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Details : Aruna Narayan is the daughter of the renowned sarangi maestro Ram Narayan. The sarangi, an ancient North Indian bowed instrument, is considered one of the most difficult to master. It had therefore remained relatively undeveloped in both its physical and musical aspects. Its traditional role as an accompaniment instrument for vocal music kept it further in the background. Aruna’s father however, emerged as its champion and due to his efforts the sarangi is now considered to be in the mainstream of the Indian performing arts. Although Aruna began her music training at the rather late age of eighteen, she made fast progress studying intensely with her father for several years. She has fully captured her father’s disciplined, serious style and yet has also developed a unique voice for her instrument with a warm and generous musical temperament. Her playing is impressive in its subtlety, precision and grace as well as in its powerful and weighty bowing. Apart from the distinction of being one of only a handful of solo sarangi players, Aruna is the only woman to play this instrument professionally. She has given numerous concerts in India, Europe, Australia, the US and Canada. Her music has been featured in several international films and she regularly teaches in the school system introducing young people to Indian music and the sarangi. Presently she resides in Toronto, Canada where she teaches and performs.
Debasish Chaudhuri was born in India and now resides in the Los Angeles area. He is a sought-after tabla accompanist, soloist, and teacher. He began his musical studies at age five under the guidance of Nanku Maharaj and Kanai Dutta, and for over thirty years, he has studied with his uncle, renowned tabla maestro Swapan Chaudhuri. Debashish has accompanied various preeminent artists and has been on the faculty of the Pandit Jasraj School of Music Foundation at Los Angeles, CA and in Tampa, Florida. He is a director of the newly-formed Rupak School of World Music in Los Angeles.
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