Subhankar Banerjee (musician)

Subhankar Banerjee
Background information
Born(1966-08-20)20 August 1966
Kolkata, India
OriginIndia
Died25 August 2021(2021-08-25) (aged 55)
Kolkata, India
GenresHindustani classical music
OccupationMusician
InstrumentTabla
Years active1990s–2020s

Subhankar Banerjee (20 August 1966 – 25 August 2021) was an Indian musician and tabla player of the Farukhabad tradition.[1][2]

Biography

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 Ravi Shankar, Hariprasad Chaurasia, M. Balamuralikrishna, Amjad Ali Khan, Rashid Khan, Birju Maharaj, Hariprasad Chaurasia, and Shivkumar Sharma on stage.[4][5] He was also a tabla soloist.[6]

Banerjee contracted COVID-19 in June 2021. He died a few months later in August, five days after his 55th birthday.[7][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Banerjee, Meena (18 August 2018). "Subhankar Banerjee: 'I believe in telling a story'". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  2. ^ Ray, Kunal (26 October 2016). "The sound of success". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  3. ^ "Pt Subhankar Banerjee no more". The Daily Star. 25 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Tabla maestro Subhankar Banerjee passes away at 54". www.telegraphindia.com.
  5. ^ Ray, Kunal (26 October 2016). "The sound of success". The Hindu.
  6. ^ "Covid-19 ends Pt Subhankar Banerjee's tabla tale | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Tabla maestro Subhankar Banerjee dead | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. 26 August 2021.
  8. ^ Dasgupta, Priyanka (26 August 2021). "Kolkata: Tabla virtuoso Pt Subhankar Banerjee loses Covid battle". The Times of India.