Subhankar Banerjee | |
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Background information | |
Born | Kolkata, India | 20 August 1966
Origin | India |
Died | 25 August 2021 Kolkata, India | (aged 55)
Genres | Hindustani classical music |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Tabla |
Years active | 1990s–2020s |
Subhankar Banerjee (20 August 1966 – 25 August 2021) was an Indian musician and tabla player of the Farukhabad tradition. [1] [2]
He studied initially with Manik Das of the Benares tradition before learning with Swapan Siva of the Farukhabad tradition, which he is more associated with. [3]
He regularly supported Amjad Ali Khan, Rashid Khan, Birju Maharaj, Hariprasad Chaurasia, and Shivkumar Sharma on stage. [4] He was also a tabla soloist. [5]
Banerjee contracted COVID-19 in June 2021. He died a few months later in August, five days after his 55th birthday. [6]
Subhankar Banerjee | |
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Background information | |
Born | Kolkata, India | 20 August 1966
Origin | India |
Died | 25 August 2021 Kolkata, India | (aged 55)
Genres | Hindustani classical music |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Tabla |
Years active | 1990s–2020s |
Subhankar Banerjee (20 August 1966 – 25 August 2021) was an Indian musician and tabla player of the Farukhabad tradition. [1] [2]
He studied initially with Manik Das of the Benares tradition before learning with Swapan Siva of the Farukhabad tradition, which he is more associated with. [3]
He regularly supported Amjad Ali Khan, Rashid Khan, Birju Maharaj, Hariprasad Chaurasia, and Shivkumar Sharma on stage. [4] He was also a tabla soloist. [5]
Banerjee contracted COVID-19 in June 2021. He died a few months later in August, five days after his 55th birthday. [6]