Bickram Ghosh
Bickram Ghosh is an Indian classical tabla player.
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Bickram Ghosh
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- Name
- Bickram Ghosh
- Born
- 20 October 1966
- Birthplace
- Kolkata, West Bengal
- Occupation
- Music composer, percussionist, actor
- Nationality
- India
- Education
- University of Calcutta · St. Xavier's College and Kolkata · Jadavpur University · La Martiniere Calcutta
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• Name — Bickram Ghosh • Born — 20 October 1966 • Birthplace — Kolkata, West Bengal • Origin — India • Instrument — Tabla, kanjira, vocal percussion • Genre — Indian classical music • Occupation — Music composer, percussionist, actor • Label — Folktronic, Angel, Music Today, Saregama, Music of the World • Website — bickramghosh.com Bickram Ghosh is an Indian classical tabla player.
Early life
Early life
Ghosh started learning tabla from his father, Pandit Shankar Ghosh.
Career
Career
Ghosh has performed with Ali Akbar Khan and Pandit Ravi Shankar. 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. The band also released their second album, Transformation, which went on to win the Best Fusion Album at the Indian Recording Arts Awards 2012. 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. He performed as part of a fusion Sufi act, "Sufusion" with vocalists Ambarish Das and Parvati Kumar, keyboardist Indrajit Dey, and drummer Arun Kumar. Ghosh collaborated with Sonu Nigam to compose the music for the film Jal. Ghosh has scored music for the Mira Nair production, Little Zizou. Ghosh founded his music company, Melting Pot Productions, in October 2010. • Illustration — Ghosh performing fusion music during 2nd Guwahati International Music Festival. 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. He has also accompanied Acharya Pt. Jayanta Bose in the Sangeet Piyasi musical conference. In June 2012, Ghosh performed a concert "One World Fusion Extravaganza" at Shilpakala Vedika auditorium in Hyderabad to mark World Music Day. He appeared in an episode of MTV Roots.
Personal life
Personal life
He married actress Jaya Seal in 2004, and have 2 boys.
Acting credit
Acting credit
• Year — Title — Role • 2004 — Hotath Neerar Jonnyo • 2005 — Ek Mutho Chhobi — Photographer • Choy
Identity
Identity
Bickram Ghosh is recorded as composer, percussionist and actor.
Origins and formation
Origins and formation
Bickram Ghosh is recorded as having studied at University of Calcutta, St. Xavier's College, Kolkata and Jadavpur University. Born in 1966 at Kolkata.
Bickram Ghosh (born 20 October 1966) is an Indian tabla player performing in Hindustani classical music as well as Fusion music.
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Bickram Ghosh (born 20 October 1966) is an Indian tabla player performing in Hindustani classical music as well as Fusion music.
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Music composition credit
• Bengali film • Year — Title — Note • 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 • 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
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 — The Times Group|Times Music • 2014 — The Music Room — The Times Group|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) — 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
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