Sanjeeb Sircar

Classical Sitar Music Concert performer and teacher

Sanjeeb Sircar

Classical Sitar Music Concert performer and teacher

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Dr. Sanjeeb Sircar has a music career of more than forty years during which he has performed and taught music at India and abroad. He holds a master’s degree in Indian Music, from the Prayag Sangit Samiti, Allahabad. He also has a diploma in Indian Music (Sitar), from the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, and an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Jerusalem, Chennai. The best of both the Vocal (Gayake) and Instrumental (Tantrikari) schools of music, reflected in his musical renderings. In 2008 he was awarded the Best International Ambient Male Artist, of the Toronto Exclusive Magazine International Awards and an Award of Excellence by the India World Cultural Forum in 2014. His recordings are featured over select TV and Radio broadcasts. Head of the Music Department of Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, and other senior musicians. He has also participated in lecture demonstrations, workshops, and performances of many eminent scholars and musicologists including Sitar Maestro, Pandit Ravi Shankar, over the years. Apart from the Indian Classical Sitar, he sings and plays many of different styles of music and musical instruments including the Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Bass and Tabla.

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