| Sejal Kukadia is originally from Latham, NY. She is a disciple of Pandit Divyang Vakil. As one of the United States’ only female classical tabla players, Sejal teaches and performs regularly at the Taalim School of Indian Music. Sejal is author of Rhythms of Tabla, a guidebook for learning the tabla. The book includes biographies of legendary players, differences between gharanas, practical instruction for beginners, and much more. In 2007, Sejal was awarded the New Jersey State Council on the Arts ‘Folk Arts Apprenticeship’ Grant for two years in a row. |
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| Sejal teaches at the annual Women's World Drum & Percussion Happen’n, held yearly in upstate NY. She is a soloist and accompanist, and also is a member of the all-women fusion band, Divahn, based in NYC (divahn.com). |
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| Loren Oppenheimer is originally from Charlottesville, Virginia. He is a committed and sincere disciple of Pandit Divyang Vakil. Loren is a tabla soloist and accompanist and is a full-time teacher at the Taalim School of Indian Music. He is also a member of Pandit Divyang Vakil's Tabla Triveni, the Indian Classical tabla trio troupe which performs throughout the country. |
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| Loren’s music is featured in professional rock climber Chris Sharma’s documentary, which aired on NBC Sports in 2006. Loren regularly works with musicians of various cultures, and has participated in numerous community events which celebrate world music. |
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Michael Lukshis is originally from East Brunswick, NJ, and holds a degree in Music from Rutgers University. He is a dedicated disciple of tabla-guru Pandit Divyang Vakil, of Ahmedabad, India. Michael teaches and performs regularly at the Taalim School of Indian Music. He is a tabla soloist and accompanist, and also performs with several New Jersey-based bands, including Natural Breakdown (naturalbreakdown.com) and Dharma Farmers. Furthermore, Michael is an accomplished guitar player and is the head guitar instructor at the Taalim School of Indian Music.
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