He is a senior disciple of world renowned bansuri maestro Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia under whom he studied Indian classical music.
Deepak's versatile playing and breadth of musical repertoire melds classical and improvisational techniques of Indian Raga, Jazz, Blues and Flamenco into a fusion that has garnered critical acclaim internationally.
Deepak Ram's great-grandparents were brought to South Africa to work on sugar cane plantations as indentured labourers.
His family were forcibly resettled in Lenasia - an undeveloped township south of Johannesburg earmarked for those of Indian origin.
[2] Deepak Ram first travelled to India at the age of 16 where he received training in classical Indian music under the tutelage renowned flautist Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia and the late Shri Suryakant Limaye.