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Pt. Nikhil Ghosh's lyrics & chords
Nikhil Ghosh: 1919-95 (Farukhabad tradition) Nikhil Ghosh studied first with the great Calcutta teacher Jnan Prakash Ghosh, and later with Amir Hussain Khan and Ahmedjan Thirakwa. In so doing, he inherited a vast knowledge of old Punjab and Farukhabad compositions. A keen scholar of the drums, his playing reflects that wealth of knowledge. (In this pancham savari (15 count) clip he plays gats by Jnan Babu and Amir Hussain, strung together like pearls on a rela necklace.) Nikhil Ghosh founded the music conservatory Sangit Mahabharati in Bombay,...read more