This morning I received the sad news that G.S. Sachdev has passed away from my dear blogger friend Richard at: Flat, Black and Classical: Indian Classical Music on Vinyl and Cassette. May he rest in peace.
Gurbachan Singh Sachdev was a well-known Indian performer of the Bansuri (Bamboo Flute). He was initially a protege of Vijay Raghav Rao, with whom he studied for twelve years intensively. He then continued his studies with Ravi Shankar and later with Ali Akbar Khan. He holds a degree in music from Gandharav Mandal University in Bombay. A big part of his life he spend in the US teaching, giving concerts and recording. I saw him twice in Amsterdam, I guess in the late 1990s or early 2000s. He seemed to be a very gentle and humble man. I only had a short talk with him. He had a very devote public in Holland. I remember that I was surprised that he was so well-known in Holland. Probably from previous concert tours.
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http://apnaorg.com/articles/baldeep-1/See:
https://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=672
https://gssachdev.wordpress.com/bio/
Sad news. Many thanks for a great post.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot for this LP Tawfiq, I've got few Sachdev's recordings, he was a great bansuri player.
ReplyDeleteThe world has lost a kind person and a great musician.
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ReplyDeletethank u for all the great music. and the sad news about G.S, Sachdev
ReplyDeletei saw him in 76 in boulder colorado and later in SF with zakir hussain.
the sky is sad as am i.
robert
Thank you for this wonderful recording! I have fond memories of hearing G.S. Sachdev play in the SF Bay area, in the 80's and 90's I think. And to have Zakir playing tabla is a special bonus.
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