The Debashish Bhattacharya Trio: The Legacy Tour 2024 Premieres in New York
Celebrating the Roots of Hindustani Music: A Tribute to Pioneering Artists
The Debashish Bhattacharya Legacy Trio is set to captivate audiences in the fall of 2024 with a special tribute to the pioneering Indian recording artists of the early 1900s. This ensemble features Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya, a master slide guitarist renowned for his innovative contributions to Hindustani classical music, alongside his daughter Anandi Bhattacharya, a talented vocalist, and his brother Subhasis Bhattacharya, an esteemed tabla player.
The Debashish Bhattacharya Trio Concert Overview
The Trio will recreate the essence of early Indian recordings, taking audiences back to an era when families gathered around radios to enjoy the music of their favorite stars. The performance will be characterized by:
Elegant Vocal Lines: Anandi will deliver lilting melodies that resonate with emotional depth.
Intricate Slide Guitar: Debashish will showcase his virtuosity on his signature instruments, including the Chaturangui (a 26-string slide guitar) and the Pushpa Veena (a 25-string hybrid of the sarod and slide guitar).
Dynamic Tabla Rhythms: Subhasis will provide complex rhythms that drive the performance forward.
The evening will feature a mix of full ensemble pieces, duets, and solo performances, highlighting the Trio's exceptional musicality and improvisational skills.
Unique Instrumentation
A standout feature of the concert will be Debashish's custom-designed instruments, which include:
Chaturangui: A 26-string slide guitar that allows for a rich tonal palette.
Pushpa Veena: A hybrid instrument combining elements of both the sarod and slide guitar.
Anandi: A delicate 4-string slide ukulele that adds a unique texture to their sound.
Tabla: The tabla is a traditional Indian percussion instrument consisting of hand-played drums allowing for a wide range of tonal variations and rhythmic patterns.
The Debashish Bhattacharya Trio:
Debashish Bhattacharya - Chaturangui, Pushpa Veena
Anandi Bhattacharya - Vocals, Swarmandal
Subashis Bhattacharya - Tabla
NYC dates:
Sunday, October 20th, 2024 at 4:00pm
Ragas Live
Pioneer Works
159 Pioneer St. Brooklyn
$59.00– $200.00
*Subashish Bhattacharya (Tabla) will also be featured in a tribute to Badal Roy at 1:00PM
Thursday, October 24th, 2024 at 7:00pm
Joe's Pub
425 Lafayette St. NYC
For more, visit: https://publictheater.org/productions/joes-pub/2024/d/the-debashish-bhattacharya-trio
$30.00
In addition to the above, the Debashish Bhattacharya Trio will appear on WNYC Soundcheck on Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024.
About Debashish Bhattacharya:
Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya is arguably the greatest slide guitarist in the world. He is an undisputed master of the demanding technique and discipline of both Hindustani classical music and modern world fusion. A “virtuoso’s virtuoso,” he has revolutionized a number of technical aspects of performance on the instrument. He also has designed and patented four types of guitar for performing raga music, which he has named Chaturangui, Ghandharvi, Anandi, and Pushpa Veena. These guitars are played lap style, with a small steel bar and finger picks.
Debashish has played extensively around the globe, logging in over 3000 live performances and 27 albums. He has performed both live and on recordings with musical icons such as Ustad Zakir Hussain, John McLaughlin, Jerry Douglas, Derek Trucks, and many other world renowned musicians. In India, he has performed for Pandit Ravi Shankar and also appeared in countless Indian music festivals.
His large body of work has garnered extensive recognition, including two Grammy nominations, the Billboard top 10, Songlines Magazine top 10, Central Asia and Asia pacific world music top 10, Amazon top 100 albums, 2016 Songlines Music Award, 2007 BBC Planet Award, 2005 Asiatic society Gold medal, the 1984 President of India Gold Medal, 2022 World Music Hall of Fame, and is an Empanelled Artist of the Indian government’s Indian Council of Cultural Relations.
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