Dr. T. Raja Banga
Percussion
Dr. T. Raja Banga has been a very well-known tabla player and teacher in the Houston music arena for last 25 years. His music school at Katy highlights world percussion and was covered by Houston Chronicle in 2009. Raja was awarded Sangeet Visharad at a very young age and has been a disciple of none other than the tabla wizard Pandit Anindo Chatterjee. He has performed with many well-known musicians in India and US including Ustad Ashish Khan, Pandit Keshav Ginde, Dr. Paul Katz, Amit Kumar, Abbos Kosimov, Rekha Surya, Dhananjay Kaul et al. He also teaches various kinds of drums at Durgabari and Arya Samaj of Houston. He also trains and guides the young performers of Tagore Society Youth Orchestra (https://youtu.be/e5znwHuj7ZA). Known for versatility in a wide genre of music and accompaniment, Raja has been part of an experimental fusion band called Essence of Prana.
