Artist Info: Amar Nath

Born in the family of traditional Flute players of Banaras in 1954, pandit ji has learned flute since his very early childhood. He first started receiving his formal training at the age of nine from his father Pt. Shiv Nath Prasad (a renowned flute player) & uncle Pt. Anant Lal (a renowned Shehnai player).

Pt. Amar Nath has inherited his art from his own family tradition (Banaras Gharana) which is nearly four centuries old and which has produced some of the great flutist of India. [read more...]