Sandeep Mishra
Instrument / Art Form: Sarangi
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Sandeep Mishra hails from the renowned Sarangi Gharana of Benares, India. Since his childhood he had a flair for singing and acquired a high-level proficiency in vocal singing under the guidance of his guru and grandfather the great maestro late. Pandit Narayan Das Mishra.
Sandeep has added an innovation and style to his Sarangi by blending a contemporary approach to this traditional instrument without forsaking its purity.
He can play at ease the nuances of the very pure classical Indian form of music and the contemporary/modern music on Sarangi. In this short span of his life sangeet has made an endeavour to revive the ancient style of this soul-touching instrument, the Sarangi.
He has acquired the ‘tantakri’ and ‘gayaki’ style of playing Sarangi from his father and practised it since his childhood. His unparalleled talent allowed his seniors and gurus to call him a child prodigy.