Kamalesh Maitra has been played on NTS in shows including The Early Bird Show w/ Spirit Blue, featured first on 16 February 2022. Songs played include Raag Bhupal Todi and Raag Deen Todi.

Born in 1928 in the East Bengali part of North India, the musician, composer and teacher, Pandit (Master) Kamalesh Maitra, has been living in Berlin since 1977. He may be the last and greatest master of the tabla tarang, a nearly forgotten classical instrument from North India. He has played with musicians as eminent as Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan, Trilok Gurtu, Charlie Mariano and Giora Feldmann. Kamalesh Maitra may be the last…