Ashok Pathak was born in Bodhgaya ,a religious place in North-India.He comes from a family whose musical history goes back to the 12th century,to vina-player Gopal Nayak.The family-heritagehas produced a great number of maestros. The family-style or gharana as Ashok Pathak presents today is a witness of this agelong evolution.The Pathak-gharana is distinguished by the sound of the sitar/surbahar,a soft and round sound,the manner of playing the instrumentsand the traditional compositions. Some changes on the instrument itself are also responsible for the special Pathak-sound.Their st… read more
Ashok Pathak was born in Bodhgaya ,a religious place in North-India.He comes from a family whose musical history goes back to the 12th century,to vina-player Gopal Nayak.The family-heritagehas produced a great number of maestros. The family-style or gharana as Ashok Pathak presents today is a… read more
Ashok Pathak was born in Bodhgaya ,a religious place in North-India.He comes from a family whose musical history goes back to the 12th century,to vina-player Gopal Nayak.The family-heritagehas produced a great number of maestros. The family-style or gharana as Ashok Pathak presents today is a witness of this agelong evolution.The Pathak-gharana is distinguished b… read more