Sejal Kukadia is originally from Latham, NY.  She is a disciple of Pandit Divyang Vakil and one of the United States’ only female classical tabla players.  In addition to performing and teaching at the Taalim School of Indian Music, she is the author of Tabla Taalim, a 140-page guidebook for the study of tabla.  Sejal teaches at the annual Women's World Drum & Percussion Happen’n in upstate NY.  Furthermore, she is featured on the debut album of the NYC-based band Sounds of Taraab.  Sejal is also a member of the tabla ensembles Tabla Upaj and Tabla Triveni and the all-women Middle-Eastern fusion band, Divahn. 

Michael Lukshis is originally from East Brunswick, NJ.  He holds a B.A. in Music from Rutgers University, and is a dedicated disciple of Pandit Divyang Vakil.  In addition to his tabla performances as a soloist and accompanist in the US and India, he teaches at the Taalim School of Indian Music.  Michael has performed with several New Jersey-based bands, including Natural Breakdown and Amber Blues, and co-founded the Dharma Farmers project.  Michael can be heard on the album One Inside the One, by Natural Breakdown.  Furthermore, Michael is an accomplished guitar player and is the guitar instructor at the Taalim School of Indian Music.