TABLA SOLO by SUNAYANA GHOSH-the LADY disciple of PANDIT SHANKAR GHOSH and BICKRAM GHOSH

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Biography of Sunayana Ghosh

As a child, she found shelter in music. Peace in its myriad forms. Her keen sense of rhythm was discovered early, and she was widely recognized as a prodigy in TABLA by the age of 6 in 1985, notwithstanding the fact that this instrument typically represents a male bastion. That, till today, is her source of distinctiveness. Her hands had never stopped since that.

Her training

Sunayana's talim (training) began under the able supervision of her esteemed GURU SAMAR MITRA. As her career progressed she obtained her Shishwatya under the tutelage of PANDIT GURU SRI SHANKAR GHOSH of the legendary FARUKHABAD gharana, also the father of the Indian TABLA maestro BICKRAM GHOSH. Through the years, Santayana's family has been instrumental in nurturing her passion. SUNAYANA found immense inspiration her mother, RITA, a keen practitioner of classical music herself. RITA had made a name in the musical performance circles of Kolkata, through the aegis of ALL INDIAN RADIO and DOOR DARSHAN (television).

Her laurels

With rhythm in her veins, Sunayana made quite a mark in the performing arts in KATHAK and VOCALS alike. However, it was in TABLA that she found her passion and highest accolades. Since 1993 she has held top positions in the cultural competitions instituted by the WEST BENGAL STATE ACADEMY OF DANCE DRAMA MUSIC AND VISUAL ART, THE DOVER LANE MUSIC CONFERENCE (TALENT SEARCH CONTEST), THE AUROVINDO INSTITUED OF CULTURE AND THE ALL BENGAL TABLA LAHARA COMPETITION. Her accomplishments and potential were recognized through various national and state level scholarships awarded by the Ministry of tourism and culture (Governments of India and the state of West Bengal) and the RAMKRISHNA MISSION INSTITUTE OF CULTURE.


Sunayana Ghosh has displayed her talent in playing difficult Tihais frequently with the accompaniment of Sitar, Sarod, Santoor, Guitar and vocals, in esteemed music Orchestras (SAMMYA DHWANIS) such as the BAHADOOR KHAN MUSIC CIRCLE AND THE ALL BENGAL MUSIC CONFERENCE. She has own appreciation from playing with legendary maestros like PANDIT DEEPAK CHOWDHURY, PANDEET MAHARAAJ BANERJEE etc. It was not long before the classical performing arts centers in India bestowed upon her the illustrious title of SANGEET BHUSHAN, SANGEET BHISHRAD AND SANGEET BHASHKAR. In the midst of her active performances, this child prodigy has always striven to complement her talent with her education. She achieved the first position in the degree examination of the RABINDRA BHARATI UNIVERSITY percussion department in 2000, followed by a first class first gold medal with record scores in 2001 for her Bachelor of Arts (hons.) examination from the same university. A second gold medal was in the offing for her recently completed masters in Art examination, leading to a prestigious scholarship from RABINDRA BHARATI UNIVERSITY. The highlight of Sunayana's career in the TABLA was her selection by the I.C.C.R as one of 10 young musicians to represent India in several music performance across PARIS, LUXEMBURG, BRUSSELS, HAMBURG, BERLIN, ARMENIA, TURKEY and THE NETHERLANDS. Her potential was widely acclaimed by international audiences as well as by the national media, giving her talent a much needed international flavor. Very recent performance of Sunayana Ghosh broadcasted by UK Radio (Surtarang FM). New York city-based Tom Tom Magazine reported her music activities in its 5th issue.

The road ahead

Today, Sunayana seeks further opportunities to take Indian classical TABLA to the national and international arenas. She aspires to do this through an album in TABLA fusion she intend to compose soon, as well as through national and international live performances. If you like what you have learnt about Sunayana's musical caliber and potential, and can provide and opportunity to give her career as much needed boost, please contact her.

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[sheengold]

wooh..simply .superb

[shrinandan]

Sunayana is a great performer. She has style and a natural flair. I encourage her to keep refining her work and keep improving. God bless!

[shrinandan]

Excellent performance!

[Saikat7219]

Nice Presentation

[LiquidGib]

kya bhat hai. AWSOME PERFORMANCE

[behenkabhai]

Finally, I don't think there is anything female about this instrument at all although it is more refined than the drums that predated it. Frankly, I think it is quite a noisy instrument. If you are talking abt femininity, there is the sitar which universally evokes a wider range of emotions and touches the heart more than the tabla has ever been able to even through Zakir's/Tari's fingers leave alone lesser tablists.

[behenkabhai]

@smileallaround1 Perhaps you did not read my post thoroughly - If it is females that are attempting to storm traditionally male bastions then THEY are the ones that need to up the ante, not the males. Without getting too sexist about this I'm simply trying to state that more and more ladies are getting into this art form which is fine and dandy but their level of acceptance in this form might take a long time in coming. This is true across cultures as far as drumming goes in my opinion.

[smileallaround1]

@behenkabhai please take your "humble" (i mean that with a lot of sarcasm...) somewhere else. why it is necessary that females bring something unique. what it is the need to bring gender into this. the drum itself has a male and female part. as a musician (male or female), one should bring something unique to one's music. it is not only a requirement for female drummers

[behenkabhai]

asdf

[behenkabhai]

Indian Classical Music may not be ready for their dose of Melissa Etheridge equivalents on boisterous instruments such as the tabla. Drumming has globally been a male bastion and might stay that way for a while unless female drumming provides something genuinely unique or feminine. Just my humble two bits and a point to ponder.