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Debasis Chakroborty

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Years active
  
1991–present

Website
  
debasischakroborty.com

Name
  
Debasis Chakroborty


Born
  
9 June 1961 (age 62) Calcutta, India (
1961-06-09
)

Occupation(s)
  
Musician, composer, lecturer

Instruments
  
Hindustani classical slide guitar

Associated acts
  
Sam Evans, Lior, Gian Slater, Dr. Lovely Sharma

Role
  
Musical Artist · debasischakroborty.com

Genres
  
Indian classical music, World music

Similar People
  
Brij Bhushan Kabra, Debashish Bhattacharya, Ali Akbar Khan, Aashish Khan, Swapan Chaudhuri

Public performance by Debasis Chakroborty (slide guitar) and Gourisankar (Tabla)


Debasis Chakroborty (Bengali: দেবাশিস, Hindi: देबाशीष, born 9 June 1961) is an Indian classical slide guitar player who belongs to the Senia-Maihar Gharana. Chakroborty was born in Calcutta, India, and was groomed in the atmosphere of music from his childhood. He began learning guitar from his father Sh. Madhusudan Chakroborty. He then came under the tutelage of Pt. Barun Kumar Pal, a renowned guitarist from Kolkata and Pandit Jotin Bhattacharya, an eminent Sarod player and senior disciple of Ustad Baba Allauddin Khan Sahib of Maihar Gharana. Later on, Debasis became a disciple of the guitar maestro Pundit Brij Bhushan Kabra.

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Debasis's style of playing combines both Gayaki and Tantrakari Angs. He is still following the oldest tradition of playing Sarode, Sitar and Veena with his modified Hawaiian guitar, which has its own beautiful technical virtuosity and three octave advantages. His purity of style, uniqueness of imagination and total absorption with melody coupled with his brilliant technique in which "Tantrakari" and "Layakari" are prominent and make his recital enchanting. He is an "A" grade artiste of Broadcasting Corporation of India (All India Radio & Television) in both Hindustani Classical and light music and performed in the prestigious National programme. He is an ICCR empanelled artiste under the Ministry of external affairs, Govt. of India. He visited several Universities and institutions around the world(including Monash University, Melbourne, Australia) as visiting faculty/ Artist in Residence and performed in many prestigious concerts and conferences which were widely appreciated. At present, he lectures in the Department of Music, Institute of Visual Performing Arts & Research, Mangalayatan University, Aligarh.

Discography

  • 2012 – " Soul Mate" ecstasy on Slide Guitar, Label: Mountains Meet the Sea Productions-Australia,India,Switzerland
  • Solo with Sam Evans (Tabla)
  • 2008 – Charukeshi, Australia Council for the Arts
  • Associated Works
  • 2008 – Creatures at the Crossroads, with Gian Slater
  • 2010 – Tumbling into the Dawn, with Lior (Lior Attar)
  • References

    Debasis Chakroborty Wikipedia