Subhen Chatterjee

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Subhen Chatterjee
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Subhen Chatterjee performing at Kane Hall, University of Washington, 2008
Background information
Born (1962-09-26) 26 September 1962 (age 61)
Origin Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Genres
Instrument(s) Tabla
Years active1963–present
LabelsHMV, SA RE GA MA, Asha Audio, Times Music, Prime Music
Website www.subhenchatterjee.net

Subhen Chatterjee is an Indian percussionist and tabla player. Chatterjee began his training on the tabla in his childhood, studying with Swapan Chaudhuri. In 1985 he created the fusion band Karma. [1] He has accompanied the vocalist Girija Devi on several recordings including Songs of Varanasi for Nimbus Records. [2] He has also recorded with V.M. Bhatt and Matt Malley on the album Sleepless Nights for World Village Records. [3] His album Artistry recorded live in Kansas City with Manilal Nag on sitar, Ramesh Mishra on sarangi and Chatterjee on tabla was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2002. [4]

Contents

Awards and nominations




Discography

With Padmabhushan Smt. Girija Devi

With Budhaditya Mukherjee

With Pt. Manilal Nag & Ustad Ali Ahmed Hussain (Sitar & Sehnai Duet)

With KARMA - the fusion band

With Snehashish Mazumder (Mandolin)

With Dr. Rajeeb Chakraborty

With Others

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References

  1. Pravasi Herald (13 September 2010). "Pandit Subhen Chatterji created magic with tabla at Birmingham Museum of Art". Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  2. Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark (2000). World Music: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific, Volume 2, p. 91. Rough Guides
  3. Von Tersch, Gary (22 June 2010). "Review: V.M. Bhatt and Matt Malley: Sleepless Nights". Sing Out! . Retrieved 30 June 2014 (subscription required). Quote: "Malley's inventive bass and keyboard playing works quite sympathetically with Chatterjee's resourceful drumming to give each song a harmonic structure and an unparalleled, engaging vista that transcends the strict constraints of Indian classical music, leaving the listener galvanized with the work's multiple colorings, entrancing melodies, shape-shifting tonal changes and spellbinding rhythms."
  4. Saha, Subro (13 November 2002). "A strain of Calcutta at Grammy 2003 - Album by three city musicians nominated for World Music Group awards". The Telegraph . Retrieved 30 June 2014.