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Bikram Ghosh, the star tabla player, composer
and lead person of the fusion band Rhythmscape has been making
waves in each of his many Personas. Bikram trained under his
father, the illustrious Tabla maestro Shankar Ghosh. Later,
he also studied with the great Guru Gyan Prakash Ghosh. He
also studied the intricacies of South Indian percussive traditions
under celebrated mridangam player S Shekhar
Bikram regularly performs with the greatest names in Indian
Classical Music such as Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan, Amjad
Ali Khan from the North Indian tradition and with greats like
Balamuralikrishna, Kadri Gopalnath, TN Krishnan, Karaikudi
Mani from the South Indian tradition. For ten years now he
has been the regular accompanist for Ravi Shankar with whom
he has performed in almost every top venue in the world, among
which are The Royal Albert Hall, London; The Kennedy Centre,
Washington D.C.; The Palais De Beaux Arts, Brussels; Carnegie
Hall, New York and many others.
Bikram has over forty recordings available worldwide. His
solo cd's "Talking Tabla" and "A Tabla Odyssey"
have met with accolades in international circuits and his
many asociations with top western musicians such as George
Harrison (Bikram recently recorded on Harrison's new album
"Brainwashed"), Mstilav Rostropovich, Khaled Kouen,
Yosi Levi and others has placed him in the top rung of Indian
musicians in the international arena. Bikram played on last
year's grammy award winning album "Full Circle"
along with Ravi Shankar. This year his album with Anoushka
Shankar was nominated for a grammy.
Bikram has been a lecturer at the reputed Rabindra Bharati
and Vishwa Bharati Universities in India.
Of late Bikram has stepped into the world of music direction
where he has already made a strong impact with his brand of
fusion music. His group "Rhythmscape" has brought
a unique dimension to the genre of fusion music.
The album "Rhythmscape" on SonyMusic is currently
on the top of the charts.
Bikram regularly scores music for musicals, films and albums.
"Bikram Ghosh is probably the greatest tabla player
to perform at the Chicago Symphony Hall"
- chicago tribune.
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