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Srinivas Reddy is a brilliant young sitarist and composer dedicated to preserving and promoting the ancient musical traditions of South Asia through performance and education. 
Srinivas began his musical training as a guitarist and composer. At an early age he performed and recorded with several jazz and rock bands throughout the New England area. In 1998 he graduated from Brown University with a BA in South Asian Studies and completed his senior project entitled NaadaSat, a multi-instrumental ensemble piece that reflected his growing interest in South Asian philosophy and music. Upon moving to San Francisco in 1998 Srinivas had a life-changing experience when he met his guru and mentor Sri Partha Chatterjee, a direct disciple of the late sitar maestro Pandit Nikhil Banerjee. Since then Srinivas has dedicated himself to Indian classical music and rigorously trained with his teacher in the traditional guru-shishya style. Under the strict guidance of his guru he continues to imbibe and practice the subtleties of the Hindustani musical tradition. Srinivas is a professional concert sitarist and has given numerous recitals in the US and India. He has three albums to his credit: GITA (1999), Sitar & Tabla (2001) and Hemant & Jog (2008). Srinivas is also an experienced teacher and educator. He has taught several classes on Indian literature and music, including the summer intensive Music of India at UC Berkeley. Srinivas spends his time in California, Rhode Island and India. He is currently working on a translation of the Telugu epic Amuktamalyada for Penguin Books. He can be reached at: info@srinivasreddy.org  Listen to Rag Kedar Vilambit Gat in Tintal & Drut Bandish - Kanha re Nanda nandana Recorded Live @ The RedPoppy Arthouse (San Francisco), July 28, 2007 Srinivas Reddy (sitar) with Sameer Gupta (tabla) Academic CV & Letters of Recommendation  
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