Samta Prasad accompanying sitar player Shahid Parvez Khan
Background information
Birth name
Samta Prasad Mishra
Also known as
Gudai Maharaj
Born
(1921-07-20)20 July 1921
Origin
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Died
31 May 1994(1994-05-31) (aged 72)
Genres
Indian classical music
Instrument(s)
Tabla
Musical artist
Samta Prasad (Hindi : पण्डित सामता प्रसाद; 20 July 1921 – 31 May 1994)[1] was an Indian classical musician and tabla player from the Benares gharana.[2][3] He played tabla in many Hindi films including, Meri Surat Teri Ankhen (1963) and Sholay (1975), and film music composers Rahul Dev Burman and Bappi Lahiri were his disciples.[3][4]
He was the son of Hari Sundarrr, also known as Bachaa Mishra, his grandfather was Jagannath Mishra, and his ancestors included Pratap Maharaj, also known as Gudai Maharaj.[5]
He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1979, given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama and the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian honour given by Govt. of India in 1991.[6][7]
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^Pathfinders: artistes of one Worldby Alka Raghuvanshi, Sudhir Tailang. Wisdom Tree, 2002. p. 66-67
^Naimpalli, Sadanand (2005). Theory and practice of tabla. Popular Prakashan. pp. 100, 104. ISBN 81-7991-149-7.
^"Sangeet Natak Akademi Award: Instrumental – Tabla". Sangeet Natak Akademi (Official listing). Archived from the original on 17 February 2012.
^"Padma Awards Directory (1954–2007)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. 30 May 2007. "1991: 27. Samta Prasad" (Official spelling)
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