Krsna, Govin & Dexter Tan- The Musicians




Krsna and his younger brother, Govin Tan,grew up in a home filled with music. Their father, who played a wide range of Asian and classical instruments from Guitar, Gu Zheng (zither), Pipa, Sitar and Tabla,had instilled in them his love of music. He travelled regularly to India where he met the legendary Sitar Master Pandit Ravi Shankar and trained with his disciple. 

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5 years old Krsna

Krsna Tan started formal lessons with his father at the tender age of 5 learning the traditional ancient North Indian Sitar style of music popularized by Panditji.

In 2002, at the age of 12, Krsna won first prize in the National Indian Music Competition. He was the youngest and the first non-Indian contestant to achieve such prestigious recognition.

Krsna's music acumen has assumed many dimensions and he can execute and evolve the most intricate combinations with ease.

Today, the Sitar has become synonymous with Krsna. His goal is to share and spread music globally with his Sitar.

 

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Krsna Tan
Govin Tan with Tabla
Govin Tan

 

 

Govin,who hail from the same musical background, has the natural inheritance under the astute guidance of his Guru, has developed a unique style that is distinguished for it's fine sense of rhythm with the Tabla .At the age of 14,Govin won first Prize in the National Indian Music Competition in the Tabla Junior Category. He is also the first non-Indian to do so. He again attained First Prize in the 2008 National Indian Music Competition in the Open Category.With inspiration from his Guru, brother Krsna and father, Govin performs extensively both as a soloist and an accompanist. In Indian classical music he has played with Northern and Southern style Indian musicians, vocalists and dancers.

 

Both Krsna & Govin Tan have expanded their horizon by being involved with other Genres of music including jazz, western classical, theatrical music, traditional Chinese music, Ancient Southern Chinese ‘Nan Ying’, Indonesian Gamelan & African percussions.
 
For the last 2 years both Krsna & Govin have performed extensively covering nearly 200 concerts, with guests of honour including: MM Lee, Tharman Shamugam Ratnam,SM Goh Chok Tong, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, His Highness, President SR Nathan, Prof Jaya Kumar, Sports Minister Vivian Balakrisnan, Health minister Mr Khaw Boon Wan Minister of Law Shanmugam and many other MP's.

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Dexter The Violinist

From a very young age, Dexter Tan Qi Hao showed immense talent and Interest in music. He started learning the violin at seven in school.At present, Dexter is advancing his classical music training under the astute and able tutelage with Lenette Seah, a violin Maestro with the S'pore Symphony Orchestra.Having families and cousins rich in musical traditions such as Krsna Tan on the Sitar, Govin Tan on Tabla, Denise Yeo on the Pipa, Dexter learn to play and incorporate Traditional Indian music, Oriental chinese music and other genre of musical tradition into his playing style.  He has performed widely in many leading programs and festivals showcasing his talent as a soloist, an accompanist as well as a fusion musician.  16 years old Dexter is currently studying with Xin Ming Sec. School.


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