Dhruba Ghosh

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Dhruba Ghosh (* 25. October 1957 in Mumbai ; † 10. July 2017 ibid ) was an Indian sarangi player.

The son of tabla champion Nikhil Ghosh , nephew of flute player Pannalal Ghosh and brother of Tar player's Nayan Ghosh had the first lessons from his father and then was a pupil of Sagiruddin Khan . He was introduced to the tradition of Agra Gharana and Maihar Gharana by Dinkar Kaikini and Ali Akbar Khan .

In the tradition of Ram Narayan , he released his instrument, the sarangi, from its traditional role as an accompanying instrument for vocal performances and developed it into a full-fledged solo instrument. From 1974 he took part in his father's tours of Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia and the Far East. From 1991 he toured as a soloist and partner of musicians such as Phillipe Pierlot (viola da gamba), Jean Paul Dessy (cello), Francois Deppe (cello), Justin Pearson (cello), Yōsuke Yamashita (jazz piano), Kazutoki Umezu (saxophone), Aska Kaneko (Violin), Kiyohiko Senba (percussion), Hidetari Honjo (Shamisen) and Khashimojon Ismailov (Gidjak).

Ghosh took part in festivals in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Italy, Denmark, France and Great Britain and performed as accompanist for singers Salamat Ali Khan , Ghulam Mustapha Khan , Munawwar Ali Khan , Dinkar Kaikini, Shobha Gurtu , Girija Devi and other on. In 2011 he worked on an album by the American saxophonist Paul Winter , which was awarded a Grammy . He gave one of his last concerts in January 2017 in the Hamburg Elbphilharmonie .

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SURNAME Ghosh, Dhruba
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Indian sarangi player
DATE OF BIRTH October 25, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Mumbai
DATE OF DEATH July 10, 2017
Place of death Mumbai