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Kumar Bose

Kumar Bose is credited on 125 releases across 36 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1975–2020 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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125

Pressings credited

36

Albums

6

Decades active

1

In collections

Biography

Kumar Bose (born 4 April 1953) is an Indian tabla musician and composer of Hindustani classical music. A leading exponent of the Benares gharana, he is the son and disciple of Pandit Biswanath Bose and later trained under the legendary Pandit Kishan Maharaj. His style is noted for its power and clarity, spanning across classical, semi-classical, and fusion genres. In 2026, he was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award, for his distinguished service to the arts.

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Credited work

125 releases · 36 albums · active 1975–2020

  • Performance · 167
  • Other credits · 6

Studios: The Town House · ДК Горбунова · Dark Horse Studio, Friar Park · Serafine FX Studio

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Frequent collaborators

  • Ravi Shankar
  • Pandit Ravi Shankar
  • Imrat Khan
  • Various
  • Ustad Vilayat Khan
  • Nishat Khan
  • The Ravi Shankar Project
  • Pt. Ravi Shankar

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