Bickram Ghosh
| Bickram Ghosh | |
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Bickram Ghosh in Kolkata 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
20 October 1966 Kolkata, West Bengal |
| Origin | India |
| Genres | Indian classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Actor |
| Instruments | Tabla |
| Labels | Folktronic, Angel, Music Today, Sa Re Ga Ma, Music of the World |
| Website | Bickramghosh.com |
Bickram Ghosh (born 20 October 1966) is an Indian tabla player who performs Hindustani classical music and fusion music.[1] His music is strongly influenced by thumri and khayal genres of the Patiala gharana.[2] Ghosh is known to experiment and reinterpret music and culture; he dabbles in a vast repertoire of musical genres, from classical, rock, new-age, fusion to film music.[3]
Early life
Ghosh was born in Kolkata, West Bengal to the tabla maestro Pandit Shankar Ghosh and classical vocalist, Sanjukta Ghosh. He studied at La Martiniere Calcutta and graduated in English from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata and Masters in English Literature from Jadavpur University.
He started learning tabla from his father, Pandit Shankar Ghosh, who had played with Ustad Ali Akbar Khan.[4]
Career
Ghosh has performed with well-known performers including Ustad Ali Akbar Khan and Pandit Ravi Shankar.[5] He also performed in jugalbandis with his father in some concerts. Ghosh worked with George Harrison just before the ex-Beatle’s death.
Ghosh performs in various avatars. His long-standing band, Rhythmscape, which performs neo-fusion music, celebrated their 10th anniversary in 2011. To celebrate the occasion Rhythmscape collaborated with Greg Ellis to perform in Kolkata and Mumbai, an event organized by Folktronic.[6] The band also released their second album, Transformation, which went on to win the Best Fusion Album at the Indian Recording Arts Awards 2012.[7] Ghosh performs within Troikala with Assamese folk/indie singer Papon and Scottish singer-songwriter Rachel Sermanni. Troikala was curated and organized by British Council in association with Folktronic.[8] He performed as part of fusion Sufi act, "Sufusion" with vocalists Ambarish Das and Parvati Kumar, keyboardist Indrajit Dey, and drummer Arun Kumar.[9][10]
Ghosh collaborated with Sonu Nigam to compose the music for the film Jal.[11] Ghosh has also scored music for many movies including the Mira Nair production, Little Zizou.[12]
Ghosh launched his music company, Melting Pot Productions, in October 2010.[13]
Recent activities
On 1 October 2012, Ghosh won the 2012 Global Indian Music Academy (GIMA) Awards in the Best Pop/Rock Single category for his composition, Vande Mataram, featuring a host of artists across India, including Sonu Nigam, Shankar Mahadevan and Sunidhi Chauhan.[14] In June 2012, Ghosh performed a concert "One World Fusion Extravaganza" at Shilpakala Vedika auditorium in Hyderabad to mark World Music Day.[15][16] He appeared in an episode of MTV Roots.[17] Ghosh taught a percussion course entitled "Repercussion" for Ace Open University via online streaming.
Personal life
He married Jaya Seal in 2004.[18]
Discography
New-Age Experimental
| Year | Album | Record Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Drums of India: Father and Son | Biswas |
| 2003 | Definitive Collection- Rhythm & Zen | Sony Music |
| 2003 | Best of Swar Utsav | Music Today |
| 2003 | Rhythmscape | Navras |
| 2007 | Pulsating Drums (with Zakir Hussain, Taufiq Quereshi) | Music Today/Living Media |
| 2007 | Drum Invasion | Music Today |
| 2007 | Beyond Rhythmscape | Sagarika Music |
| 2008 | Interface (with Rahul Sharma) | Thoughtify |
| 2008 | Folktail | Thoughtify |
| 2009 | The Kingdom of Rhythm (with Pete Lockett) | Saregama |
| 2009 | Journey with the Master Percussionists of India | Drumzine |
| 2009 | Decade of Great Fusion 2000-2009 | EMI Virgin |
| 2009 | Electro Classical | Sony BMG |
| 2009 | White Note | Sony BMG |
| 2010 | Tablasphere | Veecon Music & Entertainment |
| 2011 | Blazing Drums | Times Music |
| 2011 | Talking Drums: Masters of Percussion | Music Today |
| 2011 | Tagore Lounge | Veecon Music & Entertainment |
| 2011 | Transformation | Sony Music |
| 2013 | Nazrulaana | Times Music |
Collaborations
| Year | Album | Record Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Chants of India- Ravi Shankar/ George Harrison | EMI Angel |
| 1997 | Nomad Christmas | Nomad/Music of the World |
| 2000 | Cello- Barry Phillips | Gourd |
| 2000 | India: Jewels of the Subcontinent | Latitudes/Music of the World |
| 2001/2002 | The Afro-Indian Project: Travels with the African | Arc Music |
| 2002 | Kora So Far- Ravi (J.P. Freeman) | Terra Nova |
| 2002 | Axiom of Choice- Unfolding | Narada |
| 2002 | Brain Washed- George Harrison | Capitol/EMI |
| 2008 | One- Bickram Ghosh and the Mezcal Jazz Unit | Saregama |
Classical Solo
| Year | Album | Record Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Talking Tabla | Music of the World |
| 1998 | Language of Rhythm: Drumming From North & South India | Music of the World |
| 2004 | Tabla Odyssey | Music Today |
| 2006 | Drumscape [DVD] | Saregama |
| 2008 | Pride of Bengal- Pandit Shankar Ghosh and Bickram Ghosh | RPG |
