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Amit Chatterjee
is a guitarist, singer, sitarist and composer who combine his heritage
in Hindusthani music with many years of playing and studying European,
jazz and popular music. He has recorded and performed extensively
with artists such as Joe Zawinul (1993 to present), Eric Johnson,
Carlos Santana, Badal Roy, Glen Velez, Layne Redmond, David Lieberman,
Paul Winter and Paul Halley. Currently Amit is featured in Zawinul's
symphonic work on Phillips Classic 'Stories of the Danube'. He is
also part of Zawinul's Grammy-nominated world/jazz recording, My
People. He recently finished recording an album that features him
as a songwriter and singer with his trio that includes Jorge Alfano
on bass and flutes and Randy Crafton on percussion. Amit has also
produced former Weather Report and Zawinul percussionist Robert
Thomas, Jr's first solo album. Both of these works appear on Tetrad
Recordings. His Work as a player and singer has received extensive
critical acclaim from musicians and everyday listeners alike.
Amit was a visiting professor for the ethnomusicology
department as the University of Miami from 1984-1986 and continues
to draw on his multicultural background as a musician and teacher.
His passion has been to continue to forge a true global music, one
that is not a patchwork of sounds from different cultures but a
new music altogether, spawned by the joys and sorrows of the life
of the modern-day global human being.
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Akram Khan
is an exponent of Ajrara Gharana (school) one of the most respected
and oldest style of tabla school. Akram has received tabla instruction
from his uncle Ustad Niazu Khan, his grandfather Ustad Mohamed Ahfi
Khan, and is currently under the tutelage of his father Ustad Hasmat
Khan a disciple of the Ajrara Gharana paragon Ustad Habibuddin Khan.
In addition to his expertise in tabla solo, he is also a leading
accompanist in both vocal and instrumental music. He has received
Sangeet Praveen (master of music) of the Prayag Sangeet Samiti in
Allahabad. Akram Khan has performed and recoded in India, Europe
and America with such artists Ustad Vilayat Khan, Shujaat Khan,
Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, Pandit Jasraj
and others.
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Pandit Debashish
Bhattacharya "Hindusthani Slide Guitarist" Bhaatcharya's
extraordinary virtuosity and keen creative vision placed him among
the best contemporary musicians in the linage of Baba Allaudin Khan,
guru Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. In addition he
has also studied under the pioneer of Indian Slide Guitarist Pandit
Brij Bhuashan Kabra and Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty.
A prestigious president medal winner of 1984 and he
was the first Indian Guitarist to represent India in the "Historical
Collaboration of the East West in the world of slide guitar"
performed with Bob Brozman and Martin Simpson and participated in
over 40 major concerts and music festivals from 1996 to 1997 throughout
the world.
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Mayookh Bhaumik
is child prodigy who is a disciple of late Pandit Gnyn Prakesh Ghosh.
He has been studying under the instruction of Ustad Sabir Khan son
of Ustad Karametullah Khan of the Farukhabad Gharana. Mayookh has
performed many duet Tabla Solo concerts with Ustad Sabir Khan in
India and abroad. He has also accompanied many masters of Indian
Classical Music.
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Polash Gomes
is an accomplished tabla player in New York area. He follows the
line of the distinguished Lucknow baj. He is the founder of Rageshree
Music institute, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the
dissemination of Indian Music in the West.
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Pandit Ramesh Mishra
was born into a family of Sarangi masters. At age five his training
was initiated by his father Pandit Ramnath Mishra. He is also deeply
influenced by his uncle and teacher Pandit Gopal Mishra. At present
he is a disciple of Pandit Ravi Shankar. He is one of the foremost
Sarangi players in Indian classical Music. He has performed and
recorded throughout the world for over 30 years.
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Subhashish Bhattacharya
is a young virtuoso of Indian tabla player. He is a disciple of
Pandit Shymal Bose and Pandit Anindo Chatterjee. He has performed
and recorded with many great musicians such as Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty,
Pandit Brij Bhushan Kabra, Debashish Bhattacharya, Bob Brozman,
Martin Simpson and many others. |
