Dhruba Ghosh (1957 - 2017)[1] was an Indian classical musician and Sarangi player from Mumbai.[2]
Biography
Dhruba Ghosh was born in 1957 in Mumbai. His father Padma Bhushan Pt Nikhil Ghosh was a famous musician, teacher and writer, known his proficiency on the percussion instrument of tabla.[3] He is the nephew of Pt Pannalal Ghosh, famous flute player and composer.[3] Dhruba Ghosh learned the basics of sarangi from Dattaram Parvatakar of All India Radio, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan and Ustad Sagiruddin Khan.[4] His brother Nayan Ghosh is also a musician and a tabla player.[5] He worked in 'Miho: A journey to the mountain', a musical album.[6] This album won the Grammy Award.[4][6] He also worked in various fusion albums.[3] Pandit Dhruba Ghosh died 10 July 2017 in Mumbai, India.[7]
He also studied under the guidance of vocalist Pandit Dinkar Kaikini.
Albums
Awards
- Sangeet Nataka Akademi Award[2]
- Paul Winter cost, an American musical band including Dhruba Ghosh won the Grammy Award.[7]
Disciples
Unfortunately, very few disciples of his are known, some of them are: 1. Yuji Nakagawa, http://yujisarangi.com/ 2. Vanraj Shastri
References
- ↑ Sarangi maestro Dhruba Ghosh dies of massive heart attack. mid-day(11 July 2017). Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sangeet Natak Akademi Declares Fellowships (Akademi Ratna) and Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar) for the Year 2013. pib.nic.in. Sangeet Natak Akademi. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Music, medically speaking. The Hindu(5 December 2013). Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Dhruba Ghosh [Delhi Gharana | Artists-India Gallery]. www.artists-india.com. www.artists-india.com. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ↑ Dhrubajyoti Ghosh: Music world mourns the passing of sarangi player Dhrubajyoti Ghosh | Mumbai News - Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Meet Mumbai's Grammy winner. archive.mid-day.com. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Artist Profiles: Dhruba Ghosh | World Music Central.org. worldmusiccentral.org. worldmusiccentral.org. Retrieved 5 May 2019.