Sandeep Das

Sandeep Das (tabla), a Guggenheim Fellow, is one of today’s leading tabla virtuosos. Since his concert debut at the age of 17 with legendary sitar player Ravi Shankar, Das has built a prolific international reputation and a career that now spans more than three decades. He has collaborated with top musicians, ensembles, and orchestras from all over the world, and his original compositions have been performed in more than 50 countries. Das is the founder of Harmony and Universality through Music (HUM), a nonprofit organization in India that has promoted global understanding through music performance and provided learning opportunities and scholarships for visually impaired children with artistic potential since 2009. His most recent project, Transcending Borders One Note at a Time, launched in 2020 to widespread international acclaim and seeks to harness the power of music to create positive social change.