#darbarfestival | “My father was very strict with my riyaz...there are even times he would pour water on me because I wouldn’t wake up” - Bickram Ghosh discusses his route to tabla mastery.
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Born in Kolkata to esteemed tabla artist Shankar Ghosh and vocalist Sanjukta Ghosh, Bickram started early (“there are photographs of me at two years old, propped up with pillows and banging away on the tabla”). His experimental style incorporates ideas from early sarod training and his mother’s Patiala vocal gharana, and he also draws inspiration from Carnatic percussion through detailed study with mridangam maestro S. Sekhar. He has accompanied Ali Akbar Khan and Ravi Shankar, and played with his cousin Swapan Chaudhuri, but often looks outside classical music too.
Having grown up in a house full of global drums, fusion was a natural step. Collaborators have included George Harrison, Sufi musicians, and the Mezcal Jazz Unit, and his new-age Rhythmscape group continues into its second decade. He has also scored over 25 films, with his soundtrack for Jal earning him an Oscar nomination. Outside of music he completed a Masters degree in English Literature, and has acted as a brand ambassador for the Indian Election Commission, promoting democratic engagement in West Bengal. Listen to more of Bickram here:
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Recorded at Darbar Festival in 2013, in London
-Bickram Ghosh (tabla)
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