Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya was born December 23, 1957. He is one of India’s finest performers on the santur. As a child he began training on the instrument with his father, Sri Robi Bhattacharya, and also with Sri Dulal Roy. Tarun was under the tutelage of the renowned sitar maestro Ravi Shankar.
Tarun regularly performs in concert and at music festival in Europe, North America, the Far East and, of course, throughout India. He is a regular performer on All India Radio, and has recorded with Indian, European and American record labels.
Discography:
Song of Nature, Flame of the Forest (1992)
Essence of Jugalbandi (1993)
Sargam (Music of the World, 1995)
Rags Gujari Todi & Bhairavi (India Archives, 1995)
Kirvani (Music of the World, 1996)
Mental Bliss (1998)
Nomad Christmas (Music of the World)
Hypnotic Santoor (2001)
Raga Basant Mukhari / Mishra Todi (India Archives, 2002)
Transcendence (2005)
Natural (Sense World Music, 2007)
Aahir Bhairav & Gurjari Todi (Questz World, 2009)
The Exotic Santoor (Aimrec, 2010)
Shades of the Santoor (Aimrec, 2012)
Inner Vision (Aimrec, 2015)
Afro-Indian Project (ARC Music, 2017)
North India – Sangeet Trio en concert (Ocora)
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.