Classical Accompaniment
| Year | Album | Main Artist | Record Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Mukundarasam: Songs of Lord Krishna | Dr. Balamurali Krishna | Chhanda Dhara |
| 1995 | Twilight Melodies | Ajoy Chakrabarty | Chhanda Dhara |
| 1996 | Thumris | Ajoy Chakraborty | India Archives |
| 1996 | Kirvani | Tarun Bhattacharya | Music of the World |
| 1998 | Anoushka | Anoushka Shankar | EMI Angel |
| 1999 | Raga Mala (Sitar Concerto No. 2) | Ravi Shankar | EMI Classics |
| 2000 | Mental Bliss | Tarun Bhattacharya | Mind of Light |
| 2000 | Anourag | Anoushka Shankar | EMI Angel |
| 2001 | Vairagya | Ajoy Chakraborty | Navras Records |
| 2001 | Live at Carnegie Hall | Anoushka Shankar | EMI Angel |
| 2001 | Full Circle: Carnegie Hall (Grammy winning title)[19] | Ravi Shankar | EMI Angel |
| 2001 | Hypnotic Santoor | Tarun Bhattacharya | Biswas |
| 2002 | In Portrait | Ravi Shankar | Naxos |
| 2002 | Raga Basant Mukhari | Tarun Bhattacharya | India Archives |
| 2004 | Raga Rasa: That Which Colors The Mind | Kartik Seshadri | Traditional Crossroads |
| 2005 | A Spiritual Journey | Tarun Bhattacharya | Universal Music |
| 2005 | Rise | Anoushka Shankar | Angel Records |
| 2006 | Raag Rageshri | Tarun Bhattacharya | Universal Music |
| 2008 | Musical Horizon | Tarun Bhattacharya | Horizon |
| 2010 | Crossroads | Tejendra Narayan Majumdar | Indya |
| 2011 | The Very Best of Ravi Shankar | Ravi Shankar | EMI Classics |
Experimental Accompaniment
| Year | Album | Main Artist | Record Label |
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| 1992 | Songs of Nature | Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Tarun Bhattacharya, Ronu Majumdar | Original Music Impressions |
| 1993 | Travellers Tale | Ronu Majumdar | Magnasound/ OMI |
| 2005 | Spirits | U. Rajesh, Pete Lockett | Living Media India/ Music Today |
| 2006 | Golden Krithis Vol. 3 – Beginning of the Beginning | A. Sivamani, Anoor Ananthakrishna Sharma, Bickram Ghosh, Kalaimamani M.K.S. Siva, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt | Fontana India |
| 2008 | Monsoon Melodies | U. Rajesh | Kosmik |
Filmography
Actor :
- Hotath Neerar Jonnyo
- Choy
Composer (Bengali films) :
| Year | Film |
| 2004 | Iti Srikanta |
| 2005 | Devaki |
| 2008 | Neel Rajar Deshe |
| 2009 | Piyalir Password |
| 2013 | Aborto |
| 2015 | Ebar Shabor |
Composer (Hindi films) :
| Year | Film | Notes |
| 2009 | Little Zizou | {With Giuliano Modarelli} |
| 2010 | Gumshuda | |
| 2013 | Sooper Se Ooper | |
| 2014 | Jal | |
| 2015 | Chowky | {Promotional song} |
| 2015 | Happy Anniversary | |
| 2015 | Bachelors Not Allowed |
References
- ↑ Mahaldar, Manisha (3 January 2008). "Fusion king Bikram Ghosh drums a new beat". CNN-IBN. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
- ↑ Chaudhuri, Dibyajyoti (22 June 2012). "Musicians Set to Reinvent Fusion". The Times of India.
- ↑ Nandy, Priyadarshini (14 July 2011). "I Have Personality Disorder: Bickram Ghosh". DNA.
- ↑ Sengupta, Ratnottama (22 May 2012). "Can We Equate Seniors and Juniors, Wonder Musicians". The Times of India.
- ↑
- Arnold, Alison, ed. (2000). The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: South Asia : the Indian subcontinent (Volume 5). New York: Garland Publishing. p. 63. ISBN 0-8240-4946-2.
- ↑ "Rhythmscape Celebrates 10yrs of Neo Fusion Music". Indian Music Talks. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ↑ Chaudhuri, Dibyajyoti (4 June 2012). "Bickram Wins Award". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Troikala - the Art within a Trio: Bickram Ghosh, Papon and Rachel Sermanni". Music Aloud (Blog). 28 December 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ↑ Chaudhuri, Dibyajyoti (5 June 2012). "Bickram Ghosh Concert in Kolkata". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Sufusion". Live in Concert. 2 June 2012. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ↑ "Bickram Ghosh-Sonu Nigam Team Up, Combine Marwah-Purva With Armenian Duduk!". Planet Bollywood. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ↑ Arora, Chandna (10 March 2008). "Bickram Ghosh Tells All...". The Times of India.
- ↑ "On the Beaten Track- Interview with Tabla Maestro Bickram Ghosh". Music Aloud (Blog). 8 September 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ↑ "GIMA Awards 2012 - Winners". Global India Music Academy. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ↑ "Bickram Ghosh to Rock Hyderabad on World Music Day". Radio and Music. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ↑ Salvadore, Sarah (23 June 2012). "World Music Day concert at Shilpakala Vedika organised by the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Department". The Times of India.
- ↑ "MTV - Roots - Artist - Bickram Ghosh". MTV India. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ↑ Wynne-Peters, Janine (30 October 2004). "Making Sweet Music". The Telegraph (Calcutta, India).
- ↑ Suhasini, Lalitha (4 October 2005). "Percussionist Bikram Ghosh revisits his roots in the folk fusion album called Folktail". Mumbai Newsline (The Indian Express). Archived from the original on 22 February 2006. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
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