Subhen Chatterjee

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	26 September 1962 (age 62)
Origin	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Genres	Hindustani classical music; Fusion;
Instrument	Tabla
Years active	1963–present
Labels	HMV, SA RE GA MA, Asha Audio, Times Music, Prime Music
Website	www.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.^[1] He has accompanied the vocalist Girija Devi on several recordings including Songs of Varanasi for Nimbus Records.^[2] He has also recorded with V.M. Bhatt and Matt Malley on the album Sleepless Nights for World Village Records.^[3] 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.^[4]

Awards and nominations

TRILOGY ( with Mr. Jesse Bannister ) ( Dreamz Muzik )
BLACK & WHITE (RAJEEB & REENA: Sarode - Sitar duet) [On Air Communications]
SEASONS (with Rajeeb) [Rhyme Records]
CROSSWINDS (RAJEEB & JESSE BANNISTER: Sarode - Saxophone duet) [On Air Communications]
RAJEEB & REENA (Sarode - Sitar duet) [Neelam Records]

With Others

DESERT ROOTS ( with The Langa Manganiyars of Rajasthan ) (Dreamz Muzik )
BAUL EXPRESS ( with The Bauls of Bengal ) ( Dreamz Muzik )
BLISS (Tabla Solo) [M2 Records]
EMOTIVE SARENGI (Pt. Ramesh Misra) [M2 Records]
SADHANA (Pt. Rajan & Sajan Misra- vocal duet) [PESHKAR INT'L]
LAGUK HAWA (With Rejwana Chowdhury Bonnya - An album on Rabindra Sangeet as World Music) [HMV SAREGAMA]

↑ Pravasi Herald (13 September 2010). "Pandit Subhen Chatterji created magic with tabla at Birmingham Museum of Art". Retrieved 30 June 2014.
↑ Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark (2000). World Music: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific, Volume 2, p. 91. Rough Guides
↑ Von Tersch, Gary (22 June 2010). "Review: V.M. Bhatt and Matt Malley: Sleepless Nights". Sing Out!. Retrieved 30 June 2014 (subscription required). Quote: "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."
↑ Saha, Subro (13 November 2002). "A strain of Calcutta at Grammy 2003 - Album by three city musicians nominated for World Music Group awards". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 June 2014.