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Teachers & Performers of Indian Music & Dance

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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: Aavartan Dance Academy
E-Mail: aavartandanceacademy@gmail.com
Field: Bharata­natyam and Odissi Dance
Location: 4S Ranch, San Diego, CA, USA
Telephone: 619-9AVARTN
Misc. Info: Bharata­natyam in Kala­kshetra style and Odissi dance classes for kids and adults.

Name: Vijaylakshmi Abhijit
E-Mail: vijambari@yahoo.com
Field: Carnatic Clas­sical Vocal Music and Abhangs
Location: Irvine, CA near UCI
Telephone: 408-627-0334
Misc. Info: I teach Car­natic clas­sical vocal music to chil­dren and adults. My cur­riculum in­cludes basic les­sons, voice train­ing, small songs/ shlokas and bhajans in dif­ferent ragams, “working theory”, krithis, devar­namas, javalis and abhangs..

Name: Abinaya Arts Academy
E-Mail:  aler.krishnan@gmail.com
Field: Bharatanatyam
Location: Studio Dance Force in Miramar, San Diego, CA (next to Miramar Cash and Carry)
Telephone: 858-775-5473
Misc. Info: Aler Krishnan, art­istic director of Abinaya Arts Academy (Estd. 1994), is an accomp­lished Bharatha­natyam dancer, teacher and a nattuvanar. Aler is a disciple of gurus Smt Indra Rajan and Sri Panda­nallur B. Srinivasa Pillai and is currently under the mentor­ship of Smt Bragha Bessell and Sri A. Lakshman. Aler is the co-founder of Nava­Darshana, a dance initiative she co-founded with the world renowned dancer Smt. Priya­darsini Govind and also serves on the board of several non-profits, including Indian Fine Arts Academy of San Diego. website: www.facebook.com/abinayaarts/

Name: Ace Montessori, Gurukul at Ace
E-Mail: info@montessoriace.com
Field: Indian Culure and Dance
Location: Irvine and Lake Forest, CA 92606
Telephone: 949 667 1878
Misc. Info: https://www.facebook.com/gurukulace

Name: Dr. Chandra Aithal
E-Mail: caithal2003@yahoo.com
Field: Voice Training, Hindu­stani-Vocal and Harmon­ium
Location: 8005, Clarkson Ave, Cudahy, CA 90201 (Cerrtos, Downey area)
Telephone: 626-308-2153
Misc. Info: Teach­ing Hindu­stani vocal and har­mon­ium for 15 years. Ac­com­panies visit­ing and local artists. Com­posed music for theatre and dance-drama.

Name: Akarshana School of Dance
E-Mail: akarshana@icloud.com
Field: Bharatha Natyam and folk
Location: Arcadia, CA, USA
Telephone:
Telephone: 626 898 4480
Misc. Info: Dis­ciple of K.J. Sarasa, please con­tact for other de­tails.

Name: Sudakshina Alagia
E-Mail: salagia1@gmail.com
Field: Hindu­stani-Vocal
Location: Poway, CA
Telephone: 858-673-8662
Misc. Info: Disciple of renown clas­sical singers Smt. Lakshmi Shankar and Smt. Purnima Choudhury. Sudakshina has sang in English docu­men­taries and Indian tele­visions series and had been nominated for a Grammy Award for her work in the Sapient Project. She has also performed Hindustani vocal concerts throughout the US Canada and India as a solo artist and alongside varies musicians. She is fluent in five lan­guages. Please feel free to con­tact her for courses avail­able and per­for­mances. http://www.sudakshina.net/

Name: Parvathi Arun
E-Mail: sivom.dti@gmail.com
Field: Bharat­natyam Mohiniyattom, Kuchipudi Training, Bolly­wood choreo­graphies
Location: Santa Clarita, CA 91350
Telephone:
Misc. Info: I had been train­ing stu­dents Bharat­natyam for the past one year & have been per­for­ming Bharat­natyam, Kuchi­pudi & Mohiniy­attom for more than 15 years. Those who are inter­ested in learn­ing these clas­sical dance forms can con­tact me in the above men­tioned email id.

Name: Sudharshana Arunkumar
E-Mail: tsudharshana@yahoo.com
Field: Carnatic Vocal music
Location: San Gabriel, CA- 91775.
Telephone: 408 431 3725
Misc. Info: Sudhar­shana is a dis­ciple of Sri Cal­cutta Krishna­murthy and is a per­for­ming musi­cian. She is an experi­enced tea­cher and gives basic and ad­van­ced Car­natic music les­sons..

Name: Ustad Mohammad Aslam
E-Mail: aslamji012@gmail.com
Field: Ghazal and harmonium
Location: Santa Monica, California
Telephone:
Misc. Info: I have 40 years experience as a teacher. I belong to Kirana Gharana.

Name: Sireesha Avadhanam
E-Mail: sgargey@gmail.com
Field: Bharat­natyam and Kuchi­pudi Dancer
Location: San Diego
Telephone:
Misc. Info: I have been teach­ing Indian clas­sical dances-Kuchi­pudi and Bharata natyam through my dance school-Sriya Kala­nikethan- for the past 6 years. If you are inter­ested con­tact me through my email.

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN HOW THE TABLA IS MADE?
This is the third volume of the most complete series on the tabla. Manufacture and Repair of Tabla


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Name: Shashanka Bakshi
E-Mail: shashankabakshi@gmail.com
Field: Tabla
Location: Los Angeles, Cali­fornia
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Disciple of the late Kanai Dutta and Samta Prasad, Benares ghar­ana. Inter­na­tion­ally acclaimed per­for­ming artist, pro­vid­ing all levels of tabla in­struc­tion. Avail­able for per­for­mances world­wide, and for teach­ing in the Los Angeles area and Kol­kata, India.

