A percussionist of exceptional quality, Bickram Ghosh received his training from his father Shankar Ghosh and the great maestro Gyan Prakash Ghosh. He has accompanied leading artists including Ali Akbar Khan, Ravi Shankar, V.G. Jog and the late Munawar Ali Khan. His work with Tarun Bhattacharya, both in international touring and recording, brought his music to a wider audience in the West.
Bickram Ghosh has accompanied acclaimed Indian classical and world fusion artists, including Dr. Balamurali Krishna, Ajoy Chakraborty, Tarun Bhattacharya, Anoushka Shankar, Ravi Shankar, Tejendra Narayan Majumdar, and Axiom of Choice.
Discography:
Talking Tabla (Music of the World, 1996)
Language of Rhythm: Drumming From North & South India (Music of the World, 1998)
Drums of India: Father and Son (Biswas, 2001)
Definitive Collection- Rhythm & Zen (Sony Music, 2003)
Best of Swar Utsav (Music Today, 2003)
Rhythmscape (Navras, 2003)
Tabla Odyssey (Music Today, 2004)
Pulsating Drums, with Zakir Hussain and Taufiq Qureshi (Music Today/Living Media, 2007)
Drum Invasion (Music Today, 2007)
Beyond Rhythmscape (Sagarika Music, 2007)
Interface, with Rahul Sharma (Thoughtify, 2008)
Folktail (Thoughtify, 2008)
Pride of Bengal- Pandit Shankar Ghosh and Bickram Ghosh (RPG, 2008)
The Kingdom of Rhythm, with Pete Lockett (Saregama, 2009)
Journey with the Master Percussionists of India (Drumzine, 2009)
Decade of Great Fusion 2000-2009 (EMI Virgin, 2009)
Electro Classical (Sony BMG, 2009)
White Note (Sony BMG, 2009)
Tablasphere (Veecon Music & Entertainment, 2010)
Blazing Drums (Times Music, 2011)
Talking Drums: Masters of Percussion (Music Today, 2011)
Tagore Lounge (Veecon Music & Entertainment, 2011)
Transformation (Sony Music, 2011)
Nazrulaana (Times Music, 2013)
The Music Room (Times Music, 2014)
Maya – Bickram Ghosh’s Dedication To Ravi Shankar (East Meets West, 2016)
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
