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| Born | (1945-03-30)March 30, 1945 (age 80) |
| Instrument | tabla |
Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri (born 30 March 1945), is an Indian tabla player. He has accompanied several musicians ofIndian classical music, including, PanditRavi Shankar,Ustad Ali Akbar Khan,Ustad Vilayat Khan,Pandit Bhimsen Joshi,Pandit Jasraj,[1][2] UstadAmjad Ali Khan,Ken Zuckerman and many more. He also taught his sons tabla. Chaudhuri is a disciple ofSantosh Biswas in theLucknow gharana.
He received American Academy of Artists Award and was nominee to Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame. In 1996, Swapan Chaudhuri received theSangeet Natak Academy Award from the President of India, the highest awards for Classical Music in India. In 2019, he received thePadma Shri, one of India's highest honor from the Indian government.[3][4]
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