Teachers & Performers of Indian Music & Dance
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Name: Manjari Banerjee
E-Mail: mb.guria.banerjee@gmail.com
Field: Professional singer, Music Trainer.(Classical Vocal,Bollywood, Pop).
Location: Brisbane Queensland Australia
Telephone: +61422363816
Misc. Info: Distinctions in Classical Music Sangeet Prabhakar and Bisharadh from Prayag Music College Allhabad. Learnt Music from eminent Musicians in India. She is a Lyricist and Composer too. Winner of TGIF award Bharatutsav International Toronto, Canada. Participant in I am the next Superstar 2021. https://youtube.com /c/MANJARIOFFICIALAUSTRALIA
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Name: Sulagna Basu
E-Mail: basusue@gmail.com
Field: Indian Music (vocal) and Dance (Kathak)
Location: Springfield, Queensland, Australia
Telephone: 0402960168, (07)3288 4519
Misc. Info: Mrs Sulagna Basu is a professional singer and accomplished Kathak dancer who is also a performer, choreographer and teacher. She has completed her Master’s degree in Hindustani vocal and Kathak dance and was an examiner for Indian music and dance for Prayag Sangit Samiti, Allahabad, India. She has been teaching music and dance for more than 20 years and has contributed to a number of CDs. She teaches Indian classical music (Hindustani vocal), semi-classical, voice training, ghazals, bhajans, folk songs and Bengali songs. She also teaches Kathak dance, folk dances and choreographed pieces.
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Name: Shen Flindell
E-Mail: shen@ethnosuperlounge.com
Field: Tabla
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Telephone: 0415-106428
Misc. Info: Shen Flindell first studied tabla in 1994 under Sri Debu Bhattacharya in Melbourne, Australia before heading to the holy city of Varanasi in India to learn from Pandit Kaviraj Ashutosh (“Ashu Babu”) Bhattacharya, a senior disciple of the great Pandit Kanthe Maharaj of the Banaras Gharana. Please see www.ethnosuperlounge.com/
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Name: Easwari Krishnamurthy
E-Mail: vinodh77@yahoo.com
Field: South Indian Classical Vocal music, Veena
Location: Camp Hill, QLD
Telephone: 0431928185
Misc. Info: Easwari Krishnamurthy is an accomplished vocalist, hailing from a family of musicians. Her maternal grandfather is Sri. A.S. Panchapakesa Iyer, author of Carnatic music books like Ganamrutha Bodhini and Ganamrutha Varnamalika and her father owned the famous music book shop called Karnatic Music Book center in Mylapore. She is also well versed in veena as well. She is known for her dedication to music, technical expertise and Easwari takes special care in pronunciation while singing and teaching. She trains both adults and children alike in this sacred art form.
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Name: Helena Magisson
E-Mail: helena@nateshvarkala.com
Field: Bharat Natyam
Location: Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Telephone: +61 (0) 4 78 570 363
Misc. Info: Visit her website for full information about the dance class: http://www.nateshvarkala.com
Name: Mrs. Sudha Manian
E-Mail: smanian@ctechsolutions.com.au
Field: Sitar
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Telephone: 0424091247
Misc. Info: Sudha started her Hindustani classical sitar training at the age of 11. Her initial training was under Sri G.V. Sreeramulu in Hyderabad. India. Sudha has completed Sangeet Visharad (Bachelors) in sitar from Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal, India. Students of all age group are welcome. Lessons in sitar are given once a week.
Name: Sharada Murali
E-Mail: Sbmurali2003@yahoo.com.au
Field: Karnatic vocal, Bhajans, Slokas, Telugu Padyas
Location: Springfield Lakes
Telephone: 0410291924
Misc. Info: Naturally gifted with sweet voice, Sharada has been teaching and performing for the last two decades. Sharada takes special care in pronunciation while singing and teaching. As a result, her music is marked with “bhava”. Sharada teaches both kids and adults..
