Suranjana Ghosh - tabla

Suranjana Ghosh är något så ovanligt som en kvinnlig tablamästare från Indien. I Indien är det mycket sällsynt med kvinnliga tablaspelare ochdessutom på en sådan kvalificerat hög nivå. Hon ger regelbundet konserter i Indien och Europa. Fick sina första tablalektioner vid fyra års ålder av sin far och spelar idag i traditionen Lucknow Gharana.
Från Rabindra Bharati universitetet i Calcutta erhöll
hon två guldmedaljer för sin talang samt även en
regional (Västbengalen) och en nationell utmärkelse.
Har genom åren deltagit i många musikkonferenser
och festivaler i Indien, bland annat Dover Lane
musikkonferensen i Calcutta för unga talanger, den
nationella ungdomsfestivalerna i Varanasi, Orissa
och Guwahati och vid Kalakshetra dans- och
musikinstitutionen i Chennai. I Europa har Suranjana
konserterat bland annat i Grekland, Spanien , England,
Danmark och Sverige; samarbetat/samarbetar med
bland andra världsmusikgruppen Mynta, musikerna
Roland Keijser, Gösta Rundqvist, Bengt Berger,
Ale Möller, Jonas Knutson och Ulf Johansson Verre.

Name of Gurus
Late Sunil Kumar Das (father). Padma Bhusan Jnanprakash Ghosh. Pandit. Swapan Chaudhuri

Educational and musical qualification
1. B.A (Hons in Percussion) from Rabindra Bharati University (Calcutta), 1994 and secured 1 st class 1st.
2. M.A (Percussion, Tabla) Examination from Rabindra Bharati University (Calcutta), 1996 and secured
1st class 1st.
3. 'B-Ed' from Rabindra Bharati University (Calcutta) and secured
1st class 1999.
4. Sangeet Visarad in tabla from Pracheen Kala Kendra (Chandigarh) in the session
of 1985-86 and secured 1 st Division with Distinction.

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

Medals - for highest position
- Gold Medal in B.A (Hons. in Percussion) from Rabindra Bharati University, Calcutta.
- Gold Medal 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
- 1st Prize from Rajya Sangeet Academy 1989, organised by West Bengal State Music Academy.
- 1st Prize from Calcutta Youth Festival 1995, organised by West Bengal Government.

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, the jazzgroup Movio, and many more.

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