Occupation(s) Classical Vocalist Role Film Score Composer Name Purbayan Chatterjee | Years active 1988–present Instruments Sitar | |
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Native name পূর্বায়ণ চট্টোপাধ্যায় Born September 12, 1976 (age 47) Kolkata, India ( 1976-09-12 ) Albums Sitarscape, Samwad, Rasayana, Vibemaster, New Horizons, Talaash, Stringstruck, Nirman, Hemisphere, Pace of Mind Similar People Shashank Subramanyam, Ricky Kej, Bickram Ghosh, Kaushiki Chakraborty, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt | ||
Music director Antim Swash Sundar | ||
Purbayan chatterjee sitar raga hemant tabla subha maharaj
Purbayan Chatterjee (Bengali পূর্বায়ণ চট্টোপাধ্যায়; born in Kolkata 12 September 1976) is an Indian sitar player and composer who lives in Kolkata, India. He is noted for amalgamating traditional Indian classical music with contemporary world music genres.
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- Purbayan chatterjee sitar raga hemant tabla subha maharaj
- Sitarway to heaven republic day special purbayan chatterjee
- Early life and career
- Awards
- Discography
- Performances
- References
Sitarway to heaven republic day special purbayan chatterjee
Early life and career
Purbayan Chatterjee has learned Sitar from his father Parthapratim Chatterjee. Purbayan’s music is inspired by the sound of Pt. Nikhil Banerjee. He has performed as a solo artist and as a part of the groups Shastriya Syndicate and Stringstruck. He is also a vocalist and has performed in duet with Shankar Mahadevan (Dwo - from the album Stringstruck).
He has worked the ground-breaking project Shastriya Syndicate – the first Indian Classical Band – Indian Classical band with a contemporary touch, which has performed the world over like Roskilde Festival, Denmark, OzAsia Festival, Australia, Traumzeit Festival, Germany etc. The album “Lehar” released by Times Music in 2008 has remained the best-seller for a year and a half. Shankar Mahadevan has performed the title song “Dwo” in Purbayan’s super-hit fusion album, “Stringstruck” released by Times Music. The number has also been compiled in the album “Aman ki Asha”, an Indo-Pak peace project released by Times Music and has also received the Palm IRAA Award for the Best World Music Album of the Year. He has designed the “Dwo” which is a Doppelganger of the Indian Sitar. He has performed several times with tabla artist Ustad Zakir Hussain.
Awards
Discography
The album Lehar released by Times Music in 2008 has remained the bestseller for a year and a half.
Shankar Mahadevan has performed the title song Dwo in Chatterjee's fusion album Stringstruck, released by Times Music. The number has also been compiled in the album Aman ki Asha, an Indo-Pak peace project released by Times Music and has also received the Palm IRAA Award for the Best World Music Album of the Year.
Performances
Chatterjee has performed in the following venues:
He has also performed in the following music festivals: