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Skaila Kanga
hrp, *1946 IN, India
Musician of Classical
Skaila Kanga (born in India) is a harpist and is Head of Harp Studies at the Royal Academy of Music, London, England. After winning a Junior Exhibition to the Royal Academy of Music for piano, she switched to harp studies at age 17. She studied with Tina Bonifacio, Sir Thomas Beecham's harpist in the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Popular Tracks 
Five Variants of "Dives and Lazarus" on Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasia; Fantasia on Greensleeves; The Lark Ascending etc. by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner An Army Against One Man on Poldark: Music from the TV Series by Anne Dudley 5 Variants of Dives & Lazarus on Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis and other Orchestral Works by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Bryden Thomson, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Skaila Kanga Funeral March for a Marionette on Hitchcock by Danny Elfman The Victorian Kitchen Garden - Suite: Prelude on The Essential Emma Johnson by Emma Johnson The Victorian Kitchen Garden - Suite: Summer on The Essential Emma Johnson by Emma Johnson Introduction et Allegro, M. 46: Introduction et allegro, M. 46 on Ravel, Debussy & Saint-Seans with the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields by Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & Skaila Kanga Invocation on Webber: Invocation by William Lloyd Webber, Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Julian Lloyd Webber, Tasmin Little & Westminster Singers Cherry Ripe on British Folksongs by Traditional, Tommy Reilly & Skaila Kanga Five (Arr. N. Ingman): I. Prelude to a Million Years on Tony Banks: Five by Tony Banks, Frank Ricotti, Czech National Symphony Orchestra & Nick IngmanTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Members
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flute Concerto In G / Flute And Harp Concerto | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Edward Beckett, Skaila Kanga, The London Festival Orchestra, Ross Pople | 2003 | Album |
| More Of The World's Most Beautiful Melodies | Phillip McCann With The Black Dyke Mills Band Conducted By Peter Parkes, Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble Conducted By Gordon Langford, Skaila Kanga, Malcolm Hicks | 1992 | Album |
| Flute And Harp Concerto K299 (297c) - Oboe Concerto K271k - Flute And Oboe Concerto | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonio Salieri, Susan Milan, Skaila Kanga, David Theodore, City Of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox | 1992 | Album |
| Skaila Kanga / Academy Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields Chamber Ensemble | Maurice Ravel • Claude Debussy • Camille Saint-Saëns • Albert Roussel • The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields • Skaila Kanga | 1988 | Album |
| Play British Folk-Songs Arranged For Harmonica And Harp | Tommy Reilly And Skaila Kanga | 1987 | Album |
| String Quartet No. 1 / Piano Quartet / Harp Quintet | Arnold Bax - English String Quartet, John McCabe / Skaila Kanga | 1984 | Album |
| Harp Moods | Skaila Kanga | 1982 | Album |
| Perception | Robert Cornford / Skaila Kanga | 1981 | Album |
| Romantic Melodies | Tommy Reilly & Skaila Kanga | 1981 | Album |
| Harmonica Recital | Tommy Reilly, James Moody, Skaila Kanga | 1978 | Album |
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