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About Shanta Nurullah

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Shanta first heard the sitar while on a 1969 study abroad stay in Poona, India. She found a teacher, Bhaskar Chandavakar, and received beginning instruction for five months. After college, she acted in Chicago's Kuumba Workshop had a few bass lessons from Pete Cosey, who sent her to Kelan Phil Cohran, who encouraged her to explore the sitar in her own special way. After several years in Cohran's Black Music Workshop, Shanta formed her first band, Insight. Players with this group included Ari Brown, Malachi Favors, Babu Atiba, Bernice Brooks, Alan Burroughs, Randy Ford, Elihoenai and Yosef Ben Israel. Her next group, co-founded with vocalist Rita Warford, was the all women's emsemble Sojourner, with members from Chicago and Detroit (Chavunduka Sevanhu, Sherri Weathersby, Kafi Patrice Nassoma, Elreta Dodds, Gayelynn McKinney, Ahsia Hill).

About Daniel Garbin

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Daniel Garbin

Born: March 10

The interwoven realms of mathematics, music, and photography unveil a multitude of connections. Far from claiming completeness on this complex matter, the narrative below aims to shed some light on these associations, drawing from Daniel's personal experiences. Daniel, a mathematician by profession, currently holds the position of associate professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Queensborough Community College, City University of New York.

Daniel's passion for geometry finds its roots in the meticulously crafted technical drawing notebooks of his grandfather, resembling works of art, which captivated his young eyes