Various artists - TAALIM Collection (2019)

BAND/ARTIST: Anoor Ananthakrishnan; Bickram Ghosh; Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya; Pandit Shankar Ghosh; Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya; Purbayan Chatterjee; Tarun Bhattacharya

Title: TAALIM Collection
Year Of Release: 2019
Label: TAALIM
Genre: Indian classical; new age; world
Quality: MP3 320 kbps; FLAC 16/24 bit 48000 Hz (74.4%); 44100 Hz (25.6%)
Total Time: 11:26:58
Total Size: 6.24 GB
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Biography
India-born Bikram Ghosh is a master of the tabla. In addition to performing and recording as a soloist, Ghosh has worked with such top-ranked Indian musicians as Ravi Shankar, Aki Akbar Khan, V.M. Bhatt and Tatun Bhattacharya. Ghosh has been surrounded by music throughout his life. His mother, Sanjukta Ghosh, is a classical Indian singer, while, his father, Pandit Shankar Ghosh, was one of the first Indian musicians to perform in the United States, has, and has directed an all-drum orchestra since 1976. At the age of two years old, he used his father's tablas as a childhood toy. Four years later, he formally studied the sarod under Ali Akbar Khan's son, Ustad Dhyanesh Khan. Although he later studied mrdangam under Pandit S. Shekhar, the tabla has remained his instrument of choice. Ghosh, who performed his first concert in Calcutta at the age of ten, spent most of his early years in San Rafael, California. Returning to India to attend middle school, he played congas in school bands. In the Spring of 1997, Ghosh toured the United States with Ravi Shankar. Later that year, he toured with Tatun Bhattacharya. Ghosh holds a msters degree in English Literature. ~ Craig Harris, Rovi

Tracklist:
01. Bickram Ghosh - Taal - Teentaal (16 Beats) Vilambit Compositions Peshkaar, Kaidang Gat, Kaida, Gat, Rela (22:32)
02. Bickram Ghosh - Taal - Teentaal (16 Beats) Drut Compositions Tukra, Rela, Chakardaar (10:35)
03. Bickram Ghosh - Taal - Nasruk (9 Beats) Compositions Peshkaar, Kaida, Rela (9:31)
04. Bickram Ghosh - Carnatic Tabla - Taal Adi Taal (6:22)

Anoor Ananthakrishnan
Anoor R. Ananthakrishna Sharma was born in Bangalore, a city with rich cultural heritage, to a family of great musicians. He is an eminent percussionist with a vast knowledge of Laya, Thala, Raaga & Bhava. His great grandfather Vidwan late Sri Anoor Subbaraya Shastri and his grandfather Vidwan late Sri Anoor Shamanna were fine veena artists. Also Anoor Shamanna’s brother Vidwan late Sri Anoor Suryanarayana was a great vocalist. His father Ganakalabhushana Vidwan late Sri Anoor S. Ramakrishna was a well-known violinist and an eminent teacher too in the Dept. of Music of Bangalore University. Anoor R. Ananthakrishna Sharma was initiated to learn Mridangam by Vidwan late Sri R. A. Rajagopal, who was a highly accomplished Mridangam & Ghatam artist and a senior staff of All India Radio, Bangalore. Beginning his long concert career from a young age of fifteen and a number of significant encounters with other great musicians, Ananthakrishna Sharma has created his own style. http://anoormusic.com/profile/

2019 - Bickram Ghosh’s Drums of India Live (Taal-Adi) | Tracklist:
01. Anoor Ananthakrishnan - Bickram Ghosh’s Drums of India Live (Taal-Adi) (1:06:09)

