swathi Lakshmanan – Dance company Choros Charas – Destination for Arts
E-Mail:choroscharas@gmail.com
Field: Bharatnatyam
Location: San Francisco, Brentwood, SF Bayarea
Telephone: +1 (415)745-8316
Misc. Info: Full time and Part Time Bharathanatyam classes offered inSan Francisco, Bay area, Brentwood: Lessons include – Dance basics,exercises, footwork, hand gestures, expres-sions, theory, and Indian mythology. Virtual lessons are also conducted for students in USA and other parts of tge world..


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Name: M.C. Jyothi
E-Mail: mcjyothi@yahoo.co.in
Field: Veena
Location: 3330, Country Drive, #40, Fremont, CA 94536
Telephone: (510) 795 1134
Misc. Info: Initially trained by sri Dhanan­jaya and then by Vidwan B.R. Sri­dhar and later by Vidushi Veenai Jayanthi Kumaresh. Have won many prizes and awards in India and per­for­med as an AIR artiste for the past 10 years. Have recently moved to Fre­mont. I wish to teach veena for the begin­ners also.

Name: Joanna Mack
E-Mail: joannamack@gmail.com
Field: Sitar
Location: Free­mont
Telephone: (510) 229-7497
Misc. Info: Joanna Mack is avail­able for teach­ing stu­dents of all ages and levels in the trad­itions of the Maihar Gharana. joannamack.com

Name: Pallavi Mehta
E-Mail: pallavimmehta@gmail.com
Field: Sitar, Harmon­ium, Key board, Vocal
Location: 1029 “D” Stree Hayward. CAli­fornia 94541
Telephone:760-636-9841
Misc. Info: Person-to-person as well as on line world wide. www.sitarguru.com

Name: Vishan Menon
E-Mail: vishanmenon1996@gmail.com
Field: Tabla
Location: San Ramon, CA. USA
Telephone: 925-208-1088
Misc. Info: Vishan Menon has been a student of tabla since 2008. He is a student of Shri. Satish Tare, and now con­tinues to study tabla as a dis­ciple of Pandit Anindo Chatter­jee, re­nowned maestro of the Far­rukabad Gharana. Vishan also receives guid­ance in accom­pani­ment from Pt. Partha Chatterjee, ac­com­plished sitarist of the Maihar gharana. Vishan is a Vish­arad from Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Maha­vidyalaya, and is attending San Jose State Univer­sity, where he is pur­suing a degree in Computer Science.

Name: Dr. Madhuwanti Mirashi
E-Mail: msmirashi@hotmail.com
Field: Hindu­stani clas­sical and light – vocal, music apprec­iation, voice culture, naad yoga – medi­tation with music, morning & evening trad­itional sanskrit prayers set to rag and taal, Instru­mental – tabla, harmon­ium, key­board, avail­able for per­for­mance for all occas­sions
Location: San Jose Area
Telephone: 408-246-1643
Misc. Info: Disciple of Pandit Om­karnath Thakur, Doc­torate from Banaras Hindu Univer­sity


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Name: Rakhi R. Nath
E-Mail: info@sarangischoolofmusic.com
Field: Carnatic Music Classes
Location: Dublin, California 94568
Telephone: 415 361 8321
Misc. Info: For More details visit www.sarangischoolofmusic.com. Rakhi R. Nath started learn­ing Car­natic music from the age of eight years under the guid­ance of Sri Chandra­mana Naraya­nan Namboo­tiri. After her aran­gattom at the age of 12, she have given Car­natic con­certs in more than 100 stages in India and overseas. Rakhi was the winner of Car­natic music and Kadha­kali San­geetam at Mahatma Gandhi Uni­versity Youth Festival in 2004 and the Yesu­das Augustine trophy com­peti­tion in 1998. And she lear­ned Hindu­stani music from Ustad Fayaz Khan and Mohan Kumar..

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Name: Steve Oda
E-Mail: steve_oda@hotmail.com
Field: Sarod, Sitar, Hindu­stani Vocal, guitar and other stringed instru­ments
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Telephone: 415-847-8664
Misc. Info: With over 35 years teach­ing and per­forming Indian clas­sical music around the world, Steve is a senior dis­ciple of the legendary maestro Ali Akbar Khan. Following Khansahib’s passing in 2009, Steve has been blessed to continue study with Pandit Rajeev Taranath himself one of Khansahib’s most senior disciples. Additional back­ground infor­mation, music and video samples are available on Steve’s web­site: www.steveoda.com ..


