Bhai Gursharan Singh Gurmail Singh - Tabla Sukhwinder Singh Pinky - 21 Nov 1991 - Ramgharia Gurdwara

Ramgharia Gurdwara, Birmingham UK. Bhai Gursharan Singh Gurmail Singh students of Sant Kartar Singh Ji Khalsa Bhindranwale. Accompanied with Sitar By Prof. Amar Singh Tabla By Sukhwinder Singh Pinky (affectionately known as ‘Pinky’) is a singular percussionist, specialising in low-tuned tabla and jori. Hailing from the Punjab, his first musical immersions were in dholak and pakhawaj, playing traditional Sikh devotional music. His talent was spotted early, and at age five he became a disciple of pakhawaj exponent Nihal Singh. His public debut aged 13 left a strong impression on Alla Rakha, but soon after he left to Varanasi to train under the legendary Benares gharana master Pandit Kishan Maharaj. His subsequent career has featured accompaniment slots with Pandit Ravi Shankar, Ustad Vilayat Khan, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, and other leading Hindustani instrumentalists, and a Grammy award for his work with Ry Cooder and Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt on A Meeting by the River. Ustad Zakir Hussain proclaimed him to be the world’s foremost jori exponent after his solo at Allah Rakha’s 2016 memorial concert. Now based in India, England, and Canada, he is known as a charismatic performer and teacher, dedicated to bringing the Punjab and Benares repertoire to audiences around the world. Thank You to Jaswinder Singh Sagoo for the recording