Vidwan Pathri Sathish Kumar & Sri Satyajith Talwalkar Jugalbandi l Sangeet Bharati Utsav 2020 l

Mridangam - Tabla Jugalbandi by Vidwan Patri Satish Kumar, Chennai & Sri Satyajith S Talwalkar, Mumbai

Mridangam: Vidwan Patri Satish Kumar, Chennai
Tabla : Sri Satyajith S Talwalkar, Mumbai

Sangeet Bharati Utsav 2020
Sangeet Bharati Foundation (R), Mangalore

Patri Satish Kumar
The much sought after mridangam artiste from India, Patri Satish Kumar was born into a family of musicians, He was initiated into the art of percussion by his mother Padmavathy, a renowned violinist and had his debut at the tender age of 7.

A fine performer, composer and with a deep interest to innovate and explore the art form, his specialization is his precise fingering technique and the fine balance of sounds between the treble and base heads of the Mridangam.
Trained by Gurus Sree Ramachandramurthy, V.A.Swami and V. Narasimhan, Satish Kumar continues to evolve a style of his own that is distinctly his own.
Satish Kumar has been a regular feature in prestigious venues and festivals across India and around the world including BBC Proms at The Royal Albert Hall - London, The Music Academy - Chennai, Saptak Festival - Ahmedabad, Theater De La Ville - Paris,Villa Cardova - Cardoba - Spain, Rashtrapathi Bhavan - New Delhi, Pablo Festival in France, Harbor Front Festival - Toronto, Madrid Jazz Festival, to name a few.
Satish Kumar’s name features in scores of CD and DVD productions as a soloist and also as part of other Ensembles from Classical and other musical productions in various genres all over the world.
Satish has been enthralling audiences in India, The Persian Gulf, South East Asia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Europe, USA and Canada.
An “A-Top” ranking artiste of the All India Radio, Satish Kumar continues his journey in the world of percussion.

Satyajit S. Talwalkar
Shri Satyajit Suresh Talwalkar was born on 4 April 1978 in Pune, Maharashtra. He inherited the art of Tabla-playing from his father Shri Suresh Talwalkar, who initiated him into the art. He also learnt Hindustani music from his mother, Shrimati Padma Talwalkar, an eminent vocalist.
Shri Satyajit Talwalkar made a mark as a young talent early in life, performing widely in prestigious festivals organized by various organizations in India and abroad. He has received various prestigious awards including the ITC SRA Yuva Award, Kolkata. He has distinguished himself as a soloist and has also accompanied veterans of Hindustani music such as Amjad Ali Khan, Shahid Parvez, Brij Bhushan Kabra, Rashid Khan, Ulhas Kashalkar and Pandit Jasraj. He has keen interest in fusion, world music and modern jazz.
He has many recordings to his credit.
Shri Satyajit Talwalkar is awarded the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar of Sangeet Natak Akademi for the year 2011 for his notable talent in the field of Hindustani instrumental music.