Name: Padmavathy Balajee
E-Mail: padma.music18@gmail.com
Field: Carnatic Vocal music
Location: S. Ken­more, Los Angeles, Cali­for­nia, US
Telephone: 408 893 4049
Misc. Info: I teach Car­natic clas­sical vocal music to chil­dren and ladies. My cur­ricu­lum in­cludes Basic Les­sons, voice train­ing, small songs/ shlokas and bha­jans in dif­ferent ragams, krithis, thir­rupavai and thir­upug­zal. I hold dip­loma in music (title if Isai­kalai­mani) from An­nama­lai Univer­sity.

Name: Mahalakshmi Balaji
E-Mail: aarudralayam@yahoo.com
Field: Bharat­natyam and Folk dances of India
Location: 79 Paseo Primero, Ran­cho Santa Mar­garita,CA 92688
Telephone: 949-547-0092
Misc. Info: I am a clas­sical Bharat­natyam spe­cial­ist who is grad­uated from Kala­kshetra, Chen­nai in 2003. We are con­duct­ing classes in Cer­ritos, Pla­cen­tia and now star­ted new batch in Rancho Santa Mar­garita. Cost – $25 per hour

Name: Gopala Bhakta
E-Mail: gopalabhakta@gopalabhakta.com
Field: Tabla and Harmonium
Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Telephone: (213) 807-5330
Misc. Info: Gopala Bhakta is a professional musician versed in the art of playing tabla and harmonium which are traditional Indian music instruments. Gopala offers professional tabla and harmonium lessons at affordable prices that will help you to become proficient in the art of playing these instruments. He is also a professional freelance and studio session musician who offers his expertise in performing and recording different styles of music such as world music, Indian music, kirtan, fusion, experimental, jazz, electronic, pop, rock, and many more. For more information please visit gopalabhakta.com ..

Name: Sujatha Bitrakanti
E-Mail: sujianu@gmail.com
Field: Carnatic music, Kuchi­pudi Indian Clas­sical dance
Location: Irvine, CA
Telephone: 469-426-1644
Misc. Info: “Namaste. I’m a trained Kuchi­pudi dance tea­cher, trained under Guru Shiva Prasad in India (student of Shri. Vempati China Sathyam garu) and Smt. Sri­latha Suri in Dallas, TX. (Student of Dr. Shobha Naidu garu). I’m a very patient tea­cher with a natu­ral skill for com­mu­ni­cat­ing very well with stu­dents of all ages. I’m also a trained clas­sical music tea­cher. This skill comes handy as I prefer to sing live for my student’s per­for­mances – which helps elevate their per­for­mance to a higher level. I’m inter­ested in teach­ing kids/ adults Telugu light music, Bha­jans and An­nam­acharya Keerthanas. If you are inter­ested, con­tact me and I will be happy to have a chat with you.

Name: Javad Butah
E-Mail: tabla.study@gmail.com
Field: Tabla
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Telephone: 415-656-7115
Misc. Info: “…a young, flashy, spectacular tabla player, Javad Ali Butah… ” – Los Angeles Times “…Javad Ali Butah, in virtuosic form on the tabla…” -NY Times. A dis­ciple of world-re­nowned Tabla master Pandit Anindo Chat­terjee, Javad’s com­pre­hen­sive approach to the instru­ment re­flects his train­ing at the hands of one of the finest tabla artists alive today. In ad­dition to his im­pres­sive technique, Javad’s over­all musical­ity, expre­ssed equally in solo per­for­mance and accom­pani­ment, leaves a las­ting im­pres­sion on lis­ten­ers and has made him an in-demand young artist. Javad com­pleted a Masters in Fine Arts degree under the tute­lage and guid­ance of Pandit Swapan Chau­dhuri, eminent ex­po­nent of the Luck­now Ghar­ana, at the Cali­fornia Insti­tute of the Arts in Los Angeles, CA. Now offering group and pri­vate instruc­tion in the Los Angeles county area..

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: Madhuri Challa (M.A.)
E-Mail: kuchipudimadhuri@gmail.com
Field: Kuchi­pudi dance
Location: Tor­rance CA
Telephone: 310 542 1407
Misc. Info: I have been train­ing students from 8 year per­forming from 20 years. Con­tact me if you are inter­ested with above infor­mation.

Name: Deepak Kumar Chandla
E-Mail: deepakchandla@hotmail.com
Field: Tabla
Location: 3524 Matisse Circle, Corona, CA, 92882
Telephone: 714-757-1671 (cell)
Misc. Info: M.A in inst­rumen­tal Tabla from Punjab Uni­ver­sity Chandigarh. 10 years govt. school teach­ing experi­ence in India. Also teach­ing vocal for begin­ners, dholak, harmon­ium..

Name: Debasish Chaudhuri
E-Mail: debasish62@gmail.com
Field: Tabla (Basics to Advance Level)
Location: 5600 Carbon Canyon Road Brea CA 92823 and Online Classes
Telephone: +13104833795 Cell & whatsup 
Misc. Info: Disciple and Nephew of world renowned Tabla Maestro Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri of Lukhnow Gharana. Teaches in Los Angeles. Performs with local and visitng reputed artists from India and abroad www.debasishchaudhuri.com, www.rupakschoolofworldmusic.org ..


