Anoushka Shankar and Ensemble
Sitarist, with tabla performers Bikram Gosh and Tanmoy Bose
Wednesday, October 10th, 8:00pm, Bates College Chapel
Join us for an evening of traditional
Indian classical music.
Admission is $15 (general) and $10 (seniors). FREE to Bates
students.
Call 786-6135 for reservations and further details.
"If Ravi Shankar is the guardian of Indian classical music, Anoushka is certainly the successor to his throne, by virtue of ability alone."
Dubai, February 2000
Biographical Information on Ensemble Members
Bikram Ghosh
Hailing from Calcutta, the much sought after tabla virtuoso Bikram Ghosh
had his main training of tabla from his illustrious father, Shankar Ghosh,
and later from the great tabla guru, Jnan Prakash Ghosh. He also was
trained in the South Indian Carnatic style of drumming by the mridangist,
S. Sekhar. He has accompanied all the stalwarts of vocal and instrumental
music. He has a number of CDs to his credit as an accompanist as well as
a soloist. Since 1995 Ravi Shankar has taken him as his accompanist in
some of the major concerts in India, Europe, the U.S.A. and the Far East.
Bikram has recorded several CDs including a Tabla solo. He has also
worked as a lecturer in the reputed Rabindra Bharati (Calcutta) and the
Vishwa Bharati (Shantiniketan) Universities.
"…Bikram's rapid fire fingertips are incredible to behold, whether live or
recorded."
- Conscious Choice, Chicago, 1997
February 2000
Tanmoy Bose
Born in to a family of music connoisseurs, Tanmoy Bose was exposed to the
subtle nuances of music and rhythm since childhood. Though he received
vocal training from Shri Maharaj Banarjee and learned Harmonium from the
late Montu Banarjee, the charm of the rhythm attracted Tanmoy towards the
Tabla.
A disciple of the late Kanai Dutta and Pandit Shankar Ghosh, Tanmoy has
developed a balanced technique which does not restrain itself to any one
particular Gharana or school. Tanmoy has carved a niche for himself among
the younger generation of top-ranking musicians of the country. A sought
after Tabla player both as a soloist and an accompanist, he has
participated in numerous prestigious musical events in India and abroad
winning accolades wherever he performed.
February 2000