Breathing through Bansuri

Sameer started learning Bansuri under the able and loving guidance of Pandit Veerabhadriah Hiremath in Mysore. He was fortunate and blessed to have been accepted as a disciple by the world renowned flute wizard Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia and has been under his tutelage since 2002. Sameer was a resident student of Panditji from 2004 to 2010 at Vrindaban Gurukul, Mumbai that keeps alive to this day the ancient Guru-Shishya Parampara of the traditional Gurukul system. Sameer was chosen by his Guruji Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia to look after his newly constructed Gurukul in Bhubaneswar, Orissa from 2010 to 2012. Here Sameer taught aspiring students and also took care of all the day to day operational activities. A Hindustani Classical Music Vidwat Degree holder from the Karnataka Secondary Educational Board and an ‘A’ graded artist by All India Radio, Sameer has given public performances at many prestigious platforms in India, China, South Korea, Australia, Switzerland, Norway, Spain, England, France and Germany. Apart from playing Classical Solo concerts and Jugalbandis (Duets), Sameer regularly accompanies his Guruji, Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia, on his concerts. He has also conducted various lecture-demonstrations on the nuances of Hindustani classical music playing Bansuri to groups of students and other music lovers. Sameer has composed music for various dance productions and documentary films and is already a recognized name in the world of fusion music and the music recording industry. At Present, Sameer lives in Mysore.Breathing through Bansuri has three tracks, which include a Morning Raga, an Evening Raga and a Dhun. The First Track, has Alaap, Jod, Jhala and a composition set to Matt Tal (9 beat cycle). The second Raga Abhogi has Alaap, Jod, Jhala and a Composition set to Chartal ki Sawari (11 beat cycle). The third track is a Dhun in Raga Khamaj. One of the promosing Tabla players of South India, Sri Milind has accompanied Sameer on the Tabla in this album,