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Name: Samar Das
E-Mail: samartabla@yahoo.com
Field: Tabla
Location: 2634 Shrubwood Cir, Simi Valley, CA 93065
Telephone: (805) 297-9944
Misc. Info: I am a Tabla tea­cher and per­former in the greater Los Angeles area. I have per­formed with many famous artists, includ­ing Vidushi Lak­shmi Shankar, Gary Wright, Monidipa Sharma, Bhappi Lahiri, Amar Pal, and many other visit­ing artists from India and UK. For any per­for­mance (Indian clas­sical – vocal, instru­mental, light music, Ghazal, etc) and / or teach­ing please con­tact me. Thanks..

Name: Dayita Datta
E-Mail: dayita@hotmail.com
Field: Hindu­stani Vocal
Location: Arcadia, Cali­fornia
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Dayita is the founder-direc­tor of Shruti Music Academy offering North In­dian clas­sical vocal clas­ses to all ages in the Arcadia / Pasadena area,  and due to pandemic offering online lessons.  Dayita has been per­for­ming at various venues like Music Circle, LACMA, ArtNight Festival, Grand Per­for­mances, etc. She is a rec­ipient of “Music Ap­pren­tice­ship” and “Artis­tic Men­tor­ship” scholar­ship from ACTA (Alliance for California Tra­di­tio­nal Arts) under the guid­ance of eminent Hindu­stani Clas­sical vocal­ists Vidushi Lakshmi Shankar and Pt. Sandip Ghosh.  She has also received numer­ous grants from City of Pasadena Arts & Culture Com­mis­sion. Dayita’s infor­mation is avail­able at www.dayitadatta.com ..

Name: Divya Devaguptapu
E-Mail: divyabhinaya@yahoo.com
Field: Bharat Natyam
Location: 11919 Mil Pitrero Rd, San Diego, CA 92128
Telephone: 858-229-5696
Misc. Info: Divya Deva­guptapu, a senior dis­ciple of the world-renowned Dha­nan­jays from Chennai India, has been a pro­fes­sional per­for­ming artiste for over 20 years. In the Dha­nan­jayan’s own words, “A rare phe­no­mena found in Divya is that she excels in her per­for­mances and is equally pro­ficient in her im­part­ing. Divya is one of our priced dis­ciples who has excel­led in the field of Bharata Naatyam. En­dowed with all essential qualities and quali­fications for a Bharata Naatyam dancer, Divya has carved a niche in the minds of the clas­sical con­nois­seurs….”. Divya has per­formed for numer­ous pres­ti­gious sabhas in Chennai, India and toured the US along with the Dhananjays’, given seve­ral solo per­formances in India, South-East Asia, Middle East and the United States. Web­site – www.divyadevaguptapu.com

Name: Jaeger di Savoia
E-Mail:esrajLA@gmail.com
Field: Esraj & Dilruba
Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Disciple of Ustad Aash­ish Khan, Pt. Shashanka Bakshi & Sri Harsh Narayan..

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: Mahapunya Das Farner
E-Mail: maha108@hotmail.com
Field: Tabla
Location: Los Angeles, California
Telephone: +1 310 868 9026
Misc. Info: Maha­punya Das is a per­for­ming artist and experi­enced tea­cher. He studied in Benares and then learned in Mumbai from world re­nowned master Pt. Nayan Ghosh. Avail­able for group and pri­vate les­sons..


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Name: Ranjani Ganesan
E-Mail: goutham.ganesan@gmail.com
Field: Carnatic Vocal
Location: Irvine, CA 92617
Telephone: 480-370-8598
Misc. Info: All ages are welcome, chil­dren and adults. I have learned Car­natic music for 17 years, and have taught pre­viously for 5 years.

Name: Geeta & Sanjiv Music- Dance Academy
E-Mail: sangeeshree@hotmail.com
Field: Clas­sical Vocal, Film Song, Ghazal, Folk Music, Dev­otio­nal, Light Music ( Sugam sangeet), Tabla, Key Board, Harmon­ium, Film Dance, Bhangada, Raas-Garba, Gujarati Lan­guage
Location: 12803 Biola Ave, La Mirada, California-90638
Telephone: 562-946-0496
Misc. Info: San­geet Visha­rad, was music dance pro­ducer on Indian tele­vision teach­ing music last 17 years in Cali­fornia. Produced 6 music albums ..


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Name: Iswhara Dance Acadamy
E-Mail: smukhopadhyay1@aol.com
Field: Clas­sical Odissi, folk, semi clas­sical
Location: Several lo­cations in Southern Cali­fornia, Orange County, LA county
Telephone: 714 318 8784
Misc. Info: Sharanya Mukh­opadh­yay is a very talented Odissi dancer and owner of numer­ous accol­ades and awards. She has been in LA times, OC register center­fold, winner of Princess Grace award and more. She has brought Odissi to the main stream via the Miss America pageants. Visit www.sharanyamukhopadhyay.com


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Name: Jyotiprakas
E-Mail: jyotidhwani@yahoo.com
Field: Tabla
Location: Orange County
Telephone: 714 396 4083.
Misc. Info: I am the dis­ciple of Pandit Abhijit Banerjee. I played with many re­pu­ted artists from India and here. I teach in Dhwani Academy covering greater Los Angeles area, Orange County, River­side, Irvine, Pasadena and San Diego.

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Name: Dr. Ajay Kapur
E-Mail: ajay@karmetik.com
Field: Tabla, Sitar, Electronic Music
Location: Los Angeles
Telephone:
Misc. Info: I play tabla (Punjabi – Ustad Allah Rakha Gharana) and sitar (vilayat Khan Gharana). I am a musical scient­ist, studying the acoustics and ges­tures of Indian clas­sical instru­ments to make New Digit­ized Indian clas­si­cal Instru­ments. I teach begin­ners who wish to learn about theka, raga, tabla, sitar… and other forms of im­pro­vi­sa­tio­nal music..

