Bhajan Sopori

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Bhajan Sopori (born 1948 in Srinagar, Kashmir) is an Indian santoor player. The santoor is the Indian version of the hammered dulcimer. Sopori hails from Sopore in Kashmir Valley and traces his lineage to ancient santoor experts. He belongs to the Sufiana gharana of Indian classical music. His family has played santoor for over six generations. His first public performance was at a conference organised by Prayag Sangeet Samiti & the University of Allahabad when he was 10 years old. Sopori's son Abhay Rustum Sopori is also a santoor player. Both father and son have given several performances together. Pandit Bhajan Sopori has taught music at Washington University, US. His performances have been broadcast in India and seen by both cultural associations there and by audiences in countries such as Belgium, Egypt, England, Germany, Norway, Syria and the USA. Pandit Sopori, considered as the cultural link between Jammu and Kashmir and rest of India, also runs a music academy called SaMaPa (Sopori Academy for Music and Performing Arts), which is actively involved in promoting Indian classical music. SaMaPa is involved in promoting music with jail inmates, with the objective of using music for healing the prisoners and creating an emotional bond between the society & the prisoners. The academy has trained several musicians and revived old instruments. It was presented the state government dogri award in 2011. Sopori was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1993 and the Padm

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Santoor Recital

Sangeet Sartaj - Bhajan Sopori - Volume 1

Sangeet Sartaj - Bhajan Sopori - Volume 2

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Ragas On the Santoor

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Sangeet Sartaj

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Santoor Recital , Chaar Prahar On Santoor - Morning & Night (Volume: Two) Divine Santoor

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The Best Of Aim Records: Instrumental Vol. 1

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Sangeet Sartaj Vol.1

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Raga Kirwani

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Sangeet Sartaj, Vol.1

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Sangeet Sartaj Vol.2

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Santoor for You

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