1. Sandeep Das is an Indian tabla player and composer currently based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
17 Facts About Sandeep Das
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Sandeep Das was previously nominated twice for the Grammy Award in 2005 and 2009.
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Sandeep Das's family was originally from Chandannagar, West Bengal, relocating to Patna in the 1970s.
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Sandeep Das graduated in English Literature with gold medal from Banaras Hindu University.
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Sandeep Das started learning from Kishan Maharaj, under the Indian Guru-shishya tradition, at the age of 9.
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In 1986, Sandeep Das made his stage debut in India, with Sitar maestro Ravi Shankar.
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Sandeep Das was, at the time, the youngest drummer to be graded by Akashvani.
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Sandeep Das moved to Delhi in 1990 to pursue his career as a professional Tabla player, and began playing with prominent musicians such as Shubha Mudgal, Amjad Ali Khan, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Shivkumar Sharma, and Shujaat Khan among others.
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In 1991, Sandeep Das debuted outside India, with steel drum bands in Trinidad.
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Sandeep Das has been nominated for the Grammy Awards twice.
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Sandeep Das has composed for and performed internationally with the Silk Road Ensemble of Yo-Yo Ma since the group's founding in 2000.
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When he started playing with the Silk Road, Yo-Yo Ma was surprised to learn that, Sandeep Das did not read music scores, but could memorize a piece.
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Also a cultural and educational entrepreneur, Sandeep Das founded HUM in 2009, an ensemble of world-class artists, to promote global understanding through musical performance and education.
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In 2012, Sandeep Das was invited by the Harvard Graduate School of Education to teach a course on Arts in Education.
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Sandeep Das has given masterclasses at Juilliard School of Music, Berklee College of Music, Rhode Island School of Design, Harvard University Academy of Music in Villecroze, France and Stanford University.
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Sandeep Das has composed multiple pieces over the years including Soul Mitra, Vaishnavi, Vairocana King Ashoka, If You Shall Return, Mohini, Srishti, and Tarang.
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Sandeep Das met his future wife Tripti while they were members of the National Cadet Corps, at the 1985 Republic Day celebrations of India.