Name: Sindhu Karanam
E-Mail: Karanam.Sindhuja@gmail.com
Field: Bolly­wood Dance and Semi-Clas­sical
Location: Los Angeles, San Francisco, & Houston
Telephone: 832 339 0058
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Name: Tony Karasek
E-Mail: Horsley42@gmail.com
Field: Sitar, Tabla at beginner and intermediate levels.
Location:   La Mesa, CA 91941
Telephone: 619 439-8036
Misc. Info: Karaseksound.com for photo gallery and on FaceBook under my name. Repairs/ rebuilds and fine tunes all Indian string instruments. Redheads tabla, pakhawaj, dholak (and mridangam at gunpoint.) Bridges and precut / looped string sets available. 50 years and counting doing this. San Diego based and at your service..

Name: Rajib Karmakar
E-Mail: sitarrajib@yahoo.com
Field: Sitar, Vocal
Location: 24700 McBean Pkwy, Valencia, California, USA, 91355
Telephone: +1-661-888-5196
Misc. Info: Win­ning many com­peti­tions like National and Inter­natio­nal Youth Fes­tivals, West Bengal State Academy Com­peti­tion etc. and having re­ceived Surmani from Sur Sringar Samshad, Mumbai and a San­geet Visharad from Pracheen Kala Kendra, Chan­digarh Rajib is per­for­ming fre­quently in India and abroad includ­ing Germany, France, Italy, Switzer­land, Sweden, Austria, USA etc. and has given per­for­mances in Indian Clas­sical Young Talents Conference, Ganesh Mahotsav, Sanskar Bharati, Radio Popolare, ARS Musica, Ministry of Spain etc. He has three Cds under his name till now . Rajib’s ver­satility has ably adapted his clas­sical know­ledge and skill in his fusion pro­jects like Fuzo­rhythm (India), Loop Science (Germany), Nada Naissance( France) etc. He is the creator of the world’s first double necked electric Sitar ” Mayur Tantri” . Skype ID : sitarrajib

Name: Kishor Katti
Email: kkatti17@gmail.com
Field: Singer, Com­poser, Re­cording Studio, Re­cord­ing Engineer
Location: Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
Telephone: 949 351 3272
Misc. Info: Kishor is a ver­satile singer and a com­poser. He has re­leased two ghazal albums of his compo­si­tions; Tumhare Liye and Shaadab. Shaadab is re­leased recently and it is voiced by Rahul Desh­pande and Pri­yanka Barve. Kishor also as profes­sio­nal record­ing studio wherein he has re­leased number of albums.

Name: Nishat Khan
E-Mail: sitar@nishatkhan.com
Field: Sitar, Hindu­stani Vocal
Location: Los Angeles, CA 90024
Telephone: 310-208-5889
Misc. Info: Khansahab is avail­able for pri­vate les­sons please call for more info. www.nishatkhan.com

Name: Pavitra Krishnan
E-Mail: dancewithpda@gmail.com
Field: Bharata­natyam
Location:  Irvine, Torrance, CA
Telephone: 508 366 2587
Misc. Info: I am a trained classical dance tea­cher and performer. I am the founder of Priya Dance Academy and conduct classes for both adults and children . For more info: www.priyadanceacademy.com ..


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Name: Suman Laha
E-Mail: sumanguitar@yahoo.com
Field: Teaching veena, slide guitar, sitar, Sarod and vocal
Location: Los Angeles, Ca.
Telephone: 310-818-9068
Misc. Info: www.sumanlaha.com ..

Name: Ratna Lahiri
Email: kalakendra.dwarka@gmail.com
Field: Sitar
Location: San Diego, CA
Telephone: +91-9958900558
Misc. Info: Smt. Ratna Lahiri, a sitar­ist par excellence, has been trained under Benaras ‘gharana’. Being com­pletely focused, she con­tinued formal education in instrumental music and completed post-graduation from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata. She has received the pre­stigious “Rashtriya Manav Ratan Samman”, awarded by Manav Kalyan Sansthan, New Delhi, for her con­tribution to social develop­ment through music and dance in 2010. She has also been honored by the President of Fiji in February 2018 for her performance in Subh-e-Benaras.

Name: Ruchi Lamba
E-Mail: ruchi@indiandancecenter.com
Field: Kathak, Bolly­wood, Clas­sical Dance-Drama
Location: Orange County, Cali­fornia
Telephone: (608) 352-8425
Misc. Info: www.indiandancecenter.com

Name: The Leela Institute of Kathak and Leela Dance Collective
E-Mail: enroll@leela.dance
Field: Kathak
Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Telephone: 1+ 310-987-7809
Misc. Info: The Leela Dance Collective was founded in 2016 by Rina Mehta, Rachna Nivas and Seibi Lee, senior disciples of legendary kathak master Pandit Chitresh Das, along with leading Kathak per­formers Sarah Morelli and Shefali Jain. It is the only one of its kind Indian-American dance company that brings together leading kathak artists from around the world represent­ing a multi­tude of voices to articulate a clair­voyant vision for Kathak. For information on performances and classes, please visit our website: www.leela.dance

