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Nikhil Ghosh

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Also known as Pandit Nikhil Jyoti Ghosh

Indian musician, teacher and writer (1918-1995)

Person · Open Library

Born
1919
Works
2

Top works

  • Fundamentals of rāga and tāla
  • Fundamentals of rāga and tāla, with a new system of notation

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
CA

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
341
Total plays
964

Nikhil Ghosh: 1919-95 (Farukhabad tradition) Nikhil Ghosh studied first with the great Calcutta teacher Jnan Prakash Ghosh, and later with Amir Hussain Khan and Ahmedjan Thirakwa. In so doing, he inherited a vast knowledge of old Punjab and Farukhabad compositions. A keen scholar of the drums, his playing reflects that wealth of knowledge. (In this pancham savari (15 count) clip he plays gats by Jnan Babu and Amir Hussain, strung together like pearls on a rela necklace. <a href="https://www.las

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
India
Place of birth
Barishal
Occupation
percussionist
Native language
Bangla
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date of death
1995-03-03
date of birth
1918-12-28
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