Swapan Chaudhuri Digital Tabla Library

THE SWAPAN CHAUDHURI DIGITAL TABLA LIBRARY HAS COMPILED OVER 3,300 COMPOSITIONS TAUGHT OVER THE PAST 40 YEARS BY SWAPAN CHAUDHURI, A RENOWNED EXPERT IN THE TRADITION OF NORTH INDIAN TABLA PERCUSSION. THESE COMPOSITIONS ARE POSTED ONLINE IN THE FORM OF VIDEO DEMONSTRATIONS, AUDIO FILES, WRITTEN NOTATION, LIVE RECORDINGS, AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. MOREOVER, THERE ARE OVER 35 LIVE CONCERT RECORDINGS AND INTERVIEWS AVAILABLE ON THE SITE, AND MORE WILL BE ADDED. THESE MATERIALS ARE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE VIA THE SCDTL WEBSITE, WWW.SCTABLALIBRARY.ORG, AND ARE ACCESSIBLE THROUGH SUBSCRIPTION-BASED MEMBERSHIPS. THIS DIGITAL ARCHIVE WAS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED ON NOVEMBER 5,2022 WITH THE GOAL TO PRESERVE THE WORK OF SWAPAN CHAUDHURI AND THE TRADITION OF INDIAN CLASSICAL PERCUSSION FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.MEMBERSHIP FEES ARE AN IMPORTANT SOURCE OF SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S ONGOING OPERATIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND PROGRAM EXPENSES, SUPPLEMENTED BY GRANTS AND DONATIONS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE GOAL IS TO REACH A MEMBERSHIP BASE OF MORE THAN 500 SUBSCRIBERS WITHIN THE NEXT FEW YEARS. CURRENTLY, THE WEBSITE HAS OVER 800 USER ACCOUNTS, OF WHICH 150 ARE RECURRING PAID SUBSCRIBERS. ADDITIONAL MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ARE BEING ADDED ON A REGULAR BASIS. THIS PROJECT IS STILL IN THE BEGINNING STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT, AND NEW FEATURES AND FUNCTIONALITIES ARE BEING PURSUED INCLUDING A MOBILE APP PLATFORM.