SOUGATA ROY CHOWDHURY is considered one of the most talented sarode players of his generation. His abilities on his instrument show his deep respect for the tradition combined with world class tallim (training) and dedicated riyaz (practice). Sougata’s sensibility to express the deepest nuances of music moves audiences around the world to truly feel the essence of the Ragas and his sincere emotional expression. Sougata started to learn sarod at the age of 10 with Ustad Dyanesh Khan, son of the great Sarod maestro Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. His Guru (teacher) taught him the technique of sarod, discipline in music, and compositions in different Ragas, for about 9 years, until his guru’s untimely sudden death at age 45. Sougata has always been a devotee of the sarod Maestro Ustad Ali Akbar Khan and admired him as a ‘God of knowledge’, because of the way the late Ustad opened the spiritual way of his musical practice.
ARUP SENGUPTA doesn't need any introduction to Hindustani music lovers in Europe as he regularly performs with renowned Hindustani Musicians throughout Europe, India and the US. Arup is considered to be one of the most sought after Tabla accompanists in Europe. He studied Tabla with Tabla exponent Pandit Subhen Chatterjee from Kolkata (India) as well as with Subhenji's own Guru, the renowned and legendary Tabla Master Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, who is considered to be one of the world top most Tabla players.