Debashish Bhattacharya

Debashish Bhattacharya

India 21.7.2018 / 19:30 - 20:30
Cylinders Gong stage

India's guitar legend Debashish Bhattacharya became a disciple and student of Brij Bhushan Khabra, the father of Indian classical guitar, for 10 years, and also trained under Ajoy Chakraborty, the eminent Indian vocalist. He has also studied with Ustad Ali Akbar Khan.

 Over the past two decades of his illustrious career, Debashish has received prestigious professional recognition on a number of occasions:  He received a Grammy nomination in 2002, won the BBC Planet Award in 2005, received another Grammy nomination in 2009 and won the Songlines UK World Music Award in 2016. He is one of the most influential pioneers in Indian music, bringing his innovations to audiences around the world.

ANANDI & DEBASHISH & SUBHASISH BHATTACHARYA  
An extatic improvisation based on raga. The dialog of three familiar musicians based in Kolkata - daughter Anandi - with angel's voice; father - guitarist and uncle - tabla player.