Bansuri flute player Shashank Subramaniam & sitarspeler Purbayan Chatterjee
On 19 May, bansuri bamboo flute player Shashank (Subramaniam) and sitar player Purbayan Chatterjee will play at the BIMhuis in Amsterdam. In a musical dialogue, called jugalbandi, they will play several ragas. Remarkable fact: Shashank’s music is rooted in the South Indian raga tradition, while Purbayan Chatterjee’s musical base is the North Indian raga.
Shashank and Purbayan Chatterjee are no strangers to the Concertzender. In May 1997, Shashank performed in the Netherlands for the very first time, at the age of 18. His astounding concert at the Tropical Institute in Amsterdam was recorded and broadcast by the Concertzender.
Sitar player Purbayan Chatterjee, born in 1976, has been known at the Concertzender for years. In 2008 he was interviewed and portrayed in Gharana, a programme that can be found on our website.
Shashank and Purbayan Chatterjee represent the very top of raga playing on flute and sitar respectively. They are true virtuosos. While both have a very successful international solo career, they also play together every now and then. On the 19th of May at the BIMhuis in Amsterdam Shashank and Purbayan Chatterjee get together on stage and they will be accompanied by Parupali Phalgun on mridangam and by Satyajit Talwalkar on tabla.
Subtility and nuance, but also fiery playing is what can be expected and what makes a concert by Shashank and Purbayan Chatterjee so special and a must for raga aficionados.
In this edition of World Minerals/Wereldmineralen you will first hear Shashank and Purbayan Chatterjee in one of their solo-recordings, followed by a recording of their jugalbandi or raga playing in a musical dialogue.
Playlist:
During this programme’s introduction:
title: Puriya Dhanashri – alap
album: Rasayana
performers: Shashank, bansuri ; Purbayan Chatterjee, sitar ; Patri Satish Kumar, mridangam ; Yogesh Samsi, tabla
composer: trad.
label and year: Sense World Music 060, C 2005
Followed by:
title: Gana Murthe
album (dvd): Mohana
performers: Shashank, bansuri ; Patri Satish Kumar, mridangam ; Mysore V. Srikanth, violin
composer: Tyagaraja
label and year: Bamboo Records – Flute Tunes India – C. 2010
title: Raga Malgunji – Gat in Rupak
album: Talaash
performers: Purbayan Chatterjee, sitar ; Subhankar Chatterjee, tabla
composer: trad.
label and year: Sense World Music 076, C 2006
title: Puriya Dhanashri – Gat in Matta taal
album: Rasayana
performers: Shashank, bansuri ; Purbayan Chatterjee, sitar ; Patri Satish Kumar, mridangam ; Yogesh Samsi, tabla
composer: trad.
label and year: Sense World Music 060, C 2005
