Profile
Shri. Sathish Babu was born into a music family in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. His grandfather was a Carnatic classical and Bhajan singer. He started learning Tabla from the age of 15.
Shri. Sathish Babu respectfully dedicates his career to his Gurus,
Most revered Tabla Legend Ustad Alla Rakha Khan Saheb,
Prof. Manohar. N.Keskar (Poular Tabla Artist and Teacher at 'Tansen Sur Sangam' School of Music, TVM),
Pandit Ramesh Narayan (disciple of Pt.Jasrajji, also a renowned Vocalist and Music Director), and
Shri. Sreedharan Master (renowned recording Artist from Calicut, Kerala).
He has acquired Sangeeth Visharad from Akhil Bharaiya Gandhar MahaVidyalay Mandal, Mumbai. Upon achieving Highest Rank in Sangeeth Visharad, ABGMV Mandal bestoved him with the following title distinctions - "Hari Om Trust (Vaadya) Pratham puraskar", "Shri. Lakshman Krishna Rao Ufe Dada Pande puraskar", "Ustad Inam Ali thadha Kai. Vishnu Bhikaji Mainkar puraskar", "Shri Gurudevji Patwardhan puraskar", "Shri Vishnu Pant thadha Dadasaheb Mainkar puraskar", "Sau. Nalini Prathap Kanvinde puraskar"
From the last 31 years Shri. Sathish Babu has been pursuing a career in Tabla Music, performing Solo Concerts and accompanying for popular Hindusthani artists in India and abroad. He had the great opportunity to accompany -
Sangeeth Marthand Pandit Jasrajji.
Pandit Vinayak Torviji
Pandit Ramesh Narayan
Pandit Vikas Kashalkar
Pandit Gavrav Mazumdar
Pandit Alokedas Gupta
Pandit Ratanmohan Sharma
Smt. Shakuntala Narasimha
Dr. Janardhanan
Shri. Hemang Mehta
Shri. Subramaniam
Lalitha Sharma
Shri. Haridas
Smt. Sunitha Rao
Shri. Sathish Babu also teaches and disciplines Tabla aspirants.