Debashish Bhattacharya

World renowned Master of the Hindustani Slide Guitar

 

With Pundit Brij Bhushan Kabra

Debashish Bhattacharya is one of the world’s most amazing music personalities whose dynamism of artistry and creativity place him as a Genius. As a performer he is one of the worlds most powerful Slide Guitarists. He is creating a genre already in India and around the world.

 

 As a composer he believes there is no east, and west in music, only Universal Human music which gives peace and joy to the believers.

 

 

Debashish Bhattacharya at Golden Jubilee of Doverlane Music Conference

 

As a creator he has become perhaps the only phenomenon in the History of World Music by creating TRINITY OF SLIDE GUITARS by name CHATURANGUI, GANDHARVI, and ANANDI.

As Debashish is perhaps the only Musician who has created such TRINITY in India too. As a recording artiste Debashish is a perfect Virtuoso matches in all the categories of Music starting from Indian Classical, Semi Classical, Folk to any Kind of World music.

 

Genetically Debashish carries music of his Devotee parent, who was singers by generations. His brother Subhasis is an extraordinary Tabla and other rhythm instruments. Sutapa his sister is a very popular singer who at her first abroad tour has been quiet popular in Japan And Canada.

 

 

With Guru Pundit Ajoy Chakrabarty

As a disciple Debashish feels extremely fortunate to be associated with his Gurus, Pundit Ajoy Chakrabarty,the exponent vocalist and Pundit Brij Bhushan Kabra, the living legend and pioneer of Indian Classical Guitar.

 

As a performer Debashish began his debut at the age of four at All India Radio, Calcutta, late Ustad Karamatullah Khan of Farukhabad Gharana accompanied him on tabla was blessings from Ustadji


As he was twenty Debashish received President of
India Award for wining National Music Competition of All India Radio. At his thirties Debashish has been awarded Top Grade, the ultimate honor by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of India, Prasar Bharati.

 

As a Classical Guitarist He is the best, as all the Gurus say today in India.

Experience of working with the Maestro musicians : Pundit Ajoy Chakrabarty, Ustad Zakir Hussain, John Mclaughlin, Bob Brozman, Rene Lacile, Takashi Hiriyasu, Lieu Fang, Julian Kytasty and many others around the Globe.

Debashish has participated in the World of Slide Guitar tour with Bob Brozman and Martin Simpson, and performed in forty concerts in USA, 1996-97. Debashish has performed with Shakti of John Mclaughlin and Zakir Hussain... the greats.

 

With King of Hawaiian Guitar Bob Brozman

Debashish has featured in different networks as: CNN, ABC, BBC, CBC, STAR PLUS, NATIONAL TELEVISION OF - SOUTH AFRICA, GREECE, INDIA, ALFA TV of GREECE.

NATIONAL PROGRAMME OF MUSIC - INDIA, RADIO NATIONAL CONCERT-INDIA, NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO - USA, NATIONAL RADIO OF HOLLAND, SWITZERLAND, RADIO BBC.

He has recordings with the following labels: UNIVERSAL, HMV, MUSIC TODAY, SAGARIKA, INDIA ARCHIEVE MUSIC, RAGESHREE MUSIC, NEELAM AUDIO, VESTAPOL VIDEO, FREQUENCY GLIDE ENTERPRISE and many more.

As an introducer of new fingerstyle he has given the combination of thumb and index finger, produces finest bole vareity, fastest Taan, and strongest jhala "technically ever possible on a slide guitar".
Debashish is an endorsee of JOHN PEARSE STRING and WISSENBORNE.

 

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