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Teachers & Performers of Indian Music & Dance

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: Parashuram Bhandari
E-Mail: bhandariparashuram@yahoo.com
Field: Sarangi – Indian and Nepali
Location: Big Island, Hawaii
Telephone: 808-640-9911 (cell), 808-965-1053
Misc. Info: Parashuram comes from the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal. He traveled to Varanasi, India, to study with the Late Baccha Lal Misra, then train­ing under under senior musician Gopal Nath Yogi in Nepal. He received his Master’s Degree in Music from Prayag Sangit Samiti. He is the only musician in Nepal to play sarangi in the North Indian clas­sical style, and he has written the only textbook on how to play the sarangi. Parashuram has more than 20 years of per­formance experi­ence with both Indian clas­sical music and Nepali folk tunes, touring twelve years with Om Shringara Nepal in Asia and the US. For more infor­mation on Parashuram, his CDs, or book, please see his web­site: www.parashurambhandari.com.

Name: Laurie Kali
E-Mail: Listclairsight@yahoo.com
Field: Sarangi, Slide Veena Guitar, Tabla 
Location: Hakalau, Hawaii, USA and Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Telephone: 
Misc. Info: Beginner level training (Taleem) on Sarangi, Slide Veena Guitar, Tabla drums, Tanpura, and Indian Music basics.  Hawaii vacation programs. Class by Donation to start   https://www.indiamusichawaii.com/ ..

Name: Rik Masterson
E-Mail: rikmasterson@hotmail.com
Field: Hindustani Raga Singing, tabla
Location: Hilo, Big Island, Hawaii
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Voice – disciple of Pandit Pran Nath, studies with Terry Riley (senior disciple of Pandit Pran Nath), Ustad Hafizullah Khan (Khalifa, Kirana gharana), Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan (leading Kirana Vocalist).  Tabla – studies with Ustad Zakir Hussain, Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, Pandit Hom Nath Upadhyaya ..



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.
Are you really ready to step up to the next level? Check your local Amazon.

Other Sites of Interest

Implicit learning of Indian Music by Westerners

Nowadays: The Role of Internet for Propagation and Proliferation of Music

Multicultural Music Instruction in the Elementary School: What Can Be Achieved?

Training in Indian Classical Dance: A Case Study

Rasabodha: Understanding Indian classical dance by recognizing emotions using deep learning

Embodying culture : gurus, disciples and tabla players

Distance Education in Indian Music : Feasibility and Prospects

My Experience in Bharata Natyam (Indian Dance)

Learning Embodied Semantics via Music and Dance Semiotic Correlations


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