Name: Paul Livingstone
E-Mail: zpaulz@gmail.com
Field: Sitar & Indian music for western instru­ments (guitar/ stings/ jazz mus­icians)
Location: 429 North Ave 57, Los Angeles CA 90042
Telephone: (323) 899 0704
Misc. Info: Inter­na­tional per­former, com­poser and educator, dis­ciple of Pt. Ravi Shankar, Amiya Das­gupta & Rajeev Tara­nath, recieved APPEX fellow­ship and grants from the City of Los Angeles for teach­ing Indian and world music. He has per­formed with Pandit Swapan Chau­dhuri, Partho Sarothy, Abhijit Banerjee, Sha­shanka Bakshi, Hom Nath Upadh­yaya and many leading world music and po­pular artists. For more info visit: www.tanpura.com

Name: Los Angeles Indian Music Academy
E-Mail: laimacademy@gmail.com
Field: Sitar, Vocal, Tabla
Location: 624 E. Cypress Ave. Burbank CA 91501
Telephone: +1-661-888-5196
Misc. Info: Los Angeles Indian Music Academy pro­vides a guru sishya param­para (tea­cher- student trad­ition) in teach­ing Indian clas­sical music and its various other forms. An over­view of various compo­si­tions, general im­pro­vising concept, creat­ing pat­terns and phrases, mathe­matics, cal­culations and pro­gres­sion both with melody and rhythm will be dis­cus­sed and pre­sented. Each student will present a concert each year which demon­strate the trad­itio­nal ap­proach to Indian music. Guided by Indian Music Maestros Rajib Kar­makar and Vineet Vyas, each student is given indi­vidual attention to grow music­ally in a wider dimensions.


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Name: Sridevi Maharaj
E-Mail: sridevi.m3@gmail.com
Field: Hindu­stani Vocal Music, Harmon­ium
Location: Irvine, CA
Telephone: 650 273 0648
Misc. Info:

Name: Dr. Joita Bose Mandal
E-Mail: joita@raaganjali.com
Field: Hindustani Classical Vocal 
Location: Torrance, California, USA
Telephone: 310-619-7118
Misc. Info: raaganjali.com Joita is the artistic director of Raaganjali and the Co-Founder of International Sangeet Sankalp, Los Angeles, California. She is a recipient of 5 Gold Medals and an awardee of PhD from the Allahabad University. Joita is a well known Classical Vocalist of Hindustani Music, Khayal and Semi-Classical Music, Thumri, Dadra, Bhajan, Geet, and Adhunik Bangla Music. Joita has been the keynote speaker of academic forums, Workshops and International Webinars organized by the leading universities across India..

Name: Will Marsh, MFA
E-Mail: will@willmarshmusic.com
Field: Sitar
Location: Encinitas, CA
Telephone: 231.357.9009
Misc. Info: Will began his train­ing under Ustad Aashish Khan & com­ple­ted his MFA in North Indian music perfor­mance from the Cali­fornia Insti­tute of the Arts. He has also stu­died under sitar master, Roshan Jamal Bhar­tiya. Will per­forms clas­sical recitals inter­nation­ally and resides in En­ci­ni­tas, CA. Will is an ex­peri­enced tea­cher and is cur­rently ac­cep­ting new stu­dents. For more info, please visit www.willmarshmusic.com

Name: Meenal’s Academy of Per­forming Arts
E-Mail: info@mapasd.com
Field: Kathak, Bharatha­natyam, and Tabla
Location: 4s Ranch, San Diego, Cali­fornia USA
Telephone: 858-208-3478
Misc. Info: Meenal’s Academy of Per­forming Arts (MAPA) offers clas­ses in Kathak, Bharat­natyam and tabla. We are af­fi­lia­ted with Bharati Vidya­peeth School Of Per­for­ming Arts, Pune, India and offer cer­ti­ficate and diploma courses. Exams are con­ducted by the Univ. twice a year. Kathak is taught by Meenal Chak­radeo, Bharat­nayam by Sukanya Kumar and tabla by Rahul Sopar­kar.

Name: Aalok Mehta
E-Mail: aalokm@me.com
Field: sitar, electric sitar, key­boards, songs, music pro­duc­tion / song­writing.
Location: Santa Monica. Serve the greater LA area
Telephone: 310 699 9381
Misc. Info: aaloksound.com IG-@aaloksmehta I both per­form and teach

Name: Nandana Mitra
E-Mail: nandanamitra0112@gmail.com
Field: Tagore songs, Voice trainer and per­formance
Location: San Diego, CA-92064
Telephone: 858-859-5692
Misc. Info: I have done my BA and MA in Music from Visva-Bharati Uni­ver­sity, Santi­niketan. National Scholar­ship holder from Govt. of India. I have per­formed with many famous artists, includ­ing Shri Dwijen Mukho­padhyay, Smt Basavi Mukho­padhay, Shri. Malay Chankar Chat­topadhay, Smt. Swastika Mukher­jee. Here, I have per­for­med in San diego and LA. I have been teach­ing Rabin­dra San­geet, light clas­sical songs and voice culture for 3 yrs of all age group. For any per­for­mance or teach­ing please call or email me.

Name: Rose Muralikrishnan
E-Mail: rosemurali@aol.com
Field: Carnatic music, Teaching, Per­for­mance, Lecture Demos
Location: Los Angeles, Cali­fornia, USA
Telephone:
Misc. Info: http://www.rosemuralikrishnan.com/

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Name: N. Muralikrishnan (“NMK”)
E-Mail: vinaplayer@aol.com
Field: Veena and Key­board (Carnatic)
Location: Los Angeles and Cerritos CA
Telephone: (Keyboard Studio) (562) 310 -2864
Misc. Info: N. Muralikrishnan “NMK” co-founder of Spring Nectar Academy, has a unique back­ground in music and business and over 25 years of per­for­ming and teach­ing experi­ence He has masters’ degrees in music from the Uni­versity of Madras, ethno­musicology from San Diego State Uni­versity and has done PhD work and Executive Pro­gram in Business Management from UCLA. Having studied piano per­for­mance and theory at Trinity Col­lege, London, NMK was the first to con­ceive and deve­lop the art of play­ing Carnatic music on the key­board. His unique method of teach­ing South Indian clas­sical music blends American method­ologies with Indian trad­itional values. www.nmuralikrishnan.com ..