Bickram Ghosh
Bikram Ghosh is probably the greatest tabla player to ever perform at the Chicago Symphony Hall …..Chicago Tribune
World famous percussionist and New- age star, Bickram Ghosh is ranked amongst the greatest Tabla players of our country. Equally brilliant within traditional as well as experimental genres, Bickram has carved out a unique niche for himself in his diverse avataars as classical musician, new – age artiste and composer. He is heralded as a multi-talented virtuoso. His already huge body of work in diverse artistic areas such as classical performances( he has played with literally every top hindusthani and Carnatic Classical artist in the country- especially Pt Ravi Shankar with whom he performed for 11 years) ,new- age experimental music( he is widely considered a pioneer in this area), recordings( over 100), film scoring( 14 films in Hindi and Bengali), Documentary scoring, Television work, Acting( he has appeared as hero or guest actor in 5 films) and Brand ambassador ( he was brand ambassador for the election commission for the 2011 polls in west bengal) has established his reputation as one of the most versatile artists of today. Son and disciple of the great Tabla maestro-Pandit Shankar Ghosh, Bickram has also learnt the nuances of Carnatic percussion from Pandit S. Sekhar. He performed for over a decade with the legendary Pandit Ravi Shankar who honed his skills in the art of accompaniment.
Bickram is widely considered to be one of the greatest ambassadors of the tabla today. While his achievements as a classical tabla player ( who has performed for years with the greatest of names like Pandit Ravi Shankar,
Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Pt. Shivkumar Sharma and literally every other top name in the music world) have brought him widespread admiration and respect, his pioneering work in the field of new-age music have brought him an iconic status amongst the youth of the country and also among audiences who are not avid listeners of classical music. In fact it is widely acknowledged that his work in this field has created a revival of interest in classical music and many of those who only swayed to the rhythm and melodies of film and popular music now are drawn to this new form of classical-based fusion that Ghosh has created. The versatility of this dynamic artist also extends to film, television, teaching and modelling. Other than Ustad Zakir Hussain, he is the only other tabla player who is approached for endorsement projects which cash in on his popularity. Through his manifold activities he has been able to raise the status , respect and admiration associated with the age-old Tabla manifold. In his own words, “It is important that we present our Indian traditions to the next generation in a form which makes being Indian trendy and attractive. It is only when the youth are drawn in will they actually realise the depth of our own culture. We must present the greatness of our culture to them in a manner which is contemporary and creates a sense of pride in them. Otherwise they will gradually become more and more alienated.”
Bickram has been recently awarded the second highest west bengal state civilian award of Banga Bhushan . https://www.bickramghosh.com/about.php

2019 - A Class Apart | Tracklist:
01. Bickram Ghosh - Shuruwat and Kaidang-Gat (18:20)
02. Bickram Ghosh - Dheneghene Rela (8:24)
03. Bickram Ghosh - Kaida (4:43)
04. Bickram Ghosh - Relas (10:41)
05. Bickram Ghosh - Kaidas and Relas (11:32)
06. Bickram Ghosh - Drut Teentaal (7:51)

2019 - Bickram Ghosh’s Taravaka | Tracklist:
01. Bickram Ghosh - Sutra (9:19)
02. Bickram Ghosh - Saath (2:32)
03. Bickram Ghosh - Vadya (7:53)
04. Bickram Ghosh - Bol (2:34)
05. Bickram Ghosh - Naad (Body Drumming) (1:02)
06. Bickram Ghosh - Sawal-Jawab (3:18)
07. Bickram Ghosh - Sawariya (5:51)
08. Bickram Ghosh - Rang (4:36)

2019 - Cariño | Tracklist:
01. Bickram Ghosh - Cariño (3:02)

2019 - Duo in 13 beats | Tracklist:
01. Bickram Ghosh - Duo in 13 beats (3:46)

2019 - Giants Of Tabla | Tracklist:
01. Bickram Ghosh - Peshkaar (29:46)
02. Bickram Ghosh - Kaida (5:32)
03. Bickram Ghosh - Kaida-Ang Gat (5:29)
04. Bickram Ghosh - Rela-Ang kaida (7:54)
05. Bickram Ghosh - Rela (2:05)
06. Bickram Ghosh - Rela II (4:38)
07. Bickram Ghosh - Gat (3:40)
08. Bickram Ghosh - Teentaal Drut (9:21)
09. Bickram Ghosh - Sawaal-Jawaab (3:18)

2019 - Noor | Tracklist:
01. Bickram Ghosh - Dil Darra Darra (5:07)
02. Bickram Ghosh - Jhuthe Naina (4:02)
03. Bickram Ghosh - Daur-E-Ishq (5:15)
04. Bickram Ghosh - Kaise Badaraye Mann (4:27)
05. Bickram Ghosh - Patton Ki Khas Khas (4:14)