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Name: Sanjeev Rao Palamand
E-Mail: sanjeev.palamand2107@gmail.com
Field: Mridangam, Kon­nakkol, Car­natic
Location: 1346 The Alameda, San Jose, Cali­fornia 95126
Telephone: +1 669 263 1423
Misc. Info: I am a per­forming artiste on the mri­dangam and kon­nakkol and a student of Vid. Anoor Anantha­krishna Sharma from Bangalore. I con­duct classes in mri­dangam and kon­nakkol for begin­ner’s level and advan­ced level on Friday, Satur­day and Sun­day. I am also look­ing for­ward to col­laborate with mus­icians in the bay area. Please con­tact me for more details.

Name: PAMPA
E-Mail: pampans@pampans.com
Field: Dance & Music
Location: 790 South Winchester Blvd
San Jose, CA 95128
Telephone: 408-24-DANCE
Misc. Info: PAMPA, Prabath Academy for Music & per­forming Arts, offers classes in Bharatha Natyam, Kathak, Music and per­cus­sion. http://www.pampans.com..

Name: Nikita Parikh
E-Mail: info@niknatmusic.com
Field: North Indian clas­sical music
Location: Fremont, Ca
Telephone: 510-770-9414
Misc. Info: Nikita teaches Indian music to kids and have publi­shed a music book for children. For more info please visit us at www.niknatmusic.com Gana Bajana – Book Summary -Gana Bajana is the first ever book of Hindi Songs for children in English, with a comple­ment­ing music guide in Hindu­stani not­ations (Sa, Re, Ga) and West­ern sheet music. It pro­vides a step-by-step method for sing­ing and play­ing songs, intro­ducing ten simple Hindi songs for young chil­dren and novice lear­ners of instru­ments such as piano or elect­ronic key­board. An English trans­lation is also pro­vided for each song. For some songs, the Indian clas­sical raga on which the com­position is based is noted, thus intro­ducing every­one to the theory of Indian clas­sical music..

Name: Pandit Binay Pathak
E-Mail: musicpathak@gmail.com
Field: Clas­sical Vocal, Sitar, Tabla
Location: West Sacramento, Cali­fornia, U. S.
Telephone: 916-995-6499
Misc. Info: Binay Pathak is an established singer of Hindustani Classical Bhajan, Ghazal and Thumri who shares his musical lineage with students and people intending to learn the depth of music or pursue a high level of success. He founded the Sohini Sangeet Academy (SSA) in Sacramento California USA where he imparts training in a most professional  and personalized manner to encourage creative minds. Apart from vocal training he teaches Sitar, Tabla & Harmonium. Binay Pathak is a recognized composer & one of the foremost harmonium accompanists to play with Pt Bhimsen Joshi, Smt Kishori Amonkar, Ustad Alla Rakha and Zakir Hussian etc. He teaches in person and Online too. Website – https://www.sohinisangeet.org/ ..

Name: Priyanka Lalwani Music
E-Mail: priyankalalwanimusic@gmail.com
Field: Hindu­stani Clas­sical Music (Vocal)-Classes offered On­line and Offline
Location: San Francisco CA 94158
Telephone: 650-918-7171
Misc. Info: Priyanka is a pro­ficient Hindu­stani clas­sical vocal­ist trained in Khayal, Abhanga, Gha­zals, Thumri, Bhakti Geet and Cinema Sangeet.  She teaches music to children(starting from age 3) as well as adults. Priy­anka has partici­pated in various music con­certs at Pune, Mum­bai, and Nashik. She has toured and per­formed German Folk Music at Munich, Germany. Priyanka has been an honorary judge at Anahat, the pres­tigious South Asian A Cap­pella Com­peti­tion hosted at UC Ber­keley. She pro­vides vocal les­sons in Hindu­stani Clas­sical at Downtown San Francisco. Resources for singers – https://priyankalalwanimusic.com/resources-lead-magnets-new21/Singing Lessons Introduction: https://priyankalalwanimusic.com/singinglessonslandingpage/
Singing Lessons FAQs – https://priyankalalwanimusic.com/faqs/ ..

