Subhen Chatterjee is an Indian percussionist and
tabla
A tabla, bn, তবলা, prs, طبلا, gu, તબલા, hi, तबला, kn, ತಬಲಾ, ml, തബല, mr, तबला, ne, तबला, or, ତବଲା, ps, طبله, pa, ਤਬਲਾ, ta, தபலா, te, తబల ...
player. Chatterjee began his training on the tabla in his childhood, studying with
Swapan Chaudhuri
Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri (born 30 March 1945), is an Indian tabla player. He has accompanied several musicians of Indian classical music, including, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Ustad Vilayat Khan, Pandit Bhimshen Joshi, Pandit Jas ...
. In 1985 he created the
fusion
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Fusion may also refer to:
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band Karma. He has accompanied the vocalist
Girija Devi
Girija Devi (8 May 1929 – 24 October 2017) was an Indian classical singer of the Seniya and Banaras gharanas. She performed classical and light classical music and helped elevate the profile of thumri. She was dubbed as the 'Queen of Thumri' ...
on several recordings including ''Songs of Varanasi'' for
Nimbus Records
Nimbus Records is a British record company based at Wyastone Leys, Ganarew, Herefordshire. They specialise in classical music recordings and were the first company in the UK to produce compact discs.
Description
Nimbus was founded in 1972 by t ...
. He has also recorded with
V.M. Bhatt and
Matt Malley
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on the album ''Sleepless Nights'' for
World Village Records.
[Von Tersch, Gary (22 June 2010)]
"Review: V.M. Bhatt and Matt Malley: ''Sleepless Nights''"
''Sing Out!
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Background
''Sing Out ...
''. Retrieved 30 June 2014 . Quote: "Malley's inventive bass and keyboard playing works quite sympathetically with Chatterjee's resourceful drumming to give each song a harmonic structure and an unparalleled, engaging vista that transcends the strict constraints of Indian classical music, leaving the listener galvanized with the work's multiple colorings, entrancing melodies, shape-shifting tonal changes and spellbinding rhythms." His album ''Artistry'' recorded live in
Kansas City
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with
Manilal Nag
Pandit Manilal Nag (born 16 August 1939) is an Indian classical sitar player and an exponent of the Bishnupur gharana of Bengal. He was given the Padma Shri Award, the fourth highest civilian award in India in 2020.
Training and career
Nag was ...
on
sitar
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,
Ramesh Mishra
Ramesh Mishra ( hi, रमेश मिश्रा, surname also spelled Misra) (Varanasi, India, 2 October 1948 - New York, U.S., 13 March 2017) was an Indian sarangi player.
Mishra comes from a family of sarangi players and studied from an ...
on
sarangi
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and Chatterjee on tabla was nominated for a
Grammy Award
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in 2002.
[Saha, Subro (13 November 2002)]
"A strain of Calcutta at Grammy 2003 - Album by three city musicians nominated for World Music Group awards"
''The Telegraph
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Australia
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''. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
Awards and nominations
* Nominated for GRAMMY MUSIC AWARD for the album Artistry - 2002
* JUST PLAIN FOLK (JPF) AWARD Nomination for Bandish Fusion album - 2008
* JADU BHATTA AWARD from Salt Lake Music Conference - 2006
* Honorary Citizenship from the State of Alabama (USA) - 2013
* SANGEET SAMMAN AWARD from West Bengal State Govt -2021
* ACHARYA GYAN PROKASH GHOSH AWARD given by Pt.Ajoy Chakraborty' s SHRUTI NANDAN
* PRIDE OF BENGAL AWARD : 2024
Discography
With Padmabhushan Smt.
Girija Devi
Girija Devi (8 May 1929 – 24 October 2017) was an Indian classical singer of the Seniya and Banaras gharanas. She performed classical and light classical music and helped elevate the profile of thumri. She was dubbed as the 'Queen of Thumri' ...
* PRATIKSHA
agarika
* SONGS FROM VARANASI
imbus Records
* INDE DU NORD (Live in Paris)
ccura Radio France
* SPRING MELODY
antra Records
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* SAMADHI
ony BMG
* With Pt.
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, professionally known as V. M. Bhatt (born 27 July 1950), is an Hindustani classical music instrumentalist who plays the Mohan veena (slide guitar).
Personal life
Bhatt lives in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, with his wife and ...
* MOMENTS ( Dreamz Muzik)
* SLEEPLESS NIGHTS (along with Matt Malley)
armonia Mundi
* BOUQUET OF RAGAS (WITH PT. VISWA MOHAN BHAT
ESHKAR INT'L
* With
Ustad Shahid Parvez
Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan (commonly known as Shahid Parvez, born 14 October 1954) is an Indian classical sitar maestro from the Imdadkhani gharana. He represents the seventh generation of the Etawah Gharana as its primary exponent. He is praised ...
* MORNING GLORY
iswas Records
* EMOTIVE SITAR
iswas Records
* INTIMATIONS OF GODDESS
inds of Light
* DOUBLE CD ( LIVE IN TORONTO )
ndia Music Club
* With Pt. Manilal Nag & Pt. Ramesh Mishra
* ARTISTRY (Sitar & Sarengi duet)
hyme Records
With
Budhaditya Mukherjee
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* SITAR
iswas Records
* MAGIC MOMENTS
apphire Records
With Pt. Manilal Nag & Ustad Ali Ahmed Hussain (Sitar & Sehnai Duet)
* MUSIC FROM MAESTROS
iswas Records
* JUGALBANDI
hyme Records
* SHEHNAI
M G Records
With KARMA - the fusion band
* BANDISH FUSION: the lasting legacy
MV SAREGAMA
* BANDISH FUSION: Redefind
MV SAREGAMA
* BANDISH FUSION
rime Music
* SECULAR MINDS
lus Music
* BASICALLY YOURS
egaphone Records
* BEYOND LIMIT
n Air Communications
With Snehashish Mazumder (Mandolin)
* ECLECTIC TRIO ( with Pt. Rupak Kulkarni ) ( Dreamz Muzik )
* MANDOLIN DREAMS
orld Music Records
* RAINBOW
eelam Records
With Dr. Rajeeb Chakraborty
* TRILOGY ( with Mr. Jesse Bannister ) ( Dreamz Muzik )
* BLACK & WHITE (RAJEEB & REENA: Sarode - Sitar duet)
n Air Communications
* SEASONS (with Rajeeb)
hyme Records
* CROSSWINDS (RAJEEB & JESSE BANNISTER: Sarode - Saxophone duet)
n Air Communications
* RAJEEB & REENA (Sarode - Sitar duet)
eelam Records
With Others
* DESERT ROOTS ( with The Langa Manganiyars of Rajasthan ) (Dreamz Muzik )
* BAUL EXPRESS ( with The Bauls of Bengal ) ( Dreamz Muzik )
* BLISS (Tabla Solo)
2 Records
* EMOTIVE SARENGI (Pt. Ramesh Misra)
2 Records
* SADHANA (Pt. Rajan & Sajan Misra- vocal duet)
ESHKAR INT'L
* LAGUK HAWA (With Rejwana Chowdhury Bonnya - An album on Rabindra Sangeet as World Music)
MV SAREGAMA
References
External links
*
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1963 births
Living people