Suranjana Ghosh - tabla






Name of Guru:

* Late Sunil Kumar Das (father)
* Padma Bhusan Jnanprakash Ghosh
* Pandit.Swapan Chaudhuri

Education:
B.A (Hons in Percussion) and M.A (Percussion, Tabla)
Examination from Rabindra Bharati university and
secured 1st class 1st.

Scholarships:

1. State Scholarship from West Bengal State Music
Academy in 1990 with training from Padmabhushan
Jnanprakash Ghosh.
2. National Scholarship from University Grant Comission (U.G.C), in 1995.

Gold Medal

Gold Medal in B.A and in M.A (Tabla) from Rabindra Bharati University, Calcutta.

Book

One of the main contributor to the first study book of tabla published in Sweden/Scandinavia, 2002; "Börja spela tabla" (Start to play tabla).

Prizes

* Rajya Sangeet Academy 1989, organised by West Bengal State Music Academy.
* Calcutta Youth Festival 1995, organised by West Bengal Government.
* The Dover Lane Music Academy in the year of 1995.
* Inter-Collegiate Oriental Music Competition (Tabla and Pakhwaj) for the session 1990-91.
* Nirod Baran Memorial Prize in B.A (Hons. in Percussion)and M.A from Rabindrada Bharati University for securing 1st class first.

Perfomances in India

1. Attend workshops organised by West Bengal State Music Academy in Siliguri, 1989 and in Calcutta, 1990.
2. Performed in Inter-University East-zone Youth Festival 1991-92, in Berhampur University, Orissa, Varanasi Hindu University in Benaras (1991-92), (1992-93), Guwahati University (1991-92).
3. Performed in Mantu Banerjee Memorial Conference (1999) Calcutta, Kalakshetra foundation (2000) Chennai, Banga Sammelan (2000), Calcutta. Kalamandalam Festival (2000) Calcutta, ..E-Desh - O Desh´, classical consert organised by ..Damaru´ 2001, Calcutta. The Doverlane Young Talent Music Conference(2002) Calcutta, Damaru festival (2002) in Calcutta. Sankatmachan festival (2003) Banaras.
4. Performed with Shankar Mahadevan in Bangalore (India). ...and more

Performances abroad

Conserts and workshops in many European countries: Sweden, Russia Spain, Greece, Denmark, England etc.

Performed and conducted workshop in Bangladesh 2003.

A regular performer with world music group Mynta, in Sweden and also in India (Mumbai, Chennai,Bangalore.etc).

A regular performer in Sweden,for example; Uppsala Cathedral, Stockholm Jazz festival, Karlskrona Jazz festival, Stallet(Stockholm), Lund Cathedral, Kista Worldmusic Festival, Uppsala University hall (A tribute to Duke Ellington), Gävle concerthall, Vara Concerthouse, Västerås concerthouse,Uppsala Conserthouse Gothenburg council theatre, Stockholm Culturel house,Gothenburg Conserthouse, Fasching, Urkult, Huddinge jazzfestval, Katalin jazzclub, Hijazz, Regina Teater(Uppsala) Nybrokajen 11.

Performances with the western classical group Weberquartett and many other topmusicians in Sweden: Andrew Canning(Organ), Ale Möller, Coste Apetrea, Ulf Johansson Verre, Erik Steen, Roland Keijser, Jonas Kullhammar, Goran Kajfes, Gösta Rundqvist, Jonas Knutsson, Nina Ramsby, Andrew Canning, the jazzgroup Movio.

http://www.myspace.com/tablasuranjana

Suranjana Ghosh is something unusual as a female tabla master from India. In India it's very rare with female tabla masters qualified at this high level. Suranjana gives regular concerts in India and Europe. She got her first tabla lektions at the age of four by her father , and plays today in the tradition of Lucknow Gharana.