Name: Naad Studios – Neha Patel
E-Mail: info@thenaadstudios.com
Field: Bharata­natyam, Kathak, Folk, Bolly­wood, Guitar
Location: 9474 Black Mountain Road, Suite J, San Diego, CA 92126
Telephone: 858-231-6484
Misc. Info: Naad Studios offers classes in Bharat­natyam, Kathak, folk, Bolly­wood and guitar. Naad is af­filiated with Akhil Bharatiya Gan­dharva Maha­vid­ya­laya Mandal, Pune, India (Examination board, recognized world­wide) to give Bharata­natyam / Kathak stu­dents an oppor­tunity to earn dip­lomas and degree through univer­sity exam­ination. Web­site: www.thenaadstudios.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NaadStudiossd/

Name: Nartan School of Bharatnatyam
E-Mail: Dance@nartan.net
Field: Bharata­natyam (Tan­javoor style)
Location: Camarillo, CA
Telephone: 805-814-0976
Misc. Info: www.nartan.net

Name: Kamini Natarajan
E-Mail: IndianMusicClasses@gmail.com
Field: Vocal
Location: Simi Valley, CA, 93063
Telephone:
Misc. Info: I am enrol­ling now for vocal music clas­ses in Simi Valley, CA and Ven­tura, CA. I teach Hindu­stani clas­sical vocal music, Bha­jans, Gha­zals and light Indian music. Clas­ses for all levels and ages. Group and pri­vate les­sons avail­able. Web­site: http://www.kaminimusic.com/music


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Name: Divya Patel
E-Mail: dbpatel21@gmail.com
Field: Bolly­wood Dance
Location: Long Beach, CA, USA
Telephone: (805) 610-7912
Misc. Info: Indepen­dent Bolly­wood dance instruc­tor for kids and adults (and groups). Available for choreo­graphy and les­sons for any­thing from small per­formances to wed­ding per­for­mances.

Name: Om Patel
E-Mail: omypatel@gmail.com
Field: Vocals (Hindustani Clas­sical + Sugam San­geet + Bolly­wood songs)
Location: Redondo Beach, Cali­fornia 90278 (Available on travel request to stu­dent locat­ion)
Telephone: 585-363-8325
Misc. Info: Trained in Hindu­stani clas­sical music for 7 years under Ustad Saukat Hussain Khan from Jaipur Gharana. Solid funda­ment­als and enthu­siastic ap­proach to Hindu­stani teach­ing. Also avail­able for sugam san­geet and Bolly­wood vocals train­ing on spe­cial request.

Name: David Philipson
E-Mail: bansuri@adelphia.net
Field: Bansuri
Location: Los Angeles, CA USA
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Pannalal Ghosh/Maihar gharana, web­site – https://davidphilipson.com


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Name: Sufi Raina
E-Mail: tejdancestudio@gmail.com
Field: Kathak
Location: San Diego, Cali­fornia (near Mira­mar Cash n Carry)
Telephone: 858-633-3835
Misc. Info: Face­book page: facebook.com/tejdancestudio

Name: Raji
E-Mail: Veenaclass.la@gmail.com
Field: Veena
Location: Los Angeles, Cali­fornia, United states.
Telephone:
Misc. Info: I have learnt veena from a music school tea­cher from Chen­nai. I can teach Veena from the basics. Cost per class is $10. Reach me @216 744 3359 for more details. my web­site address is http://veenai.weebly.com. I take Skype clas­ses as well.

Name: Ganesh Ram
E-Mail: ganeshramgkl@gmail.com
Field: Carnatic Clas­sical Flute
Location: Santa Clara, CA, USA
Telephone:
Misc. Info:

Name: Sandhya Rama­chandran
E-Mail: sandhyar@bu.edu
Field: Carnatic music vocal, Bhajans, Semi Clas­sical music
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Singer/ performer of Indian clas­sical music for 15yrs. Learnt the art in Dubai and India under excep­tional Gurus like Ms. Jayasri Rao, Ban­galore Rama­mani and Smt. Prarthana Sai Nara­simhan (Chennai). Can take classes to provide a sound foun­dation in basics up until keertha­nams. Pls con­tact for further details!

Name: Shan Ramani
E-Mail: sudramani@hotmail.com
Field: Guitar
Location: Thousand Oaks,CA.
Telephone: 805 404 3619
Misc. Info: I teach guitar and music theory basics. My focus is to impart har­mony rhythm acoustic guitar strum­ming tech­niques for popu­lar Bolly­wood numbers.

Name: Jenisha Rangoonwala
E-Mail: jeenya1234@gmail.com
Field: Hindu­stani- clas­sical vocal music
Location: 525, Grass valley street, Simi valley, CA- 93065
Telephone: 805-404-1773
Misc. Info: I am trained clas­sical vocal­ist by clas­sical guru­ji and profes­sionals from India’s Ghan­dharva School of Music (Ahmedabad). It has been 14 years I am into Hindu­stani clas­sical vocal sing­ing. I have achie­ved upantya visharad degree (Govern­ment recognized) from India and have also per­for­med at state level. I also took les­sons of har­mon­ium for 2 years. I also taught for 3 years to all age groups. Those who are inter­ested can con­tact me on above mentioned email address.

