Manas Kumar is one of the finest Hindustani classical violinists in the concert circuit today. Having inculcated musical instincts from the age of five, he received his initial violin education from his father, Shree G Chaumua. When he was 11 years of age he underwent intensive training for 18 years from Pt. Bidyut Misra of Guwahati, a lecturer in the virtue of violin at the State College of Music, Assam. Manas is a physics graduate and he holds a degree in music from the prestigious Bhatkhande University, Lucknow. He has been acclaimed as an top-grade performing artiste by the All India Radio & is a proud recipient of the very prestigious ' Ustad Bismillah khan Yuva Puraskar' by Sangeet Natak Academy (New Delhi) in 2020 and ‘Surmani’(1st rank) presented by the Sur Singar Samsad, Mumbai in the year 2008. He has also been conferred upon the 1st Prize at the Pt. V.D. Paluskar Music Competition in 2007 & has secured the prestigious senior scholarships presented by the Center for Cultural Resources and Training & the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. Manas has enthralled audiences across India & globally at numerous prestigious music festivals and conferences like the Sankat Mochan fest(Varanasi) , Raag Kaal Festival, Haridas Sammelan, Uday Swar by Pancham Nishad, Ustad Alladiyakhan Mahotsav , Hridayesh Music festival, Arohi music Festival for young talent , Sharda music festival to name a few. He has rendered recitals for many popular Television programs, Radio broadcasts & popular Music Albums and Film scores. His music spans across genres of Hindustani Classical & Fusion. A co-founder of the classical fusion band 'Samarpan' he performs regularly with this band across the country as well as abroad, while his work as a composer has also been commended critically. At present, he is a faculty of music at Sharda Sangeet Vidyalaya, Mumbai. Manas has worked with the likes of Shankar Mahadevan, Ranjit Barot, Hariharan & Ravi Chary to name a few.
S. Akash, son of Sri. M. N. Satish Kumar and Smt. Vani Satish, started showing keen interest in music at the tender age of three and half years. He hails from a family of musicians and music lovers. At the age of four, he was put under the tutelage of Pandit Venkatesh Godhkindi, a renowned flutist. At that very young age, although unable to follow music notations in writing, he was able to grasp subtle intricacies of music. Akash is currently learning vocal to flute (gayaki ang) from Pt. Jayateerth Mevundi, and has been under the tutelage of the maestro for over 15 years. He has performed at various renowned stages around the globe, and he is a recipient of several prestigious awards as well.
Young and talented Amit Kavthekar ("GANDA-BANDH SHAGIRD" of Late Ustad Allarakha) has rhythm running in his veins. At the early age of six, he was being groomed in the art of playing tabla by the legendary Ustad Allarakha. He has also been fortunate enough to be taught tabla intricacies by Ustad Zakir Hussain - a maestro in Indian classical music an international phenomenon in the fields of percussion and world music.Amit has played with many eminent Indian Classical Musicians such as Ustad Zakir Hussain and Sivamani on Zee TV in India, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan at Google Talks, Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan at Berklee College of Music, Ustad Ashish Khan at Learnquest Festival at Regis College MA, Pt. Buddhadev Dasgupta in Baithak, Boston MA, Pt. Kushal Das at MIT, Pt. Shivkumar Sharma in his Documentary directed by Jabbar Patel in India, Pt. Jasraj in his vocal recital in Pune India and many others. Recently, Amit played at the United Nations Day Concert 2018 with Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Ayaan Ali Bangash and Amaan Ali Bangash as well as with the Refugee Orchestra project. Amit has frequent collaborations with western classical, jazz and fusion musicians - He is a member of the Purnalokha quartet along with David Balakrishnan of the grammy winning Turtle Island Quartet. He has also played with the Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra and is also a founder member of the band Sawaari, which explores music from different parts of the world. Recently, Amit started working with renowned and one of the best Jazz guitar players Al Di Meola and now he is the integral part of Al Di Meola acoustic trio Project. Amit is currently teaching Tabla in the New England School of Music based in Massachusetts. He also teaches master classes and workshops in universities.
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