bansuri flute lessons

rampal

hello

i was wandering, does any one knows a bansuri flute teacher somewhere in north india?
or in varanassi?
i read somewhere that there is a small village near varanassi called NAGOA or something but i couldnt find it on the net.

im planning to go to north india in august. is it a good time?
when does it starts beng too cold?

thank you for your reply

Darmabum

Jean-Pierre (if I can call you that - I know a great bansuri guru in Varanasi. I started with him for five months in '99-'00, then for another three months in '06. His name is Sohan Lal, and he can be located through a music store called The Music Melody House, located in the Asi (southern part) area of Varanasi.

He comes from nine generations of musicians, and is also an amazing shehnai (his first instrument) player.

Just looked at your post again, in August Sohan Lal may be (as many teachers are) in Dharamsala for the monsoon. Varanasi is a little empty during monsoon, with many travelers heading for the hills, to escape the rain and humidity.

I took Sohan Lal into the studio while in Varanasi last time, and we recorded both shehnai and bansuri, the music I used for a film I made.

Cold won't start until late November or December, and will remain til mid-January.

If you can locate Sohan Lal, I recommend him highly.

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rampal

you can call me jean..

thanks for the info,
actually i was thinking of starting my first visit to india in the north, maybe i'll meet him there.. do you think he will be on vacation?
do you think i could find other good teachers in the north?
and should i buy a flute in delhi or somewhere else? which one will you recomend for begginers? although i do play a western flute.

thanks!

bansuriwala

hey rampal,

August is the tail end of monsoons in north India.
And it starts getting cold in november.

If you're in Delhi, you can learn bansuri from Rohit Anand.
Let me know if you need his phone number.
I've been learning from him since the past 3 years and found him to be a wonderful teacher.

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hey dharma,

I shall be in Banaras in the first week of May.
Is it possible to visit Sohan Lal ji during that time?

Would like to pay my respects to him and seek his blessings.

sandeep.t.singh

Hey Bansuriwalla,

m based in delhi and am interested in learning Flute. Could you please pass me the number of Rohit Anand

bansuriwala

Hi Sandeep,

Welcome to the magical world of flute playing :-)

You can contact Rohit ji at 9810230524

Regards.

sandeep.t.singh

Thanks man,

Darmabum

Bansuriwala - sorry I missed your earlier message . . . Sohan Lal was most likely in Dharamsala in May . . . look him up on myspace . . . has a nice page there.