Background
Ritesh Das was born in Kolkata, West Bengal to parents Nrityacharya Prohlad Das and Smt.
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Ritesh Das
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Das graduated from Don Bosco High School in 1975 and went on to study commerce at City College, Kolkata from 1976-1978.
Career
Nilima Das. He is the brother of renowned Kathak dancer, Pandit Chitresh Das. His musical studies began in 1972, studying tabla with Pandit Shankar Ghosh, vocals with T.L. Rana, and sitar with Doctor of Medicine Mullick. When Das was 22 years old, he moved to Los Angeles, United States of America, to be a part of the AMAN Folk Ensemble.
While in California, he served an apprenticeship under Zakir Hussain and then began studying tabla with his current guru, Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri at the Ali Akbar College of Music.
(1991 - Present) In 1987, Das moved to Toronto where he began teaching tabla on a full-time basis. In 1991, he formed the The.
Along with the ensemble, he has nationally toured Canada six times as well as touring Australia in 2006 and India in 2011. They have performed at numerous jazz and folk festivals, and have also appeared on Canadian Broadcasting Company News Network and Much Music.
Along with the Ensemble, Das has released six CDs to date and is currently composing music for the Ensemble"s seventh Civil Defense. Das served on the music committee of the Toronto Arts Council from 1996-1998.
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Canada