Sanjey Sivaananthan began studying tabla in 2007 under Sri Shen Flindell. He attends weekly classes and regular performs at various concerts, e.g. the Annual Ashu Babu Memorial Tabla School Concert and the Woodford Folk Festival. Furthermore, in tandem with weekly … Read more...
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Sri Arthavan Selvanathan (mridangam)
Arthavan Selvanathan started learning the mridangam at the age of nine from Sri Ananthakrishnan Kailash, affectionately called Madhu. He also received intensive training from Madhu’s Guru, Sri Sriranga Rajapuram Jayaraman, and his son, Sri J Ganesan, in Chennai, India, during … Read more...
Ku Mathuja Bavan (Bharat Natyam dance)
Mathuja began learning Bharatha Natyam since she was five and has worked hard at perfecting the art form over the past thirteen years. Her Arangetram on the 21st July 2012 in Brisbane was a memorable event for classical dance lovers, … Read more...
Sri Manbir Singh (Hindustani vocal)
Manbir was first introduced to Gurmat Sangeet at a young age by his grandfather, Bhai Prem Singh, who taught him Keertan and enrolled him in Gandharv Mahavidyalaya at the age of 8 to learn Tabla (Indian percussion instrument) under Pt. … Read more...
Ku Roshini Sriram (Carnatic vocal)
Roshini as a child exhibited an ear for music. She used to accompany her mother Smt. Harini Sriram on Thyagarajah Aradhanas in Wellington from her tender age of 2. She learnt her first music lesson from her mother Harini at … Read more...
Sri Arka Tito Basu (tabla)
Arka Tito Basu has been learning tabla for 11 years now, since 2003, and recently received a distinction in the Grade 8 Tabla Exam from Pandit Ram Sahai Sangeet Vidyalaya (PRSSV), London. He has also received three first places in … Read more...
Ku. Anjuha Ketheeswaran (sitar)
Anju began learning the sitar in 2011 under the guidance of Smt Shrabani Choudhury, who is learned in the Vishnapur Gharana. Anju has since performed at many community programs organised by the Tamil Association QLD and the Varnam Cultural Society … Read more...
Ku. Senjuti Maitra (vocal)
Senjuti Maitra started taking formal lessons in classical music in Kolkata, Agarpara from Amit Chakraborty, Bhavna Sangeet Academy. Since moving to Brisbane in 2008 she is continuing lessons through Skype from Amit Chakraborty.
Ragas learnt so far: Bhairab, Emon, Bilabal, … Read more...