Pandit Dinesh
{{Short description|Indian music composer and percussionist}}
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Pandit Dinesh (born 29 May 1955) is a music composer and percussionist specializing in Indian rhythms. He uses the tabla, conga drums, and more.{{Cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/291366-Pandit-Dinesh|title = Pandit Dinesh| website=Discogs }} Dinesh is known for his collaborations with West India Company, Dizrhythmia, The Pax Trio, and Blancmange.{{cite web |url=http://www.ditto.tv/ditto-isin-a-retromodern-spirit-with-blancmange/ |title=Ditto is…in a retro/Modern spirit with Blancmange » ditto |accessdate=2015-04-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407042618/http://www.ditto.tv/ditto-isin-a-retromodern-spirit-with-blancmange/ |archivedate=2015-04-07 }} He is sometimes referred to as the "Godfather of Percussion".
Film & TV scores
Dinesh composed the music for a number of films and TV series, including "London Life"{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3225286/fullcredits|title=London Life (2016) - IMDb|website=IMDb }} and the BBC Four mini-series India's Frontier Railways.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0555xgw|title = BBC Four - India's Frontier Railways, the Maitree Express}}
Live performances
Dinesh last performed at The Forge in Camden, London on 5 February 2015 at a night hosted by the Bagri Foundation.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bagrifoundation.org/#!past/c164h|title = Bagri Foundation}}
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Category:Indian percussionists
Category:Indian film score composers
Category:Indian male film score composers
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