Sankha Chatterjee

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Pandit Sankha Chatterjee (born 1934) is an Indian tabla player.^[1][2] He studied under three traditional in strict Parampara tradition.

Early life[]

Born into a musical family in Calcutta, India. His father was a doctor and musical enthusiast, exposing him to formal tuition early in life under of the Farukhabad Gharana of Tabla. He Studied under Ustad Maseet Khan, Sankha subsequently learnt from his son and later from late tabla maestro Ustad Alla Rakha Khan of the Punjab Gharana.

Career[]

Sankha Chatterjee's style is a blend of three leading Gharanas (schools), the Farukkabad, Punjab and Delhi Gharanas. He still performs and teaches. He divides his time teaching in Berlin and India as his bases and holds workshops across Europe and the United States. In 1984 he taught and performed at the Istituto Interculturale di Studi Musicali Comparati in Venice alongside sitar player Budhaditya Mukherjee.

His leading students are amongst some of the leading virtuosos of the younger generation of tabla players such as , , , Mihir Kundu, Friedemann Zintel and Federico Sanesi.

Personal life[]

His elder daughter Vidushi Sangeeta BandyopadhyayGIMA nominated, is a leading classical vocalist of the Lucknow, Patiala and Indore Gharana of Indian classical sangeet.

References[]

External links[]

• http://www.tabla-berlin.com/