Philip V. Francis
Philip V. Francis was a tabla player, composer and Ghazal singer from Kerala, India. He died at the age of 43 in a bike accident, leaving his wife and son.
Francis was born in Thrissur, Kerala. Philip started off as a conga drum player in the local orchestra group Neelambari, and under the able guidance of Joeboy a renowned player of drums, learnt the nuances of rhythm. He then migrated to Delhi to learn Tabla under the maestro Ustad Fiyaz Khan of the Delhi gharana. Thereafter he emerged as a Tabla player of national repute. He also learnt carnatic music and mrudangam for brief stints under Komattil Shanta Kumari and Purushothama Sharma of Thrisssur.
Source: Wikipedia