 Yogesh Samsi
Yogesh Samsi was born into a musical family in Delhi in 1968. He began his tabla instruction with his father at age four and then continued with the illustrious Pandit Taranath Rao. He then went on to becoming a disciple of the legendary Ustad Allah Rakha where he remained under his tutelage for 23 years. It was under Ustad Allah Rakha’s watchful eye that Yogesh matured into one of the most sought after tabla artists in India today. Having an unmatched combination of power, sensitivity, knowledge of tradition, and tone clarity, Yogesh has become a first class tabla player in any musical situation.
Being born into a family of vocalists then being trained by one of India’s finest tabla players has resulted in Yogesh being equally stellar in accompanying vocal, instrumental, or in tabla solo. In accompanying vocal and instrumental music, the hallmarks of his performance are his ability to weave a beautiful tapestry of rhythm to allow the main artist to create their music on. His consistently brilliant tabla solo’s are highly sought after in India and abroad and are marked with his keen sense of aesthetics, sheer musicality, perfect balance of tabla/dugga, flawless note production, and adherence to tradition.
Yogesh has performed with many stalwarts in the Indian Classical Music world including Ustad Vilayat Khan, Pandit Dinkar Kaikini, Ustad Rashid Khan, Pandit Buddhaditya Mukherjee, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, and many others.
His ability to adapt his style shines brightly in his tabla support of Kathak dance. He has had numerous critically acclaimed performances with many of India’s top dancers including the great Pandit Birju Maharaj.
As an educator, Yogesh has the rare ability to teach the art of tabla in several languages with clarity and eloquence. He has had many highly successful workshops the world over and his many students praise his scholarly approach to teaching.
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