Name: Jayam Rubins
E-Mail: Jayamrubins@gmail.com
Field: Traditional Carnatic Vocal and Traditional Bharatha Natyam
Location: SHERMAN OAKS, LA 91403
Telephone:424-345-5057
Misc. Info: Learn online or  in person when the covid situation clears. Carnatic music taught in traditional style according to the music syllabus classes are given individually and for small groups.

Name: Rupak School of World Music
E-Mail: rupakmusicschool@gmail.com
Field: North Indian Clas­sical Vocal
Location: 21212 1/2 Figueroa Street, Carson CA 90745
Telephone: 310 483 3795/868 1505
Misc. Info: Subhashish Mukho­padhyay – director. web – subhashish.rupakschoolofmusic.org, rupakschoolofmusic.org


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Name: Suchitra Sadasivuni 
E-Mail:swaras.chitra@gmail.com
Field: Carnatic Music Vocals 
Location: Aliso Viejo, CA 
Telephone: 612-232-8755 
Misc. Info: Suchitra Sadasivuni is an Artistic Director of Swaras Academy Of Performing Arts LLC. She’s daughter and deciple of Smt. Shobha Rani who is master in Carnatic vocalist and Violinist. Swaras Academy is dedicated to nurture and preserve the Indian culture and its heritage. Provides one-on-one and group classes. Curriculum: Tiny Blooms – Foundation course for music toddler. Tiny Champion – A Journey through Friendly Raagas. Carnatic – Basics / Voice culture / Ear training Vedic hymns/ slokas  / Bhajans. Free Workshops for youth enrichment.  Feel free to contact us for any further information..

Name: Smt. Ashwini Sangam
E-Mail: ashwini.sangam@mayurnatya.com
Field: Bharata­natyam
Location: 4S ranch, Miramesa, Rancho Penasquitos and Rancho Bernardo area. San Diego
Telephone: 858 367 0056
Misc. Info: website – mayurnatya.com – Ashwini Sangam is an accomplished Bharatnatyam dancer, teacher, and choreographer. She started learning Bharatanatyam from a very young age and was trained under late Smt. Prabhavati Wamanacharya and Natya Vidhushi Smt. Rekha Hegde.Ashwini has been teaching Bharatanatyam in San Diego for more than 15 years. She established “Mayur Natyalaya” in 2006, as an abode of Indian classical dance in San Diego, with the sole purpose of propagating rich Indian culture and heritage. Mayur Natyalaya offers a comprehensive Bharatanatyam academic curriculum including a diploma certification from a premier university of fine arts, recognized by the Government of India..

Name: Bhuvaneswari Sankaran
E-Mail: bhuvanaadhvaitha@gmail.com
Field: Carnatic music vocal
Location: 210 S Mentor Avenue, Pasadena, CA
Telehone: 626 977 5442
Misc. Info: I have learnt Carnatic music for about 20 years. Have given many season con­certs. Have sung in tele­vision and radio as well. Would like to train stu­dents in Carnatic vocal full fledged.

Name: Sravanthi Satheshkumar
E-Mail: indiancarnaticvocal@gmail.com
Field: Indian Carnatic clas­sical vocal
Location: Hampton Inn, W Colorado street, Glendale CA – 19205.
Telephone: 1 747 275 1898
Misc. Info: I would give free demo class to the inter­ested can­didates. If they would like to join, I would charge 8$ to 10$ per class as per their stan­dard.

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. My Back­ground -I belong to the family of famous Indian musician Rai Chand Boral and I inherited music from my father Nemai Chand Bural. I was brought up and educated in Shanti­niketan (Tagore’s place) where I had studied music along with other subjects. I have some musical record­ings of Rabindra San­geet and my per­formance was broad­casted on local TV channels in India.

Name: Aditya Sharma
E-Mail: aditya@sangitayoga.com
Field: Hindu­stani Clas­sical Music vocal, Bhajans, Harmon­ium, Tabla
Location: San Diego, Cali­fornia- USA
Telephone: 760-212-6779
Misc. Info: A Hindu­stani clas­sical vocalist and dis­ciple of Padmashri Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar. An ex-scholar from ITC-Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata, Aditya is a graded AIR artist. A Ph.d. in voice culti­vation, Aditya has per­for­med at several venues in India and US. Cur­rently, he is teach­ing at “Sangita Yoga” an organi­sation based in San Diego. For more infor­mation visit his web­site – www.adityavocal.com

Name: Shaheen Sheik-Sadhal
E-Mail: shaheen@shaheensheik.com
Field: Bharata­natyam
Location: Laguna Beach, CA, USA
Telephone: 310 455 6761
Misc. Info: Trained in the vin­tage Panda­nallur / Tan­jore style and heralded by the Los Angeles Times as a “breath­taking” and “com­mand­ing” dancer. Teach begin­ning child (Satur­days at 9am) and adult (Satur­days at 11:30am) clas­ses through the city of La­guna Beach at the Susi Q Center (with con­venient park­ing and loca­tion for South Orange County).

Name: Geeta Shreedar
E-Mail: geetashreedar@gmail.com
Field: Clas­sical Car­natic Music (Vocal)
Location: San Diego, CA
Telephone: 858 776 1496
Misc. Info: Begin­ner and inter­mediate clas­sical carnatic music. Skype les­sons avail­able..

