DEBTAR:THE STRINGS OF THE SOUL

 Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya is a virtuoso slide guitarist, renowned for his mastery of Hindustani classical music and modern world fusion. Growing up in a musical family, he made his first radio performance at the age of four. At 21, he paused his career to train intensively under the grand guru Brij Bhushan Kabra, practicing up to 16 hours a day for ten years. This rigorous training, combined with further study under the master Sarod legend Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, equipped him with a deep understanding of various styles within the Hindustani Classical music tradition.

Debashish's career includes over 3,000 live concerts and 27 commercial recordings, with performances at prestigious festivals worldwide. His innovative techniques, such as the "diri" and his unique approach to playing Jhala, set him apart as a master of technical dexterity and emotional expression. He has collaborated with renowned musicians like John McLaughlin, Ustad Zakir Hussain, and Jerry Douglas, and his work has earned him two Grammy nominations and numerous other accolades.

In addition to his performance career, Debashish is a prolific composer and dedicated teacher. He has created thousands of compositions based on over 40 ragas and is developing a curriculum for the formal study of Indian slide guitar. His revolutionary technical advances and the creation of unique slide instruments like the Chaturangui, Ghandarvi, Anandi, and Pushpa Veena showcase his ingenuity and deep understanding of music.

Debashish's peers, including John McLaughlin and Jerry Douglas, have praised his unparalleled skill and melodic sense. His influence on the world of music is profound, and his legacy continues to inspire musicians and audiences alike. After a hiatus due to the pandemic, Debashish is reemerging with an extensive global tour and a new full-length record, further solidifying his place as a pioneer of Indian classical slide guitar.

Pandit Kumar Bose, the legendary tabla maestro was born in a musically endowed family of Kolkata. He was initiated into the art of playing Tabla at a very early age by his father, the legendary late Pandit Biswanath Bose and his mother Late Vidushi Bharati Bose, a disciple of the great Ustad Dabir Khan. Later he came under the tutelage of the legend of the Benaras School of Tabla, Pandit Kishan Maharaj.

Pandit Bose's genius is his ability to evolve a distinctive style of his own without diluting the sanctity of tradition with which has been mesmerizing audiences all over the globe. His intricacies on the Bnayan(bass drum) have captured the hearts of both the yound and veterans alike. He is as much facile in accompaniment, be it vocal, instrumental or dance forms as he is in solos, which is why he has been sought after, both at home and abroad by the entire community of top notch artistes like Pt Ravi Shankar, Ustad Vilayat Khan, Ustad Imrat Khan, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Pt Nikhil Banerjee, Pt Birju Maharaj, Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma, Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia and many more.

Pt Bose has to his credit, more than 150 recording labels and has been the Asst. Music Director of the noted film maker Mrinal Sen's globally ACCLAIMED FILM "Genesis" with music director Pt Ravi Shankar.

A journey which started with his initial public performances in 1960 with legendary musicians Shri Gokul Chandra Nag, Shri Shyam Ganguly, Smt Angur Bala Devi, Pt Hanumanji Mishra, Pt V G Jog, Pt Sitaram Tiwari, Pt Vijay Raghav Rao amongst others, has yet a long way to go