Name: Supriya Puranik
E-Mail: nrityabhakti@yahoo.com
Field: Bharata­natyam Dancer, Teacher
Location: Bay Area, Cali­fornia
Telephone: 408-666-7422
Misc. Info: Academics B.A. and M.A. in Indian clas­sical dance from Pune Univer­sity. Kathak Visharad from Gan­dharv Maha Vidyalay. Artistic dance tea­cher of Nrityabhakti Dance Academy. Nritya­bhakti Dance academy is offering Bharata­natyam, semi-clas­sical & folk dance clas­ses in the South & East Bay area, Cali­fornia..


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Name: Nikhila Radha­krishna
E-Mail: Nikhilaradhakrishna12@gmail.com
Field: Carnatic clas­sical music (vocal and flute)
Location: Freemont, Cali­fornia
Telephone: 562-541-2810
Misc. Info: Ihave done my Vidwat in clas­si­cal music vocal and flute. I have given many con­certs in Ban­galore. I have taught music to about 50 people in Ban­galore..

Name: Prasant Radha­krishnan
E-Mail: prasant@prasantmusic.com
Field: Carnatic – Saxo­phone
Location: San Fran­cisco Bay Area
Telephone: 510-343-6308
Misc. Info: Prasant Radha­krishnan is a prodigy of saxophone in Carnatic music. The senior dis­ciple of Dr. Kadri Gopal­nath, he has per­formed inter­nation­ally and is critic­ally ac­claimed. Please see www.prasantmusic.com for infor­mation about his music, concert book­ings and more..

Name: Amrita Rao
E-Mail: amritarao1@gmail.com
Field: Hindu­stani Clas­sical, Semi-classical/ light clas­sical (Kan­nada bhava­geete, bhakti­geete, vachana, Marathi abhangs, bhajans etc.)
Location: Sunnyvale, California
Telephone: +1 650 660 5217
Misc. Info: Amrita is a B high grade artiste and a re­gular per­former at the All India Radio. She has been as­sociated with Shan­kar Maha­devan Academy as a music tutor for two years and now indepen­dently takes music classes on­line and off­line for stu­dents of all ages. At a very young age, Amrita sought the tute­lage of Pt. Param­eshwar Hegde, a re­nowned artiste and guru who sculpted and refined her vocal abilities; she seeks his expert guid­ance to this very day. Her first audio CD ‘Aagam’ featuring ragas Gurjari Todi & Maru Bihag has been recently re­leased and well received by music con­nois­seurs and general public. Apart from clas­sical music, Amrita has also given per­formance of var­ious other forms of music such as light clas­sical music in various states of India.

Name: William Rossel
E-Mail: william.rossel.tabla@gmail.com
Field: Tabla
Location: SF Bay Area/Marin County
Telephone: 415-261-0483
Misc. Info: Disciple of Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri. Earned a Masters Degree in Tabla Perfor­mance from the Cali­fornia Insti­tute of the Arts. Cur­rently study­ing at the Ali Akbar College of Music. Les­sons at your home, all over the Bay Area, or at my home in Marin county. Visit web­site: www.williamrossel.com for more infor­mation..


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Name: S. Jagadish
E-Mail: Lakshmi.jagadish@gmail.com
Field: Mridangam
Location: Sacra­mento
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Teaching mirudangam in the Greater Sacra­mento Area. Dis­ciple of the great miru­dangam mastero Neyveli R. Narayanan.

Name: Hamsini Sankaran
E-Mail: hamsini0992@gmail.com
Field: Indian clas­sical music, light music, film music
Location: San Jose
Telephone: 669 204 6029
Misc. Info: I am a trained clas­sical singer. I have learnt clas­sical music for the past 12 years under Sri S.P. Ramh who is a dis­ciple of Sri Lalgudi Jayaraman sir. I have given many clas­sical con­certs when I was in Inida and won several prizes in Indian clas­sical music. I was an active member of the col­lege music band and I have given many per­for­mances. Also, I have released an album titled” Karp­pom Karpip­pom” to promote education in rural India in col­labor­ation with Hip-Hop Thamizha pop team. I am very much inter­ested in taking clas­sical les­sons in a gram­matical format as taught by my tea­cher Sri S.P. Ramh. Kindly let me know, if there are any op­portun­ities for me. I would be avail­able during the week­end.

