RAAGMALA || Mishra Khamaj || Kushal Das, Parimal Chakraborty || Bihaan Music

  • 6 years ago
Kushal Das, a north Indian solo ‘Sitar and Surbahar’ player, was born in a highly enriched musical family of Kolkata. His grandfather Late Shri Bimal Ch. Das was a renowned ‘Esraj’ player and his Father & Uncle are both sitarists of high repute. His father Shri Sailen Das is a disciple of Late Pt. Lakhsman Bhattacharya. Later he became a disciple of Pt. Ravi Shankar. His uncle Shri Santanu Das is a disciple of Late Ud. Ali Akbar Khan.

Kushal started his training from the age of five under the guidance of his uncle and father. Later he received intensive, rigorous training in advanced sitar techniques and the art of creating music, under the affectionate guidance of Pt. Sanjoy Banerjee. Kushal is also proud for having the privilege of learning from great musicians like Late Pt. Ajoy Sinha Roy, vocal lessons from Pt. Manas Chakraborty and Late Pt. Ramkrishna Basu.

Sitar: Pandit Kushal Das
Tabla: Parimal Chakraborty

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