Yogesh Samsi
Pandit Yogesh Samsi | |
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Background information | |
Genres | Hindustani classical music |
Instrument(s) | Tabla |
Years active | From 1991 |
Pandit Yogesh Samsi (born 17 November 1968) [1] is an Indian tabla player.[2]
Early life
Yogesh Samsi was born in Delhi to renowned vocalist Pandit Dinkar Kaikini.[3] Yogesh's father introduced him to music at the age of four.[4] At the age of four he started learning the tabla from Pandit H. Taranath Rao. Later, he sought the guidance of Ustad Allah Rakha Khan, one of the greatest percussionists and father of renowned tabla player Zakir Hussain. He spent 23 years under the tutelage of Allarakha.[citation needed]
Career
Pt. Samsi has accompanied the top grade instrumentalists and vocalists and dancers of India, including Vilayat Khan, Ajoy Chakrabarty, Dinkar Kaikini, Bhimsen Joshi, Shivkumar Sharma, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Ken Zuckerman, Birju Maharaj, Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar and Ustad Rashid Khan. He strives to keep up his revered guru's word of preserving the tradition in the presentation of tabla solo. He also appeared in the first episode of Idea Jalsa with Shivkumar Sharma.[citation needed]
Awards
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Tabla - 2017 [5][6][7]
References
- ^ http://www.sudeepaudio.com/viewProfiles.php?act=detailProfile&pid=119
- ^ "Yogesh Samsi | Vancouver, Canada | Straight.com". Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- ^ "The Hindu : Magazine / Columns : The Punjab tradition". www.hindu.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Artslink.co.za - Sitar recital with Shujaat Khan".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ https://www.facebook.com/sangeetnatakakademinewdelhi/posts/1942933472384008 [user-generated source]
- ^ "42 artistes selected for Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards". Business Standard India. 19 June 2018.
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