Biplab Bhattacharya Biplab was born in 1975 and was encouraged to play tabla at an early age by his father, Prof Kanai Bhattacharya (senior most disciple of Pandit Kanai Dutta). He studied with Pandit Shankar Ghosh and Pandit Arabinda Ghosh at Bengal Music College (Calcutta).
He is a recipient of several awards including: Sangeet Kalakar Degree (Hon) Senior National Scholarship in 1995; Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan Memorial Scholarship? in 1993-94; Biman Ghosh Memorial Challenge Trophy (Best New Talent) in 1995 Sangeet Kala Ratna? award from Matri Udbodhan Ashram – Patna (2001).
Biplab has performed and recorded in India, U.S.A, Canada, South Africa, Jordan, Mongolia and Europe collaborating with fine musicians and dancers such as Smt. Sujata Banerjee (Kathak), Smt. Madhumita Roy (Kathak) Shri Kushal Das (Sitar), Pt. Ronu Majumder(Flute), Shri Subhendra Rao(Sitar) Smt. Madhuri Chatterjee (Violene),Prof.Ken Zuckerman(Sarod). Pt. Srikant Bakre, Padma Bhushan Pandit V. G. Jog, Vidusi Sisir Kana Dhar Chowdhury, Ust. Ashish Khan, Vidusi Meera Banerjee, Pt. Manas Chakraborty, Pt. Samaresh Chowdhury, Usd. Maskoor Ali Khan, Shri Tajendra Narayan Majumder, Pt. Tarun Bhattacharya, Pt. Ronu Majumder, and Pt. Shri Kushal Das.
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.
