Suresh Talwalkar
Pandit Suresh Talwalkar (born 1948) is an Indian musician who plays the percussion instrument tabla.
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Born | 1948 (age 71–72) Mumbai, Bombay State, India |
Genres | Hindustani classical music |
Instruments | tabla |
Associated acts | Padma Talwalkar, Ram Narayan, Ulhas Kashalkar, Vijay Ghate |
Website | Taalyogi Pandit Suresh Talwalkar |
Talwalkar was born 1948 in Chembur, Mumbai, and initially learned playing the tabla from his father Dattatrey Talwalkar.[1][2] He trained under tabla players Pandharinath Nageshkar and Vinayakrao Ghangrekar, and studied the rhythm theory of Carnatic music and Hindustani classical singing.[2][3]
His style draws from several gharanas (stylistic schools) and he accompanied classical musicians and dancers;[2] Talwalkar frequently performed with sarangi player Ram Narayan since the late 1960s, accompanied classical singer Ulhas Kashalkar, and has toured in the United States, Europe, and Africa.[4][5][6] He taught tabla players, including Vijay Ghate, and Western drummers.[2] Talwalkar was awarded the All India Radio Award in 1966, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2004[2][7] and Padma Shri in 2013.[8]
Talwalkar is married to classical singer Padma Talwalkar and they have a daughter, tabla player Savani, and a son, Mumbai businessman and tabla player Satyajit.[9][10]
Awards
He received the Padma Shree Award in 2013.
References
- Sinha, Manjari (13 May 2010). "Tunes of the soul". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 July 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
- "SNA: Events 2005-2006". Sangeet Natak Akademi. Archived from the original on 1 July 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
- Naimpalli, Sadanand (2005). Theory and Practice of Tabla. Popular Prakashan. p. 108. ISBN 81-7991-149-7.
- "Narayan, maître du sarangi, en récital à Montréal" [Narayan, master of sarangi, performs in Montreal]. Le Devoir (in French). 27 November 1981. p. 18.
- Swaminathan, G. (6 January 2009). "Highlighting the ragas' beauty". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 July 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
- "March to a different drummer at tabla gig". The Nation. 21 February 1997. p. C7.
- "SNA: List of Akademi Awardees – Instrumental – Tabla". Sangeet Natak Akademi. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
- "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- Shaikh, Asseem (15 December 2009). "Singer's house burgled; gold, jewellery worth Rs 6.74 lakh stolen". Times News Network. The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 July 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
- "The Beat of a Guru". The Nation. 15 March 1997. p. C1.
External links
- "Taalyogi Pandit Suresh Talwalkar". Official website.
- Suresh Talwalkar at AllMusic