Rahul Sharma (born 25 September 1972) is an Indian classicalsantoor player and composer. He has released numerous albums throughout his career, several of which have been collaborations with prominent artists such as his father, Shivkumar Sharma; Richard Clayderman; Deep Forest; and Kenny G.
Rahul Sharma was born in Mumbai into the Dogra family of santoor player Shivkumar Sharma.[1][2] He took up the harmonium while still young,[3] and he began learning to play the santoor from his father at the age of 13.[4] Sharma later studied at Mumbai's Mithibai College.[5] He went on to perform with his father numerous times, and the two even recorded several albums together.[6]
Career
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Rahul Sharma performing in Delhi in 2011Rahu Sharma performing in Pune in 2012
He marked his debut as a film composer with the 2002 romantic comedy film Mujhse Dosti Karoge!.[5][8] The same year, he released the album Confluence: Santoor & Piano, together with French pianist Richard Clayderman. They followed it with Confluence II in 2008.
In 2012, Sharma composed and recorded the album Namaste, which included musical input from American saxophonist Kenny G. The title song, issued as a single, reached No. 2 on Billboard's world charts and No. 4 on its jazz charts.[9] A year later, he worked with the French world music project Deep Forest on the album Deep India.[10]
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