Tansen Academy Of Music

oimbatore - Hyderabad. Tansen Academy of Music, TAAN, The place of a traditional Hindustani Classical Music institution founded in 1999 by Hindustani Classical Vocalist & Shehnai Maestro Pandit S. Ballesh and Co-founded by his son Surmani Krishna Ballesh, Tansen Academy is promoting hindustani classical music, Located in Saligramam, chennai, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the Academy offers a range of part-time and full-time courses in Hindustani music. Shehnai Maestro Pandit S. Ballesh serves as Head Principal of the Academy and Krishna Ballesh as Executive Director.
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TAAN, Tansen Academy aims in teaching Hindustani Classical Music in “Guru-Shishya–Parampara” where Hindustani Vocal and Instrumental Classes are conducted and currently more than 1000 promising classical music aspirants are part of the academy. The academy focus on building a disciplined and dedicated community which helps disciples to learn, understand and sing Hindustani classical music.
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A brain child of Pandit S.Ballesh and his son child prodigy Krishna Ballesh – both among the few disciples of Guruji Bharat Ratna Ustad Bismillah Khan - TAAN was founded on the principles of creating a unique niche for Hindustani classical music in South India, strengthening the musical legacy of Ustad Bismillah Khan and to cultivate an appreciation and understanding of Hindustani classical music among students, connoisseurs and laymen alike. Proudly the Tansen Academy is blessed by

Padma Vibushan Dr. M. Balamurali Krishna,
Music Maestro IsaiGnani Shri. Ilaiyaraaja,
Maharastra Maha Pandit Kodhand Salunke Maharaj,
Shehnai Chakravathy Pandit S. Ballesh,
Padmashri Ustad Rashid Khan,
Padmashri Pandit M. Venkatesh Kumar,
Oscar Winner Shri. Rahman,
Thenisai Thendral Shri. Deva,
Honorable Shri. Choudhary, Director Of Income Tax Exemptions,
Honorable Shri. Choudhary, Development Commissioner, (MPEZ).
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The academy is patronized and blessed by Maestro Ilayaraaja and Oscar Winner AR Rahman and enjoys their blessings. The Balleshs father - son duo runs the academy and the "BK Shehnai Foundation" with the help of Khan’s sons Ustad Nazim Hussain, Ustad Zamin Hussain and Ustad Ali Abbas Khan. ​
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Tansen Academy is affiliated to
Prayag Sangit Samithi,
Pracheena Kala Kendra,
Gandharav Sangit Mahavidyalaya. With its foundation staunchly laid on the traditional ‘Guru-Shishya Parampara’ of learning, the academy spread across more than 20 centers in the city offers classes in Shehnai and Hindustani Classical Vocal in the Kirana, Gwalior, Banarasi, Patiala and Rampur Sahaswana gharanas.