2019 - Out Of The Box | Tracklist:
01. Bickram Ghosh - Little Krishna (Live) (7:59)
02. Bickram Ghosh - Zync (Live) (9:25)
03. Bickram Ghosh - Drumscape (Live) [Excerpt 1] (5:44)
04. Bickram Ghosh - Drumscape (Live) [Excerpt 2] (12:03)
05. Bickram Ghosh - One - Man Drumming (Live) (3:10)
06. Bickram Ghosh - Tablas, Body Drumming and More (Live) (3:27)
07. Bickram Ghosh - Vocal Percussion (Live) (1:56)
08. Bickram Ghosh - Cheek Drum (Live) (0:49)

2019 - Rasa | Tracklist:
01. Bickram Ghosh - Raag - Bhimpalasi, Vilambit Teentaal (17:51)
02. Bickram Ghosh - Raag - Bhimpalasi, Drut Teentaal (11:16)

2019 - Vintage Bickram 1 | Tracklist:
01. Bickram Ghosh - Shurwat and Peshkaar (26:33)
02. Bickram Ghosh - Rela (11:08)
03. Bickram Ghosh - Kaida (6:06)
04. Bickram Ghosh - Dheredhere Compositions (8:57)
05. Bickram Ghosh - Dhaak-Style Compostion (3:46)
06. Bickram Ghosh - Terekete Compostion (5:22)
07. Bickram Ghosh - Drut Teentaal (5:08)

2019 - Vintage Bickram 2 | Tracklist:
01. Bickram Ghosh - Improvisations in 11 Beats: Dheneghene (6:41)
02. Bickram Ghosh - Improvisations in 11 Beats: Dhere Dhere (5:29)
03. Bickram Ghosh - Teentaal: Kaida (6:58)
04. Bickram Ghosh - Teentaal: Various Compositions (12:36)
05. Bickram Ghosh - Teentaal: Ghen Tara-An Rela (2:15)
06. Bickram Ghosh - Teentaal: Dhere Dhere Rela (1:42)
07. Bickram Ghosh - Teentaal Drut: Tukras, Chakardaars, etc. (38:23)

Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya
Indian Raga Music thrives on improvisation. No two performances by the same musician produce the same result. For a musician with substance, therefore, the sky is the limit. His improvisations within the framework of a Raga or within the limitations of the instrument he plays become a novel experience for himself as well as his listeners. Some go beyond Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya and open new horizons in the field of their work. Debashish Bhattacharya is one such most amazing music personalities of the world whose dynamism of artistry and creativity place him as a Genius.
Pandit Debashish BhattacharyaBlessed by the genes of his vocalist parents belonging to the My childhood - My Musicfamily of musicians for generations, Debashish carries music in his veins. His brother Subhasis is an exponent of Tabla and other rhythm instruments. Sutapa, his sister, is a very popular singer who during her first tour abroad has been popular in Japanese and Canadian festivals.
His debut at the age of four was broadcast by All India Radio, Calcutta, and was blessed by the late Ustad Karamatullah Khan of Farukhabad Gharana who accompanied him on the Tabla. At twenty he received President of India Award for winning National Music competition of All India Radio. Debashish, in his thirties only, was awarded the Top Grade, the ultimate honour by the Prasar Bharati Ministry of information and Broadcasting of India. His charisma as a Musician, Composer, Innovator, Revolutionary, Guru, and the Director of international slide Guitar Parivar (family) has attracted devotees of music from all the nooks and corners of the world.
He immensely influenced the imaginative ability of his fellow musicians. As a powerful slide guitarist he has already set a new trend among fellow musicians. The composer in him does not believe in the East and the West in music. Universal Human Music is his faith and he believes that it gives peace and joy to the believers.
The performer in Debashish has the rare ability to communicate to each one of his listeners through his instrument in every performance. He has introduced a new finger style as well as playing style combining thumb and index finger. This produces finest bole variety, fastest Taanas, and strongest Jhala, which were technically impossible on a slide guitar earlier. A dedicated Guru and pathfinder Debashish has written a syllabus on Indian Classical Guitar, the first of its kind, which includes technical terminologies and abbreviations.
Debashish's uncanny sense of musical understanding has established him as a recording artiste whose perfect musicality matches all categories of music be it Indian, or any kind of classical, jazz, blues, folk or Nue Music.
He is perhaps the only phenomenon in the History of The World Music and Indian Classical Music who created a TRINITY OF SLIDE GUITARS. Christened as CHATURANGUI, GANDHARVI, and ANANDI, these, according to Bob Brozman are "the new arms and ammunitions to fight against ignorance".

