Bickram Ghosh
Indian classical tabla player (born 1966)
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Bickram Ghosh is an Indian classical tabla player.
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| Background information | |
| Born | 20 October 1966 |
| Origin | India |
| Genres | Indian classical music |
| Occupations | Music composer, percussionist, actor |
| Instruments | Tabla, kanjira, vocal percussion |
| Labels | Folktronic, Angel, Music Today, Saregama, Music of the World |
Spouse | |
| Website | bickramghosh |
Early life
Ghosh started learning tabla from his father, Pandit Shankar Ghosh.[1]
Career
Ghosh has performed with Ali Akbar Khan and Pandit Ravi Shankar.[2]
Ghosh's band, Rhythmscape, which performs neo-fusion music, was founded in 2001. For its tenth anniversary, Rhythmscape collaborated with Greg Ellis to perform in Kolkata and Mumbai, an event organized by Folktronic.[3] The band also released their second album, Transformation, which went on to win the Best Fusion Album at the Indian Recording Arts Awards 2012.[4]
Ghosh performs within Troikala with Assamese folk/indie singer Papon and Scottish singer-songwriter Rachel Sermanni. Troikala was curated and organized by British Council in association with Folktronic.[5] He performed as part of a fusion Sufi act, "Sufusion" with vocalists Ambarish Das and Parvati Kumar, keyboardist Indrajit Dey, and drummer Arun Kumar.[6][7]
Ghosh collaborated with Sonu Nigam to compose the music for the film Jal.[8] Ghosh has scored music for the Mira Nair production, Little Zizou.[9]
Ghosh founded his music company, Melting Pot Productions, in October 2010.[10]
On 1 October 2012, Ghosh won the 2012 Global Indian Music Academy (GIMA) Awards in the Best Pop/Rock Single category for his composition, Vande Mataram, featuring Indian artists including Sonu Nigam, Shankar Mahadevan and Sunidhi Chauhan.[11]
In June 2012, Ghosh performed a concert "One World Fusion Extravaganza" at Shilpakala Vedika auditorium in Hyderabad to mark World Music Day.[12][13]
He appeared in an episode of MTV Roots.[14]
Personal life
Discography
New-age experimental
| Year | Album | Record label |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Drums of India: Father and Son | Biswas |
| 2003 | Definitive Collection- Rhythm & Zen | Sony Music |
| 2003 | Best of Swar Utsav | Music Today |
| 2003 | Rhythmscape | Navras |
| 2007 | Pulsating Drums (with Zakir Hussain, Taufiq Qureshi) | Music Today/Living Media |
| 2007 | Drum Invasion | Music Today |
| 2007 | Beyond Rhythmscape | Sagarika Music |
| 2008 | Interface (with Rahul Sharma) | Thoughtify |
| 2008 | Folktail | Thoughtify |
| 2009 | The Kingdom of Rhythm (with Pete Lockett) | Saregama |
| 2009 | Journey with the Master Percussionists of India | Drumzine |
| 2009 | Decade of Great Fusion 2000-2009 | EMI Virgin |
| 2009 | Electro Classical | Sony BMG |
| 2009 | White Note | Sony BMG |
| 2010 | Tablasphere | Veecon Music & Entertainment |
| 2011 | Blazing Drums | Times Music |
| 2011 | Talking Drums: Masters of Percussion | Music Today |
| 2011 | Tagore Lounge | Veecon Music & Entertainment |
| 2011 | Transformation | Sony Music |
| 2013 | Nazrulaana | Times Music |
| 2014 | The Music Room | Times Music |
Collaborations
| Year | Album | Record label |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Chants of India- Ravi Shankar/ George Harrison | EMI Angel |
| 1997 | Nomad Christmas | Nomad/Music of the World |
| 2000 | Cello- Barry Phillips | Gourd |
| 2000 | India: Jewels of the Subcontinent | Latitudes/Music of the World |
| 2001/2002 | The Afro-Indian Project: Travels with the African | Arc Music |
| 2002 | Kora So Far- Ravi (J.P. Freeman) | Terra Nova |
| 2002 | Axiom of Choice- Unfolding | Narada |
| 2002 | Brain Washed- George Harrison | Capitol/EMI |
| 2008 | One- Bickram Ghosh and the Mezcal Jazz Unit | Saregama |
Classical solo