Name: Miles Shrewsbery
E-Mail: MilesShrewsbery@gmail.com
Field: Tabla
Location: San Diego, CA USA
Telephone: (619) 886-5216
Misc. Info: Miles Shrewsbery is a tabla artist and teacher based in San Deigo, CA.  A disciple of Sri Abhiman Kaushal and Pandit Nandkumar Bhatlouande of Hyderabad, India, Miles is trained in the Farukhabad Gharana of his teachers and is a respected performer of its rich, aesthetic repertoire through his years of dedicated study and practice. www.milesshrewsbery.com ..

Name: Soorya Dance Company
E-Mail: sushmakasthuri@gmail.com
Field: Bharathanatyam Dance and Car­natic Music
Location: Woodland Hills, CA
Telephone: 818-730-0371
Misc. Info: An award winning dancer from Ban­galore, guru Sushma Mohan trains stu­dents of all ages and levels. Trained by the world famous guru Dhanan­jayans and world record holder guru Pra­sanna Kasthuri, clas­ses are held at various locat­ions in Wood­land Hills and West Hills..

Name: Spring Nectar Foundation for Indian Music and Heritage
E-Mail: springnectartv@gmail.com
Field: Indian music & fine arts vocal and instru­mental all other fine arts promoters 
Location: Irvine, Los Angeles, South Bay, Artesia, Riverside California
Telephone: 562-852-2643
Misc. Info: Website: springnectartv.com, www.springnectaracademy.org Only music school in southern Cali­fornia teaches in most cities. Cerritos, Irvine, Los Angeles, Tor­rance, South Bay, Artesia, Eastvale, Corona, River­side Calif­ornia are name a few.

Name: Aarthi Sridharan
E-Mail: culvercitymusicclass@gmail.com
Field: Indian Carnatic music (Vocal), slokas & bajans
Location: Culver city, Los Angeles, CA
Telephone: 310-651-0823
Misc. Info: 20+ years of train­ing in Indian clas­sical Car­natic music with Sri Kun­nakudi Meen­akshi Sundaram, Chennai. Classes includes Car­natic music, sloka and bajans. Classes are offered during week­ends in Culver City / Los Angeles, CA for kids of age 5 and above. Please con­tact for more infor­mation.

Name: Arathi Srinivas
E-Mail: natyadwani@gmail.com
Field: Kala­kshetra Style Bharathanatyam Dance
Location: 3940 Via Verde, Thousand Oaks, California 91360
Telephone: 26-320-4444 or 901-428-2030
Misc. Info: Web­site – http://natyadwani.com – Enroll your Kids to Bharat­natyam classes in Thous­and Oaks, CA and Simi Valley, Agoura Hills, Oak Park, West­lake Village, Ven­tura Coiunty Cali­fornia area. Clas­ses are on week­ends. Arathi Srinivas is well experi­enced Bharatha­natyamn tea­cher, choreo­grapher. She also takes on­line classes. Batches will be fil­led on first come first serve basis. This cur­ricu­lum links your child to clas­sical dance, dance based music, history, dance theory and yoga. For more infor­mation please con­tact the above number..

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Name: Lakshmi Thirumani
E-Mail: lakshmi.kuchipudi2016@gmail.com
Field: Kuchi­pudi
Location: Foothill ranch, Lake forest, Orange County, CA
Telephone:
Misc. Info: I have been trained under Dr. Yashoda Thakore, Hyder­abad for 12 years. I hold a dip­loma from Telugu Uni­versity in Kuchi­pudi. I have per­formed in var­ious natio­nal festi­vals in India. I have also part­nered with var­ious dancers in Chicago for 4 years. Looking to teach and per­form. Please email for additional infor­mation. Can travel with­in south OC to teach.


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Name: Rama Varigonda
E-Mail: damayantiIndianMusic@gmail.com
Field: Hindu­stani Vocal – serving Hindi, Kan­nada, Mara­thi and Telugu people
Location: San Diego, Cali­fornia, USA
Telephone: 858-527-5521
Misc. Info: Dedicated lear­ner of Hindu­stani clas­si­cal Indian vocal Music since 1978. Gave several public con­certs over the last 20 years in Canada and USA to music lovers span­ning Hindi, Kan­nada, Telugu and Marathi lan­guages. Men­tor­ing and teach­ing Hindu­stani clas­si­cal vocal for over 10 years. Empha­sis in teach­ing is dev­elop­ing strong vocal abil­ities via easy to grasp tech­nique of learn­ing and deli­very of music with a strong empha­sis on ensur­ing techn­ical purity and spiri­ted and pas­sion­ate rendi­tions, capable of ef­fec­tive bonding with the lis­tener

Name: Shwetha Venkatesh
E-Mail: shwethakeshav@gmail.com
Field: Carnatic clas­sical vocal
Location: Woodland Hills, CA, USA
Telephone: 914 433 8690
Misc. Info: A dis­ciple of Sri R.N. Thyaga­rajan of the famed Rudra­patnam brothers. An A grade artiste of AIR and Door­darshan, ban­galore. Has per­for­med at major sabhas includ­ing Madras Music Aca­demy, natio­nal pro­gramme, south zone pro­gramme etc. regular per­former at AIR and Door­darshan. Very experi­enced tea­cher and has trained stu­dents to be­come per­formers. Teaches both on­line and one-to-one. Please call for more de­tails

Name: Vijayalakshmi
E-Mail: centreformohiniyattam@gmail.com
Field: Mohiniyattam
Location: Agoura Hills, CA
Telephone: 818-292-8043
Misc. Info: Consid­ered one of the most eminent expo­nents of Mohiniy­attam, Vijaya­lakshmi is the daughter and dis­ciple of Guru Bharati Shivaji. For ad­ditional info, please see www.vijayalakshmi.net


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