Name: Aditi Sapre
E-Mail: aditi.sapre@verizon.net
Field: Vocal – Hindustani 
Location: San Francisco, California, USA 
Telephone: (267) 738-5378
Misc. Info: open to doing zoom classes..

Name: Neel Sarkar
E-Mail: neel@neels-nirvana.com
Field: Vocal Music
Location: Fremont, California
Telephone: 510-396-5434
Misc. Info: http://www.neels-nirvana.com. Beginner’s Hindu­stani clas­sical vocal train­ing, voice train­ing , music medit­ation , light songs and geets, Bolly­wood sing­ing..

Name: Arvind Sathe
E-Mail: sathe.arvind@gmail.com
Field: Tabla
Location: San Ramon, CA, USA
Telephone: 719 375 8296
Misc. Info: I am Arvind Sathe, trained in classical Lucknow and Farukhabad gharana styles of tabla. I started my tabla journey under Pt. Pandharinath Nageshkar when I was very young. I am continuing this journey under Pt. Swapan Chaudhuri ji. I am the creator of the “TalaViz” music app, a unique app designed specifically to help master the Hindustani tala system. I teach in-person classes in San Ramon, California. I also offer online/ hybrid options. For more info and current updates please visit my website: https://sites.google.com/view/tablajourney ..

Name: Dr. Ragasree Sen
E-Mail: ragasreesen@gmail.com
Field: Rabindra San­geet and Dhru­padi style music [Music Per­for­mer and Trainer]
Location: Fremont, CA or Santa Barbara, CA
Telephone: (408) 431-1330
Misc. Info: I am inter­ested in per­forming music in cul­tural con­feren­ces and tutoring music to young stu­dents. I am pas­sion­ate about music [especially dhru­padi style and Rab­indra San­geet] and I teach music to masters stu­dents in India. My LinkedIn profile is in.linkedin.com/pub/ragasree-sen/26/782/422 . Couple of songs from my Recordings : http://m.youtube.com/watch?amp;v=rOkv8pR_w5s&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DrOkv8pR_w5s. I visit my chil­dren in Fre­mont, CA and Santa Barbara, CA, and think this can be a great oppor­tunity to spread my know­ledge of music among young talents.

Name: Geeta Seshadri
E-Mail: geetaseshadri@yahoo.com
Field: Carnatic Vocal and violin
Location: Fremont and Santa Clara
Telephone: 510-896-5043
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Name: Aarti Shankar
E-Mail: violinaarti@gmail.com
Field: Carnatic violin and Car­natic vocal
Location: Santa Clara, Cali­fornia, USA
Telephone: 650 670 2574
Misc. Info: I am a per­for­ming Carnatic violini­st with experi­ence teach­ing and per­for­ming for fifteen years. I am a dis­ciple of Padma Shankar, senior dis­ciple of violin maestro Lalgudi Jaya­raman. Have also learned under Lal­gudi Jaya­raman, his son Lal­gudi GJR Krish­nan and daughter Lal­gudi Vijaya­lakshmi. I welcome stu­dents who display a de­di­cation to the arts. I have taught work­shops and given per­for­mances in major venues across India and North America.

Name: Dr. Bindu S. Shankar, Ph.D.
E-Mail: bindu@vrindavanacademy.com
Field: Bharat Natyam
Location: San Ramon, CA 94583 (bay area)
Telephone: 925-875-1095
Misc. Info: I graduated in Bharata Natyam from Kala­kshetra Foun­dation, Chen­nai. As a member of the Kala­kshetra troupe, I have per­for­med all over India and at the Fes­tival of India in the former Soviet Union. I was a recep­ient of a Govt. of Tamil­ Nadu scholar­ship pro­moting bud­ding artistes early in my dance pursuit. I am a doctor­ate in Art History from the Ohio State Univer­sity, Colum­bus, where I my re­searched studied dance imagery in South Indian temples. I have given dance per­for­mances, work­shops, demon­strations and con­tributed articles at univer­sities, museums, and Indian art exhibitions in the USA. I have also organ­ized and partici­pated in India and Inter­national festi­vals in the USA. They re­cently won a dance com­peti­tion at San Jose. I also teach folk dances on a limited basis. Web­site – http://www.vrindavanacademy.com/..

