Tarun Balani Instrument- Drums

Tarun Balani is a magnetic drummer, percussionist, composer and a music educator from New Delhi, India. Tarun also leads his own group, the Tarun Balani Collective. The music of the collective represents Tarun's vision as a composer, drawing from a world of influences, finding it's expression in the modern jazz idiom.

Tarun holds a bachelors degree in music from the prestigious Berklee College of Music. Tarun developed his voice as a world jazz drummer playing for the Berklee Global Jazz Ensemble where he studied and shared the stage with artistes like Danilo Perez, John Patitucci, Joe lovano, Goerge Garzone, Ron Carter, among others.

Tarun is also the creative director at Global Music Institute.

Cajon

Cajon is an Afro-Peruvian musical instrument and today, the cajón is heard extensively in Cuban, Coastal Peruvian or Musica criolla musical styles: Tondero, Zamacueca and Peruvian Waltz, modern Flamenco and certain styles of modern Rumba.

Rajib Karmakar

Rajib is the third generation of musician in his family.a promising young musician. started learning the sitar at the tender age of four from his father Shri Durgadas Karmakar .His other gurus include Ustad Ghulam Akbar Khan and ustad Shahid Pervez Khan.Having received SURMANI from Sur Sringar Samshad, Mumbai , Baba Allauddin Khan Award he is also a Gold Medalist in M.A. ( Music ). Rajib is performing frequently all over India and abroad. He has three Cds under his name till now. Rajib's versatility has ably adapted his classical knowledge and skill in his fusion projects like FUZORHYTHM(India),LOOP SCIENCE(Germany), NADA NAISSANCE( France) etc. He is the creator of the world's first double necked electric Sitar " MAYUR TANTRI" .

SITAR

Sitar is one of the most popular stringed instruments of India . It derives its resonance from a long hollow neck, sympathetic strings and a Gourd resonating Chamber . As an Instrument, it has been widely used in various works all across the Globes in various genres of Music and is widely acclaimed throughout the World.

Musician-Mihir Natta, Instrument- Dholak

Mihir is truly, without a shadow of doubt, the pioneer of making the Dholak popular around the world and he plays it adeptly not only with great finesse and perfection but with great passion.

Dholak-

dholak is basically a very popular folk instrument of Indian music. Nowadays it is widely used in different genres of music apart from Indian folk.Styles that use Dholak are Bhajans, Indian Light Classical Music, Film Songs, Folk Music, Geet, Qawalli, Kirtan and Dhun.

Musician-Fakkhruddin Gaffari (Sina)

Fakruddin Gaffari is an acclaimed musician from Iran; he plays the Iranian drums and is world renowned.

Instrument- Tombak and Udu

Tombak is an Iranian percussion that is used in Persian Classical Music and is the main percussion of. Persian music. drum is. Gublet shaped and is covered by a hide from one side. The instrument actively uses all the ten fingers of both hands and also for a player of the drum will be able to use both the hands with same control and power.

Musician- Imran Khan,

Imran Khan, an acclaimed violinist renders high quality music which soothes the

hearts of millions.

Instrument- Violin

The violin is a western string instrument.It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola, cello, and double bass. The violin is played by musicians in a wide variety of musical genres, including Baroque music, classical, jazz, folk music, and rock and roll. The violin has come to be played in many non-western music cultures all over the world.

Musician- Shailendra Mishra,

The mastermind behind VYOM is Pt. Shailendra Mishra, who is a Tabla virtuoso and is a renowned face among musicians and music lovers. He is a representative of the traditional schools of Tabla playing; and is equally versatile in playing with other forms of music in the world. He is a visionary who believes in the rendition of quality music which must be allowed to reach the common people so that its richness and magnanimity can benefit one and all.

Instrument- Indian hand drums, Tabla

Tabla- is an ancient Indian traditional hand drums and the most popular instrument of India. It is the most versatile instrument and used very successfully in the different forms of world music too.

Amit Goswami

Amit Goswami is a brilliant young artists of Sarod. Amit, representative of Seniya Gharana, learnt the intricacies of Indian instrumental music from his father Late Pt. Jash Karan Goswami, who was a disciple of legendary Sarod maestro Ustad Ali Akbar Khan.

Apart from having won many awards and titles, Amit Goswami is an ‘A’ grade artist of all India Radio. As a performing artist he has travelled extensively all over India.

SAROD

Sarod is the most popular and prominent instrument in Hindustani classical music. It is known for a deep, weighty, introspective sound. It is a fretless instrument able to produce the continuous slides between notes known as meend which is important to Indian music.

The sarod is believed by some to have descended from the Afghan rubab, The name Sarod roughly translates to "beautiful sound" or "melody" in Persian.

Deepak Kshirsagar

An highly talented and ‘A” grade artiste of All India radio, Shri Deepak Kshirsagar enjoys nation-wide applause for the new dimensions he gave to Indian Classical music.

Indian Classical Guitar

Its a modified form of Hawaiian guitar to bring out every nuances of Indian Classical music with some necessary amendments. Made of Hollow rosewood and pinewood with three main strings , three drone strings and two chikari, it fantastically incorporates gayaki ( vocal) with tantrakari (instrumental) ang.

Vyom Musician

About the Artist

Amit Goswami