Satyakam Mohkamsing is an Indian musician who plays classical violin. He was born in New Delhi in 1987. While living in the Netherlands, he got his bachelor's (2010) and master's (2012) degrees from the Rotterdam Music Academy Codarts.[1]

Mohkamsing's father, Narinder Mohkamsing, is a musicologist and Sanskritist.[2] In 1995, Mohkamsing started his initial training in Indian music under the violinist Satyaprakash Mohanti in Varanasi.[2] He also trained under Lenneke van Staalen, Hariprasad Chaurasia and Dhruba Ghosh.[1] He has been instructed by well-known vocalists like Rita Bokil and Sambyal "Rangilewale" Thakur.[2]

Performing career

Mohkamsing started playing violin at the age of seven.[1] [3] He has appeared at music venues in various countries in Europe, India, and South America. He has a full performing schedule across the Netherlands as featured violinist, accompanied by local or visiting Indian musicians such as Rishabh Dhar (from Calcutta).[3] He has performed with the NOO Ones, Eclect-E, and as a musical arranger of classical Bollywood scores, such as the show A tribute to Mohammed Rafi.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Biography | Satyakam Mohkamsing". Satyakam (in English and Dutch). Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Indiawijzer". www.indiawijzer.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Indian Classical Violin Player | Satyakam Mohkamsing". Satyakam. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
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