TADAO ISHIHAMA

Sitarist

Tadao Ishihama,a versatile sitar artist,was born in Osaka in 1979. He started playing the sitar from the tender age of 15, under the tutelage of the eminent guru,Pandit Monoj Shankar of the Maihar gharana in Kolkata. He returned to Japan in 2003 Ever since He has been giving stage performances at various important functions and venues in japan and other countries, and also performed with various types of artist like National Orchestra of Korea,Astad Deboo, Miles Electronic Band etc.