Anupam Shobhakar

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    Anupam Shobhakar

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    Though Anupam Shobhakar hails from the Maihar Gharana,a family whose contribution to the world of instrumental music is unparalled ,a legacy which has produced artists such as Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Pt Ravi Shankar, Pt Nikhil Banarjee and Anupam's guru and grandson of Baba Allaudin Khan-Ustad Aashish khan, he also happens to be a wizard when it comes to electronic music. Using sampled sounds, VST plugins and stringently programmed MIDI soundscapes, rooted in an extensive and serious study of various melodic,harmonic and rhythmic traditions, Anupam creates massive blends that give a fresh outlook on challenging and improvisation ally virtuous blends world music which truly collaborates with serious and technically accomplished musicians.Having worked with some of the best sound engineers in the world, Anupam has always maintained that you cannot lie when it comes to sound.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        A lesser known fact about Anupam is, he is a prodigious guitarist who has even personally crafted a 23 stringed guitar that only he can play! Before switching to the intricate Sarode, as a guitarist, Anupam believed that you can actually feel a guitarist sweat if he is playing any good!                                                                                                                Anupam currently touring Canada , propagating spreading and sharing the pure and powerful music of Baba Allaudin khan , which is passed down through generations by the 'gurumukhi' vidya and goes all the way back to Mia Tansen the 16th century musical god , Anupam has studied the traditional 'dhruvapada ang of the Senia Beenkar and the Senia Rababiya gharanas under Ustad Aashish Khan ,with strong emphasis on ragadari as well as layakari exploring traditional ragas in various challanging talas and time signatures, exponentially sharing the sarode style crafted and created by Baba Allaudin Khan , but most importantly- meeting and uniting cultures and people of different musical backgrounds , collaborating with wide angled diverse artists from Spain , Italy, the Middle East , Russia and the United States and soaking in the sun of the global village.

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