Indian Sitar and Tabla: Deepsankar Bhattacharjee-Abhirup Roy

"Sur-Moni" Deepsankar, a young sitarist born in the year 1986, is the fourth generation sitarist of an enlightened musical family. He embarked on his musical journey at a tender age under the tutelage of his father, Pandit Hara Shankar Bhattacharya.He also trained under the watchful guidance of his dadaguru, Padmabhusahan Ustad Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan Saheb . He is the torch bearer of the JAFFERKHANI BAAJ, a unique style of sitar playing invented and perfected by Ustad Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan saheb.
Deepsankar is an " A-GRADE " sitarist from ALL INDIA RADIO. He has performed at various places in India and abroad. His performances in New York and in various cities of Austria, Italy, Belgium, Croatia, Luxembourg, CzechRepublic,Netherlands, France, Germany, Slovenia, Greece, Spain,Sweden have been highly appreciated by the cognoscenti and the commoners alike. Deepsankar has been awarded by several Gold medals and titles from various organizations all over in the world.
A Tabla Student of Benaras Gharana the brightest disciple of Pt. Kumar Bose Abhirup Roy is highly acclaimed by the audience and music fraternity, from Kolkata is an internationally known tabla virtuoso. He has not only merserised the audiences by his unique style of playing but also has attracted people equally by his compositions and directions on projects world wide. As a worshiper of Tabla Abhirup is now busy now to explore the instrument and put forward its most featuring aspect. With a royal performing style, Abhirup unfolds himself as a Tabla Virtuoso from Kolkata, India. The descendant of Benaras Gharana is keen on escalating the instrument's popularity by playing at newer and greater heights.Abhirup, the only son of Mitali Roy and Swarup Roy has embellished perfecty with the blissful touch of his guru Pt. Kumar Bose,a legendary Tabla wizard of Indian Classical Music. Needless to say that his grandfather, Late Shri Niranjan Roy, a great motivator for "Baul Gaan" is a pioneer of Abhirup's musical journey.Thus,the culture of music in the family makes Roy an astounding face in musical aura.

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