Subhen Chatterjee

Subhen Chatterjee
Subhen Chatterjee performing at Kane Hall, University of Washington, 2008
Subhen Chatterjee performing at Kane Hall, University of Washington, 2008
Background information
Born (1962-09-26) 26 September 1962 (age 64)
OriginKolkata, West Bengal, India
Genres
InstrumentTabla
Years active1963–present
LabelsSaregama, His Master's Voice, Asha Audio, Times Music, Prime Music
Websitewww.subhenchatterjee.net

Subhen Chatterjee is an Indian percussionist and tabla player. Chatterjee began his training on the tabla in his childhood, studying with Swapan Chaudhuri. In 1985 he created the fusion band Karma. He has accompanied the vocalist Girija Devi on several recordings including Songs of Varanasi for Nimbus Records. He has also recorded with V.M. Bhatt and Matt Malley on the album Sleepless Nights for World Village Records. His album Artistry recorded live in Kansas City with Manilal Nag on sitar, Ramesh Mishra on sarangi and Chatterjee on tabla was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2002.

Awards and nominations

Discography

With Padmabhushan Smt. Girija Devi

With Budhaditya Mukherjee

With Pt. Manilal Nag & Ustad Ali Ahmed Hussain (Sitar & Sehnai Duet)

With KARMA - the fusion band

With Snehashish Mazumder (Mandolin)

With Dr. Rajeeb Chakraborty

With Others

References

  1. ↑ Pravasi Herald (13 September 2010). "Pandit Subhen Chatterji created magic with tabla at Birmingham Museum of Art". Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  2. ↑ Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark (2000). World Music: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific, Volume 2, p. 91. Rough Guides
  3. ↑ Von Tersch, Gary (June 22, 2010). "Review: V.M. Bhatt and Matt Malley: Sleepless Nights". Sing Out!. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2014 – via HighBeam Research. Malley's inventive bass and keyboard playing works quite sympathetically with Chatterjee's resourceful drumming to give each song a harmonic structure and an unparalleled, engaging vista that transcends the strict constraints of Indian classical music, leaving the listener galvanized with the work's multiple colorings, entrancing melodies, shape-shifting tonal changes and spellbinding rhythms.
  4. ↑ Saha, Subro (13 November 2002). "A strain of Calcutta at Grammy 2003 - Album by three city musicians nominated for World Music Group awards"[link removed]. The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 June 2014.