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Niladri Kumar is the son and disciple of Sitar Maestro Pandit Kartick Kumar, who is the senior most disciple of Pandit Ravi Shankar. Niladri Kumar started learning when he was four and gave his first performance at the age of six at the Aurobindo ashram in Pondicherry, since then on he has never stopped traveling all over India and all over the world mesmerizing audiences with both his solo Hindustani Classical Performances and also with his fusion projects such as Sitar Funk. He has performed with many mayor western an Indian artists as the likes of John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain,...

Kumar Gandharva (real name Shivaputra Siddramayya Komkali) (April 8, 1924 – January 1992) was a famous Hindustani classical singer, famous for his unique vocal style, refusal to be bound by the tradition of any gharana, and his innovative genius. The name "Kumar" is a title given to child prodigies, while Gandharva was the god of music in Hindu mythology. Shivaputra was born in Dharwad (Karnataka, India). As a child, he was stricken with tuberculosis, and left with only one functioning lung. This greatly affected his singing – he was to be known for powerful short phrases and his very high...

O Bokaloka surgiu no ano de 1995 com o nome de "Água na boca", e era formado por Renatinho (vocalista), Toninho Branco (cavaco), Leandro (pandeiro), Layse (percussão), Robinho (bateria), Pedro Py (teclado), Marcelo (baixo) e Bidú (surdo). Em 1997 lançou o seu primeiro CD "você vai se amarrar" (Indie Records) sendo, "Mais uma Chance", a primeira música de trabalho. Em 1998 o segundo CD "Apaixonado" com as músicas "Apaixonado" e "shortinho saint tropez". Em 1999 o terceiro CD "Bokaloka" pela EMI, sendo "Duas Paixões" a música de trabalho. Em 2001 alguns discos ao vivo gravados de show do bokaloka foram...