Name: Naina Shastri, Ushanjali School of Dance
E-Mail: ushanjali2008@gmail.com
Field: Bharatnatyam
Location: San Ramon, California, USA
Telephone: 510-742-9303
Misc. Info: For infor­mation on me, my dance, my school and other details, please check out www.ushanjali.com

Name: Kavya Shree
E-Mail: kavyashree.kadam@gmail.com
Field: Indian Carnatic Clas­sical Vocal Lessons
Location: Fremont, California, USA
Telephone: 415-609-9449
Misc. Info: I am trained in Carnatic clas­sical vocal music for 16 years. I have per­for­med on several occasions in India and the US. I am of­fer­ing les­sons on week days for $25 per ses­sion. Please contact me for further information.

Name: Shriranjani School of Hindu­stani Clas­sical Vocal
E-Mail: shriranjani.hcv@gmail.com
Field: Hindu­stani Clas­sical vocal
Location: Milpitas/ San Jose, CA
Telephone:
Misc. Info: http://www.shubhasree.com

Name: Rajvinder Singh
E-Mail: rajvindermohi@gmail.com
Field: Tabla
Location: Milpitas, California, USA
Telephone: Mob – 510 565 6642
Misc. Info: rajvindertabla.com. He is a tabla player belongs to Pun­jab and Lucknow Gha­rana. He can per­form tabla solo and ac­company with all streams of Indian clas­sical and light music. He got National Award in India. Now he is giving in person clas­ses in Bay Area, Sacramento and online classes worldwide. You can watch his video lessons on youtube channel. YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/user/rajvindermohi1 ..

Name: Swetha Sri­nivasan
E-Mail: swetha.s@AOL.com
Field: Indian Carnatic Vocal, slokas on Hindu Gods
Location: San Jose, CA, USA
Telephone: 408 634 0060
Misc. Info: Personalized Carnatic vocal music lessons along with songs, bhajans and kirtans for kids and adults. Slokas and longer mantras taught upon request..

Name: Harini Sriram
E-Mail: harinisriram.music@gmail.com
Field: Bhajans and Dev­otional Music (Vocal)
Location: San Jose, CA, USA
Telephone: 408 627 1562
Misc. Info: Hi, I am Harini and I live in San Jose. I teach Meera bha­jans, Annam­acharya krithis, Purandara­dasa krithis, Ramdas krithis etc. I’ll be happy to teach people who are genuinely inter­ested in learn­ing these beauti­ful compo­sitions. Also, as much as I be­lieve that there’s no age to learn music, I feel that kids below the age of 6 could wait until they turn 6 to totally con­centrate and get serious. That said, you know your kids better! If you think your kid is really ready, I am more than happy! I conduct classes four days a week and charge $20 per hour.

Name: Mrs Gayatri Subra­manian – KA Academy of Indian Music & Dance
E-Mail: srgyts@gmail.com
Field: Bharatanatyam
Location: San Ramon, California, 94582
Telephone: 678-462-9575
Misc. Info: Bharata Natyam classes are offered by Gayatri Subra­manian in San Ramon and the Tri-Valley area. Gayatri holds a Bachelor’s degree in Bharatanatyam from Mumbai, India. She has over 18 years of teaching experience in the US. Classes are offered in pure and trad­itional style for all age groups and levels. Gayatri is a member of the Arts Advisory Committee in the City of San Ramon, City Council..

Name: Jyotsna Sundaresan
E-Mail: jyotsna.sundaresan@gmail.com
Field: Carnatic Vocal
Location: Union City / Fremont, CA
Telephone: 646-265-4302
Misc. Info: Ms. Sun­daresan has been learn­ing music for over 25 years under the tute­lage of her mother Smt. Geetha Sun­daresan. She has per­formed in numer­ous con­certs in India, Mid­dle East, Australia, and USA. She has trained over 50 stu­dents (children and adults) in Jersey City for the past several years. Open to teach­ing stu­dents of any age, and any level. Please email or call for more infor­mation.

