Rahul Sharma (musician)
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Rahul Sharma in First Santoor Samaroh (Santoor Concert) at Bharat Bhavan Bhopal July 2016
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| Born |
25 September 1972 Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Genres | Indian classical music |
| Instruments | Santoor |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Website | rahulsantoor |
Rahul Sharma (born 25 September 1972) is an Indian classical musician of Hindustani classical music. He plays santoor and is also a vocalist.
Rahul Sharma was born in Mumbai to the Dogra family of santoor player Shivkumar Sharma and Manorama, from a family steeped in the tradition of Jammu and Kashmir. His grandfather, Uma Dutt Sharma, was a master of the santoor. Married to his sweetheart Barkha in 2009. The couple have a son named Abhinav born on 17 June 2014.
He was named Rahul after musician Rahul Dev Burman by his father, Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma.
Rahul started playing the harmonium at an early age. Learning the santoor at age 13, he wasn't completely sure of pursuing music until he turned 17. After studying economics at Mumbai's Mithibai College, Rahul Sharma began performing with his father. He started accompanying him in concerts in 1996, at the age of 24.
Rahul sharma plays the 100 stringed Kashmiri santoor. Having learnt from his father and Guru Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, Rahul has taken the santoor into world music with various collaborations. Having done around 60 albums, in various genres some of Rahul's important collaborations are Namaste India, Rahul sharma and Grammy Award-winning American saxophonist KennyG.
Rahul and KennyG's album reached #2 on Billboard world charts and #4 on Board Smooth jazz charts.
Rahul also collaborated with Grammy-winning electronica group Deep Forest, founded by Eric Miquet on 10 tracks which combined Indian folk and santoor with electronica.
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