Home          Contact Us     Biography    Albums    Milestones & Performances    Awards    Reviews    Students    Photos   Sound Bites                        Evolution of the Hansaveena   Pt. Barun Kumar Pal plays an instrument of his own creation: an indianization of the Hawaiian guitar - The Hansaveena. Born into a musical family in Bengal, he was initiated into music by his father Bankimkumar Pal, a senior sitar player of the Enayat Khan gharana. His playing has been influenced by many greats such as Pt. Nikhil Banerjee, Pt. Kartick Kumar and most importantly, by his guru: Pt. Ravi Shankar. >>More    Europe Tour May-June 2008 Click here for the full Tour Schedule Concert in France Concert in UK

Pt Ravi Shankar : "Barun is a top concert artist and teacher. I am sure he will be a success wherever he performs... " The Zugger Press, Switzerland : “Tremendous control on his Instrument and its high resonance brings the combined effect of other traditional Indian Instruments like Sitar, Sarod and Veena. His emotional and devoted playing goes slowly into the heart and remains their forever…”  Feedback Request :  Your comments are  considered precious.  Please feel free to  leave your feedback  about Pdt Barun Pal.   Copyright 2007. All rights reserved. Site Design: Swaty Sen