User talk:Kousicsentabla

Born in a musical family Kousic Sen is the proud representative of the Banaras Gharana of Tabla and is one of the foremost Tabla players of his generation. Kousic has accompanied many notable musicians and dancers throughout India and is a regular participant in all the major music festivals in India. He has toured extensively throughout the world including: USA, Canada, Germany, UK, Switzerland, Spain, Finland, France, Austria, Turkey, Belgium, Holland, Sweden, Denmark, and Indonesia. Kousic has also collaborated with musicians from other traditions working with Cuban, Indonesian, Persian musicians and Spanish musicians. He has worked with Flamenco dancers and the Philharmonic Orchestra. From a very early age he was exposed to North Indian Classical Music as his mother Smt Tapti Sen was a prominent North Indian Classical Vocalist. Kousic started playing Tabla from his father, Late Mr P. L. Sen, later started formal training with Late Pt. Manik Paul of the Farukhabad Gharana ( tradition / style of playing). Kousic showed great promise at an early age and at that very young age he started learning from Pt.Biswanath Bose of the Banaras Gharana, himself a disciple of the legendary Tabla master Pt.Kanthe Maharaj. Following the death of Pt.Biswanath Bose Kousic became a formal disciple (Gandha Bandh Sagrid) of his eldest son Pt.Kumar Bose who was himself a student of Pt. Biswanath Bose and the nephew of Pt.Kanthe Maharaj the great Tabla Maestro Pt. Kishan Maharaj. Kousic still enjoys the Guru shishya relationship with Pt.Kumar Bose and whenever possible makes time to learn, discuss and develop ideas on table playing with his much loved and respected Guru. The association with other members of the Bose family has also been of great benefit to Kousic. In particular Pt. Jayanta Bose, a gifted musician,percussionist, composer, poet and performer, has provided guidance and encouragement in the understanding of different musical styles. Kousic believes in traditional GURU SHISHYA PARAMPARA ( The traditional way of teachings from a guru ( teacher ) to a 'Sishśiya' (disciple). In this relationship, subtle and advanced knowledge is conveyed and received through the student's respect, commitment, devotion and obedience. The student eventually masters the knowledge that the guru embodies). He also inspires his next generation by not only teaching them Tabla but also by explaining the interesting "Method of using microbits in North Indian  Classical Music". He guides Indian classical musicians, percussionists as well as western musicians in their research work in this field. He is a principal Tabla teacher of  Art School, Liverpool (UK)and  teaches in  individual and group interactive sessions as well as through the Net through  interactive audio/video sessions all over the world. Kousic is working as a percussion conductor of SAMYO -The UK's National South Asian Youth Orchestra managed by MILAPFEST.