Aloke Dasgupta

Aloke Dasgupta is a North Indian classical sitar musician born in India on January 26, 1953. He resides in Torrance, California, in the United States. Dasgupta has performed with George Harrison, V.G. Jog, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Rolling Stones, and other artists. He holds a master's degree in ethnomusicology from San Diego State University. Aloke, who graduated with a master's in ethnomusicology from San Diego State University, had his stage debut at the New York Folk Festival in 1981, and the rest is history. He studied the sarod with Ali Akbar Khan Akbar Khan is the younger son of Feroz Khan and Sa >> Read More... . At eleven, he began learning with his late uncle Binoy Dasgupta before moving on to Pundit Jogesh Bannerjee, Professor Shiba Prasad Chakraborty, Smt. Kalyani Roy, and ultimately the illustrious Late Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. One of the first Indian musicians to play the sitar was Maestro Aloke Dasgupta.

Aloke performed a special concert for Mick Jagger Most of the people from 90's who have grown up >> Read More... and Ozzy Osbourne's 50th birthday party, which was televised on VHF television. Aloke and Linda J. Jonson wrote a sitar concerto. Aloke also contributed sitar to No Doubt's multi-platinum-selling album Tragic Kingdom. As an accountant, Aloke Dasgupta immigrated to the country. Since then, he and his wife have started their music school in Torrance and have performed with the Rolling Stones and the LA Philharmonic. In the North Indian classical tradition, Aloke is one of the most exceptional and creative sitar musicians. He evokes nostalgia sitar masters with his mature approach and original compositions while also demonstrating an awareness of modern, global movements like jazz, new age, and world music. Aloke has quickly assimilated phrasing and intonation from different gharanas while having a Maihar Gharana foundation from Allauddin Khan Saheb, which has dramatically enhanced his original playing style.

Aloke made his stage debut in 1981 at the New York Folk Festival, and the rest, as they say, is history. The Dasgupta enjoys living in Torrance because it welcomes individuals from various cultures. When they leave the house wearing traditional attire, no one even gives them a second look. Additionally, they recognize the superiority of our educational system. Their North High School graduate Riju earned a degree in mathematics and physics from the University of California, Berkeley. He is enrolled in a Ph.D. program at UCLA and will start his studies at CERN, the world's top physics research institute, in Switzerland soon. As a musician who plays the violin, flute, and voice, Riju continues the family tradition. He began playing the violin because his idol Albert Einstein did and because Einstein was such a talented violinist that he gave concerts that were warmly praised by music critics who were unaware of his other endeavors.