Sankalan Samaddar

Sankalan is a singer-songwriter/teacher/string instrumentalist from Kolkata, currently based in Pune. Originally trained in traditional Eastern Classical Sitar from the age of five, around the age of fifteen he started also exploring the Guitar and the Mandolin which have now become his primary instruments while playing with his band, Rejected Cartoons.
Singing was something innate since the start and the Guitar helped him to further hone his skills in vocals over the years. Sankalan has spent a large part of the last few years (2021-2024) working, with French Game development giant Ubisoft, as part of a team of musicians helping develop a one of its kind music learning platform called Rocksmith+.

Inspired by iconic musicians like Ustd. Vilayat Khan, Pdt. Nikhil Banerjee, John Denver, Bryan Adams, Myles Kennedy, Steven Wilson and many more, Sankalan adapts his own style of playing and teaching involving both Eastern and Western concepts.
With a teaching experience of 10 years, Sankalan believes imparting knowledge is the best way to gain more of it.

Places played at : Artsy cafe, Hard Rock Cafe, The Rajbari Bawali, Fabricca Dela Pizza, The Whistling Kettle, Forever Poetry, Slumjam, Parklife (Kolkata) ;
The High Spirits, The Finch, Harkat Studios, Cat Cafe Studio, The Stables, Bandcamp etc.