Encouraged by his father, Asoke Kumar Chatterjee, a distinguished international footballer, Sandip Chatterjee was accepted, at the age of eight, as a pupil by the eminent santoor player Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya in the year 1980. He has taken taleem of Ragdari and Layakari from vocal Maestro Pandit Ajay Chakraborty since 1999.
A regular performer for All India Radio, Sandip has performed at major music conferences and festivals all over India. His earlier CDs include Moment Of Dawn, Mangal Dhwani, Summer Rain , Shanti and Shringar.
He was awarded Best Hindustani Classical Instrumentalist Award in the all India Music and Dance competition in 1986, New Delhi; winner in 1990 of the President of India Award in Hindustani classical music – All India Radio – in New Delhi. Jadubhatta Puraskar by Salt Lake Cultural Association of Kolkata for Guru Shisya Parampara in 1999.
Sandip was also recognized by Pt.V. Balsara as A grade artist of song and drama division of Govt. of India and received a National Scholarship from Govt. of India in 2000-01.
Discography:
Santoor Recital
Raaga In Rame (Saagar Music)
Valley Again, with Santosh Sant (2012)
Soul Mates with Santosh Sant (HMV)
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.
