Bhaktivedanta College will host, from May 25th till June 25th, a famous music teacher, Bablu Prabhu, who will give lessons on playing the mridanga, karatals, and singing. Classes will be held daily except Mondays. Special classes will be organized for children.
Price for ten, one-hour sessions is 108 Euros.
High-quality mridangas, chosen by Bablu Prabhu, will be available for 150 Euros.
Bablu Prabhu was born in Godrumadvipa (Navadvipa) to a Vaisnava family, and he studied mrdanga from a young age with some of the best Vaisnava musicians in West Bengal. He used to play mrdanga while Srila Prabhupada sang Jaya Radha Madhava in the early days of the Mayapura Project. He was the mrdanga teacher at the Mayapura Gurukula from 1982-95 and has been the mrdanga teacher at the Vrndavana Gurukula since 1995. He is a master in the two traditions coming from Srinivasa Acarya and Narottama dasa Thakura. He is teaching students and writing books on Vaisnava music to preserve the Gaudiya Vaisnava style.