Sanju Sahai, one of the finest Indian tabla players, is performing at The West Wing in Slough, Berkshire on the 12th September. Sanju will perform alongside Roopa Panesar (sitar), Poulomi Chakraborty (vocalist) and Jaymini Chauhan (Kathak dancer). The performance promises to be a combination of solo recitals and culminate into an interactive dialogue between musicians and dancer.
Sanju , also known as Vishnu Sahai, belongs to the Benares Gharana being the 6th generation of tabla players in that family [Pandit Ram Sahai, founder of the Benares Gharana - Pt. Gaori Sahai - Bhairoy Sahai - Bhagvati Sahai - Ram Shankar Sahai - Vishnu (Sanju) Sahai]. He began playing at the age of four and gave his first major performance aged 9. He has accompanied many of India's legendary musicians such as Pt Birju Maharaj (Kathak), Ustaad Amjad Ali Khan (Sarod), Pandits Rajan, Sajan Mishra (Khayaal), Umyalpuram Shivraman (Mridangam) and Ustaad Ashish Khan (sarod) to name but a few. Sanju is also known as a soloist; however he is not merely a percussionist but an imaginative and sensitive musician.
He has performed throughout India, UK, Europe, Middle East and USA. He has performed for her Majesty the Queen as well as for Prince Charles at Highgrove.
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