Learn from Great Tabla Teachers

I studied classic percussion at the La Plata city Conservatory with the master Ernesto Ringer (Colon theater percussionist). I studied drums with the master Horacio Gianello and Hindu percussion (tabla) with the master Sanjay Badhoriya and Armony with the master Horacio Moscovici.

Born in a Maharashtrian family, I entered the learning tabla at the age of 10. Being a disciple of many Tabla gurus I gained a profound knowledge of Ajrada Gharana. In the beginning, I was not developing an interest in tabla until I started to participate in district competitions. There a spark of success embraced me from which I started to take tabla seriously.

I have studied tabla for 30 years with 3 great maestros, namely Pandit Sudhir Saxena (Ajrara), Ustad Faiyaz Khan (Delhi) and Pandit Yogesh Samsi (Punjab) I have taught tabla and Indian Music Improvisation at the University of Sheffield, UK for the last 15 years at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

I am Saairam V, a professional tabla player and multi-instrumentalist from India. I have been learning and performing music from a very young age, with a strong foundation in Hindustani classical music. Along with tabla, I also play instruments like mridangam, dholak, pakhawaj, and khol, which gives me a broader understanding of rhythm and percussion.

Award winning tabla player, composer and teacher Ritesh Das was born in Kolkata, India to parents Nrityacharya Prohlad Das and Smt. Nilima Das. He is the brother of the late kathak dancer, Pandit Chitresh Das. His parents had a music and dance academy, Nritya Bharati, the first of its kind in Kolkata after the Independence of India.

I have been playing the tabla for 46 years, and have taken my music and instruction all over the world to hundreds of students. Nowadays, I continue to play in national and international concerts and teach my students in Varanasi and Dharamshala in the Himalayas, as well as over the internet.

Pranoy Chatterjee, very young age has come up as a promising artist. Coming from an educated and musical family, Pranoy was introduced to TABLA at an early age of five by Sri. Arun Das, a disciple of farukhabad gharana, after that he goes to late Pt. Ashok Maitra of Lucknow Gharana.

Prato Das is a gifted tabla player and percussionist who has carved a unique space for himself in the world of Indian classical, fusion, and contemporary music. His exceptional talent and dedication have led him to collaborate with some of the most respected names in the field.

A tabla player of note on the Indian classical music scene, Subrata is amazingly talented and his accomplishments and achievements in the field of percussion music have earned him name and enviable fame. Subrata is one of the leading tabla players in India today.

Sri Chandra Nath Shastri (Tabla Artist, Musician) Kolkata, West Bengal, India Sri Chandra Nath Shastri, was born in 1948 in Kolkata, India. Born into a Brahmin family steeped in music, his artistic journey began even before his first breath. His grandmother, Smt. Indira Devi, was a niece of the legendary poet Rabindranath Tagore, and his father, Dr.