Pandit Kumar Bose (Bangla পন্ডিত কুমার বোস), born 4 April 1953, is an Indian tabla maestro and composer of Indian classical music.[1] Bose belongs to the Benaras Gharana style of tabla playing. Having honed his skills under the tutelage of the legendary Pandit Kishan Maharaj, Pandit Bose rose to prominence with his flamboyant performances with Pandit Ravi Shankar. In addition to his musical abilities, Bose is also an awarded sportsman, a carrom champion, and fluently speaks four languages.[citation needed] In a career spanning more than four decades, Pandit Kumar Bose has established himself as one of the leading exponents of the tabla and an internationally recognised face in the world of Indian Classical Music. He received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2007.

Bose was born in Kolkata in a musical family. His father, Pt Biswanath Bose, a distinguished tabla player, taught him his first lessons in rhythm.

His mother Vidushi Bharati Bose was an eminent sitarist and disciple of the great Ustad Dabir Khan and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan[2] Bharati received several awards in her career, including recognition as an All India Radio Artist and the President's Award for Best Sitar Performance in 1956. She guided her son with the basic forms of classical music and helped him to groom himself into professional tabla player.

His brothers also are noted musicians, who keep a traditional, thorough and vigorous training regime. His brother Acharya Jayanta Bose is an internationally reputed composer, lyrist, harmonium soloist and singer, while his brother Pt Debojyoti Bose is a noted sarod player and music director.

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A professional Tabla player, Percussionist and Music Producer with an exquisite taste for Fashion and Cinema. Based in Kolkata, India.An aspiring tabla player with a background of three generations; concentrating primarily on Indian Classical Music and practicing other genres too.
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