| Year | Album | Record label |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Talking Tabla | Music of the World |
| 1998 | Language of Rhythm: Drumming From North & South India | Music of the World |
| 2004 | Tabla Odyssey | Music Today |
| 2006 | Drumscape [DVD] | Saregama |
| 2008 | Pride of Bengal- Pandit Shankar Ghosh and Bickram Ghosh | RPG |
Classical accompaniment
| Year | Album | Main Artist | Record label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Mukundarasam: Songs of Lord Krishna | Dr. Balamurali Krishna | Chhanda Dhara |
| 1995 | Twilight Melodies | Ajoy Chakrabarty | Chhanda Dhara |
| 1996 | Thumris | Ajoy Chakraborty | India Archives |
| 1996 | Kirvani | Tarun Bhattacharya | Music of the World |
| 1998 | Anoushka | Anoushka Shankar | EMI Angel |
| 1999 | Raga Mala (Sitar Concerto No. 2) | Ravi Shankar | EMI Classics |
| 2000 | Mental Bliss | Tarun Bhattacharya | Mind of Light |
| 2000 | Anourag | Anoushka Shankar | EMI Angel |
| 2001 | Vairagya | Ajoy Chakraborty | Navras Records |
| 2001 | Live at Carnegie Hall | Anoushka Shankar | EMI Angel |
| 2001 | Full Circle: Carnegie Hall (Grammy winning title)[16] | Ravi Shankar | EMI Angel |
| 2001 | Hypnotic Santoor | Tarun Bhattacharya | Biswas |
| 2002 | In Portrait | Ravi Shankar | Naxos |
| 2002 | Raga Basant Mukhari | Tarun Bhattacharya | India Archives |
| 2004 | Raga Rasa: That Which Colors The Mind | Kartik Seshadri | Traditional Crossroads |
| 2005 | A Spiritual Journey | Tarun Bhattacharya | Universal Music |
| 2005 | Rise | Anoushka Shankar | Angel Records |
| 2006 | Raag Rageshri | Tarun Bhattacharya | Universal Music |
| 2008 | Musical Horizon | Tarun Bhattacharya | Horizon |
| 2010 | Crossroads | Tejendra Narayan Majumdar | Indya |
| 2011 | The Very Best of Ravi Shankar | Ravi Shankar | EMI Classics |
Experimental accompaniment
| Year | Album | Main Artist | Record label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Songs of Nature | Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Tarun Bhattacharya, Ronu Majumdar | Original Music Impressions |
| 1993 | Travellers Tale | Ronu Majumdar | Magnasound/ OMI |
| 2005 | Spirits | U. Rajesh, Pete Lockett | Living Media India/ Music Today |
| 2006 | Golden Krithis Vol. 3 – Beginning of the Beginning | A. Sivamani, Anoor Ananthakrishna Sharma, Bickram Ghosh, Kalaimamani M.K.S. Siva, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt | Fontana India |
| 2008 | Monsoon Melodies | U. Rajesh | Kosmik |
Filmography
Acting credit
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Hotath Neerar Jonnyo | ||
| 2005 | Ek Mutho Chhobi | Photographer | |
| Choy |
Music composition credit
| Bengali film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Note | Ref. |
| 2004 | Hotath Neerar Jonnyo | ||
| 2004 | Iti Srikanta | ||
| 2005 | Devaki | ||
| 2008 | Neel Rajar Deshe | ||
| 2009 | Piyalir Password | ||
| 2009 | Risk | ||
| 2012 | Nobel Chor | ||
| 2013 | Aborto | ||
| 2015 | Kadambari | ||
| 2015 | Ebar Shabor | ||
| 2015 | Har Har Byomkesh | ||
| 2015 | Swade Ahlade | ||
| 2016 | Eagoler Chokh | ||
| 2016 | Byomkesh Pawrbo | ||
| 2017 | Durga Sohay | ||
| 2017 | Dhananjay | ||
| 2018 | Aschhe Abar Shabor | ||
| 2018 | Guptodhoner Sondhane | ||
| 2018 | Byomkesh Gotro | ||
| 2019 | Basu Poribar | ||
| 2019 | Durgeshgorer Guptodhon | ||
| 2019 | Mitin Mashi | ||
| 2019 | Sagardwipey Jawker Dhan | ||
| 2020 | Asur | ||
| 2021 | Golondaaj | ||
| Avijatrik | |||
| 2022 | Mahananda | ||
| Tirandaj Shabor | |||
| Maayakumari | |||
| Khela Jokhon | |||
| Byomkesh | |||
| Karna Subarner Guptodhon | |||
| Iskaboner Bibi | |||
| 2023 | Raghu Dakat | ||
| Hindi film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Note | Ref. |
| 2009 | Little Zizou | with Giuliano Modarelli | |
| 2010 | Gumshuda | ||
| 2013 | Sooper Se Ooper | ||
| 2014 | Jal | ||
| 2016 | Chowky | Promotional song | |
| 2016 | Happy Anniversary | ||
| 2016 | Band of Maharajas | ||
