The Tradition Of Khyal On Tabla / La Tradition Du Khyal Au Tabla 1 - Benares & Delhi Gharana Duo

"Pandit Kishore Kumar Mishra, born in Calcutta in 1954, has learnt from two gurus, first his father, Bhagwandas Mishra, then Shardha Shahay of Benares, who introduced him to the subtle variations of the Benares gharana. He has received the Gold Medal of the Indian National Radio and has been the accompanist of Sitara Devi, and of TN Rajan. He was present in many concerts in India and abroad (China, Switzerland, Malaysia etc...). On this recording, you hear him on the right side. Pandit Ram Kumar Mishra was born in Benares in 1965 in a famous family of tabla players. A grandson of the illustrious tabla player Pandit Anokhe Lal, he has received from his younger age the traditional training (guru shishya parampara) from his uncle, Chhote Lal Mishra. A precocious child, he has soon mastered the style of the Delhi gharana of tabla. Grade "A" in the Indian National Radio, he is ceaselessly programmed in India (Tansen Samaroh of Gwalior, Savai Gandharva Festival in Pune) as well as abroad."