Nitesh’s middle name may as well be Curiosity, for it most perfectly describes the essence of this effortless musician. He began young, fiddling around with his Grandfather’s unused Dholki and almost immediately graduating to perform at the local Ganesh Utsav festivities. Nitesh then began seeking formal Hindustani Classical training on the Tabla. Two years later, he joined the Ustad Allah Rakha Tabla Institute, Mumbai to enhance his proficiency with the Tabla. In a year’s time, the popular and eclectic Taufiq Qureshi took Nitesh under his wings. The past four years have been an exhilarating journey for Nitesh, training and performing with Qureshi’s sensational percussion ensemble ‘Mumbai Stamps’.
Nitesh primarily plays the Djembe (an African percussion instrument) but with Mumbai Stamps extends his creativity to a wide variety of commonplace items (such as plastic buckets, drums, waste bins, tin drums, etc) to create interesting percussion pieces off them. Despite his impressive career track thus far, having performed at the Indian Premier League and Commonwealth Games, 2010 as well as recording for background scores of Bollywood movies, Nitesh is a most simple and generous-hearted musician who wants nothing more than to take his music to the people.
“Thanks to u and ur authentic orchestra.. just experience it at churhcgate stn”
“It was a wonderful experience for me watching Rahul Pais sing and play music. Thanks for a wonderful effort by NSPA in putting up performances. I have never seen something like this at churchgate station.”
“आज 10 बजे के करीब टिकट आरक्षण के लिए बोरीवली स्टेशन गया था. छोटे भाई मनोज का लोकल टिकट काउंटर पर इंतज़ार कर रहा था, तभी ढोलक के साथ किसी के गाने की आवाज़ सुनाई पड़ी, वो भी सुरीली, बरबस मैं उस ओर चला गया. देखा एक छोटा से मंच पर दो कलाकार बैठे तल्लीन गीत-संगीत की गंगा बहा रहे हैं.बहुत ही अच्छा लगा....हर तरफ शोर-तनाव के बीच सुरीला, मन को आनन्द विभोर कर देने वाला सगीत...बहुत ही दिलकश लगा. NSAP को इस आयोजन श्रृंखला के लिए बधाई!!!”
“The purpose of art is not only to amuse the people but to enlighten the hearts of the people, to seek good and to transfrom the ordinary life for someting extraordinary and to help people to live in a better society.”
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225, Nariman Point, Mumbai,
Maharashtra 400 021.
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