2019 - Maestros of Classical | Tracklist:
01. Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya - Raag Shankar Dhwani: Alap (4:36)
02. Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya - Raag Shankar Dhwani: Taal-Teentaal, Part 1 (14:32)
03. Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya - Raag Shankar Dhwani: Taal-Teentaal, Part 2 (4:38)
04. Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya - Raag Shankar Dhwani: Taal-Teentaal, Part 3 (15:32)
05. Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya - Raag Mishra Pilu: Taal-Rupak (8:20)

Pandit Shankar Ghosh
Pandit Shankar Ghosh (10 October 1935 – 22 January 2016) was an Indian tabla player from the Farukhabad gharana of Hindustani classical music. He was an occasional Hindustani classical singer where he followed the Patiala gharana.
He was awarded the 1999-2000 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in Tabla, the highest Indian recognition given to practicing artists, by Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama.
He was at the ICU of the super-speciality hospital on E M Bypass, since mid-December and underwent angioplasty on 14 December 2015. He had been admitted to the hospital following heart ailments, was in coma for past 40 days and died on 22 January 2016. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shankar_Ghosh

2019 - Parampara | Tracklist:
01. Pandit Shankar Ghosh - Vilambit Teentaal 1 (8:47)
02. Pandit Shankar Ghosh - Vilambit Teentaal 2 (10:29)
03. Pandit Shankar Ghosh - Drut Teentaal (9:27)

Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya
Santoor Maestro Pt Tarun Bhattacharya has been a pioneering and revolutionary musician who has changed the face of Indian classical music, he has been truly an unparalleled music ambassador of India. One of the most celebrated torch bearers of Indian classical music he has virtually traversed the globe many times over performing in some of most awe inspiring venues and cities as Royal Albert Hall, Palace-de-beaux (Brussels), Theater- De-La-Viile (France), Apollo Theatre (Spain), Jubilee Auditorium (Canada), Kremlin (Russia).The mesmerized list of admirers include Prince Charles, George Harrison, Paolo Solaris and many more of respected figures across the Globe.The famous Maihar Gharana's only Santoor Maestro, Pandit Bhattacharya has revolutionized Santoor, the instrument, as well as it's style of play. He displayed for the first time ever (1980) that one could 'meend' or glide notes at the lower octave in a hammered instrument like Santoor. The champion maestro changed the art of playing santoor for ever.
Maestro Tarun Bhattacharya is the inventor of "mankas" or fine tuners that help in the tuning of this 100 stringed instrument fast, with a long lasting effect and a very high degree of accuracy. His innovative techniques of playing the Santoor also facilitates in the playing of "Krintans, Ekharatans, Boltans" broadening the utility of the Santoor in various traditional art forms. His improvisations on the shape and string arrangements have resulted in deeper and more classical sound for the Santoor.
Maestro Tarun Bhattacharya has released over 100 CDs and Cassettes. He has been the recipient of numerous felicitations like pre Grammy nomination in 97, excellence in world music USA, and his CD "Kirwani" has been acclaimed as the top 10 in the world. Pt. Bhattacharya received his talim (music instructions) from his father Pt. Rabi Bhattacharya, Pt. Dulal Roy and finally from the great Bharat Ratna Pt. Ravi Shankar.
He is Rotary International's Global Ambassador for Peace & Goodwill.

2019 - Inimitable | Tracklist:
01. Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya - Alap (10:25)
02. Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya - Teentaal (18:06)
03. Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya - Rupak (4:07)
04. Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya - Drut Teentaal (3:57)
05. Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya - Jhap Taal (4:15)
06. Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya - Dhun (3:46)

2019 - Troika | Tracklist:
01. Tarun Bhattacharya - Troika (4:24)

Purbayan Chatterjee
Purbayan Chatterjee (born in Kolkata in 1976) is an Indian sitar maestro who lives in Mumbai, India. He is noted for amalgamating traditional Indian classical music with contemporary world music genres. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purbayan_Chatterjee

2019 - Splendour | Tracklist:
01. Purbayan Chatterjee - Jaijaiwanti Vilambit (22:00)
02. Purbayan Chatterjee - Jaijaiwanti Drut (9:06)