Fulbright India scholar Daniel Paul earned his 9 year degree in the classical music of India from the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael, CA. Primarily studying under the guidance of the late Maestro Ali Akbar Khan, Daniel also served as the maestro's personal assistant and tour manager, all the while studying tabla drumming under several of India’s great classical masters: Zakir Hussain, Swapan Chaudhuri and Jnan Prakash Ghosh. Throughout his long career Daniel has performed with a diverse group of musicians from the late bansuri flute master G.S. Sachdev to Hawaii’s Henry Kapono, and with many of today’s top kirtan chanting artists such as Snatam Kaur, Seattle’s Gina Salá and for two decades with Grammy nominee Jai Uttal.  This interview was originally recorded on September 22nd 2020.

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