Name: Smt. Sindhu Surendra
E-Mail: sindhukuchipudidancer@gmail.com
Field: Kuchi­pudi
Location: Dublin / San Ramon, California
Telephone: (707) 317-7439
Misc. Info: Sindhu Surendra is one of the versatile Kuchi­pudi dancers of her gener­ation today. Born in India, she began her dance train­ing at the age of five & studied with eminent gurus like Vedh­antham Seetharama Sastry, Ved­antham Radhe­shyam & Bhagavat­hula Sethuram, Sindhu has per­for­med at pres­tigious festi­vals & venues and has given over 800 per­for­mances all over India, South Africa, Malyasia, Bang­kok, Sing­apore etc. facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kala-Nritya-Niketan/182130345156744

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Name: Premalatha T.H.
E-Mail: pth.srgm@gmail.com
Field: vocal clas­sical Carnatic music and slokas and devaranamas
Location: Pleasanton CA 94566, USA
Telephone: (925) 426 0107
Misc. Info: with 30 years of experi­ence in teach­ing Car­natic music for all ages. Car­natic music is taught along with slokas, light music bhava­geethe and devara­namas. new­comers welcome. www.facebook.com/prema.srgm?mibextid=LQQJ4d ..

Name: Tabla Niketan
E-Mail:satish_tare@tablaniketan.com
Field: tabla
Location: Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Mountain House, Tracy, Pleasanton, Sacramento, Folsom,
Telephone: 408-792-7014
Misc. Info: www.tablaniketan.com

Name: Hemant Thakkar
E-Mail: ht128128@yahoo.com
Field: Bansuri
Location: 10685 Morengo Dr., Cupertino, CA 95014
Telephone: (408) 507 0587
Misc. Info: Gwaliar Gharana, gayaki style. Stu­dent of vocal­ist Dr. Laxmi Ganesh Tewariji for 20 years..


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Name: V.K. (Venkatesan Vijayakumar)
E-Mail:  vk@keylessonline.com
Field: Keyboard
Location: Newark, CA, USA
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Learn to play south Indian Carnatic classical music, devo­tional bha­jans and/ or Bolly­wood film songs on the key­board. The foun­dational aspects of clas­sical music, are laid out in a very stru­ctured course cur­riculum, the finger­ing techniques, music appre­ciation, ear train­ing, chords theory, notes and chords trans­cription. Visit http://KeyLessOnline.com for free notes/chords – That will give you an idea of what to expect in the class. For folks living in the bay area, classes are taught in Newark, CA. For folks that are outside the bay area, classes are taught thru Skype.

Name: Jaya Vidyasagar
E-Mail: jaya@jayavidyasagar.com
Field: Hindu­stani Vocal / Bhajans – Dev­otional Music classes con­ducted for begin­ners as well.
Location: Cupertino, California
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Spiritual / Dev­otional Music classes for different age groups, advanced levels and beginners as well. Having learnt both forms of clas­sical music – Car­natic as well as Hindu­stani under renowned Guru’s and with a vast experi­ence of teach­ing stu­dents of varying age groups for the past 12 years, Jaya Vidyasagar runs the Swaralay School of Music in the Bay Area. On­line classes are offered as well. With several prestigious performances all over India and abroad including former Prime Ministers & President of India, her spiritual, original and fusion music videos as well as covers on YouTube, Spotify and other digital platforms have been enthralling not just her students, but also a growing worldwide audience. Check out Jaya’s music on her Channel YouTube/JayaVidyasagar.   Contact for further details. Web­site : www.jayavidyasagar.com ..


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Name: Jeff Whittier
E-Mail: Bansijeff@aol.com
Field: Bansuri
Location: 2645 Miller Ave, Mountain View CA 94040
Telephone: (650) 493 2187 (TEL)
Misc. Info: Jeff Whittier began his formal study of North Indian clas­sical flute in 1971 at the Ali Akbar Col­lege of Music in San Rafael, Cali­fornia with G.S. Sachdev. He is an ex­ponent of the Indian clas­sical trad­ition called “Gayaki Ang” or the style of play­ing based on Hindu­stani vocal music. As well as being a per­former of the bansuri, or bam­boo flute, he is also a master crafts­man of the instru­ment. In a 45-year career of flute-making he has pro­vided flutes to some of the most famous mus­icians of India, includ­ing G. S. Sachdev, Pt. Vijay Raghav Rao, and Pt. Hari Prasad Chau­rasia. His flutes are also used in the Broad­way shows “The Lion King,” “The Flower Drum Song,” “Miss Saigon,” “The King and I”, “Bombay Dreams” and “Aida.”..


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