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Name: Murali Ramakrishnan
E-Mail: Muralidharan_ram@hotmail.com
Field: Flute, Hindustani and Karnatic styles
Location: Springfield lakes, Brisane
Telephone: 0403330341
Misc. Info: Murali is one of the senior bansuri players at Australia. He is privileged to be the disciple of Sikkil Sisters Neela, Kunjumani and Pandit Krishnanand. Here is an audio clipping from the CD. https://youtu.be/VeWA4ayN8rw Murali teaches music in both Hindustani and Karnatic styles.
Name: Dr. Mrs. Nisha Rao
E-Mail: nisharao108@gmail.com
Field: Hindustani Classical, light Music and voice training
Location: 5, Mandell Cl, Coopers Plains, Brisbane, Australia, QLD, 4108.
Telephone: 07-32195176
Misc. Info: Nisha is a trained Hindustani vocalist from Mumbai. She has been teaching classical, light music, bhajans (kirtans), folk songs and ghazals for over twenty years in Brisbane. She also does voice training and teaches harmonium. She adopts a flexible approach based on the student’s interests and abilities. Her teaching style reflects a strong spiritual base. She was privileged to sing in concerts where renowned artists like Shri. Manade, Usha Mangeshkar and Kavita Krishnamurthy performed. http://www.nishasmusic.com/ ..
Name: Susmitha Ravi
E-Mail: susmitha_ravi@yahoo.com
Field: South Indian Classical Music (Carnatic Music) – Vocal
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Telephone: 0430 188050
Misc. Info: Susmitha is an accomplished classical music performer and teacher with over 20 years of experience. She has done her Advanced Diploma in Music from Mumbai University. She runs a music school, Svaraalaya, in Brisbane, where she teaches Carnatic style singing and voice culture for both children and adults. Her aim is to create an interest in this divine art among the younger generation..
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Name: Ravikesh Singh
E-Mail: ravikesh_singh@hotmail.com
Field: Tabla, Dhol, phakwag, bongo and conga
Location: 5 lilydale place, Forest Lake, Brisbane, Australia
Telephone: 0403822165
Misc. Info: Teachers – C. Hanuman has taught me the dholak. I have learnt tabla from Sukvinder Singh, Alpesh Vaitha, Pt. Ishwar Lal Mishra, Sunil De Kumar and Balbir. I have been taught drum kit, timpani, bongos, congas, djembe, xylophone, glockenspiel, auxiliary and chimes from Steve Stiller. website http://www.myspace.com/southoftheborderrecords, http://www.southborderrecords.com.au/, http://www.ravikeshsingh.com.au/ ..
Name: Padmalakshmi Sriram
E-Mail: padmadance@lalithakalalaya.com
Field: Bharatnatyam
Location: Sunnybank, Logan, Springfield
Telephone: 0420860078 / 0406860078
Misc. Info: Smt. Padmalakshmi Sriram is a professional Bharatanatyam classical dancer from South India. She is a performer, choreographer and teacher. She has performed for various festivals and organizations in India and since she moved to Brisbane in July 2013 she has performed in several events organized by local councils and communities and prestigious stages including Queensland Multi-Cultural Center, Brisbane City Hall and Selva Vinayagar Temple to name a few. Runs a dance school at three different locations in Brisbane. www.lalithakalalaya.com.
Name: Mrs Manga Surendran
E-Mail: manga.suren@gmail.com
Field: Indian Classical Dance – Bharthanatyam
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Telephone: 0433967489 / 31720850
Misc. Info: Smt. Manga Surendran is the artistic director of Eswaralaya Kalaikoodam and has a unique capacity for training students in Bharathanatyam, folk dances and dance dramas.She has been teaching Bharthanatyam for more than thirty years and classes can be arranged to meet the individual needs.
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Name: Vijaya Visvanathan
E-Mail: vijaya.visvanathan@gmail.com
Field: South Indian Classical Vocal music
Location: Brisbane, QLD
Telephone: 0452209635
Misc. Info: Vijaya Visvanathan is an accomplished vocalist, hailing from a family of musicians from India. She is the principal of the Sri Krishna Music Academy in Brisbane, which has imparted Indian classical vocal music to people of all ages since 1988. She is known for her dedication to music, technical expertise and emphasis on singing with Bhakti, or devotion. She trains both adults and children alike in this sacred art form..
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