Pulsating Strings

Abhishek Basu (workd percussionist,  Music director & film maker) ---  Rated among the top ranked new age indian classical tabla (drum) players , abhishek basu is a BBC award winning internationally acclaimed percussion virtuoso & music director and Film Maker.He is performing all round the globe for past 20yrs, with top ranked Indian classical musicians, singers and as a solo artist. Being a multi talented artist he is giving music... More

Abhishek Basu (workd percussionist,  Music director & film maker) ---  Rated among the top ranked new age indian classical tabla (drum) players , abhishek basu is a BBC award winning internationally acclaimed percussion virtuoso & music director and Film Maker.He is performing all round the globe for past 20yrs, with top ranked Indian classical musicians, singers and as a solo artist. Being a multi talented artist he is giving music directions in bollywood (mumbai) jingles and bengali films these days, and has won many awards all over the globe. He has been the recipient of GYAN PRAKASH GHOSH AWARD, ROTARY INTERNATIONAL YOUTH ACHIEVER AWARD, ALL INDIA SCHOLARSHIP AWARD, BHARAT DIGNITY AWARD, and many more. He is touring USA from 2004, and has performed with living legends like Sangeet Natak Awardee, Sultan of santoor (Hammered Dulcimer) Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya, classical vocalist Smt.Shubha Guha, and many others. His world music project team impromptu symphonic mind is performing from 2003 and recently his electro-world music project VEDATRONICS has toured USA in 2019.        Recently He has directed music for few  jingle ads  like - SAIF ALI KHAN starer image eyewear, ALIA BHATT starer idee eyewear, VIDYA BALAN starer Raanka jewellery ad, SAJID NADIADWALA's nadiadwala & grandsons production house new logo, METRO SHOES , and many more. Today Abhishek has got over 10 internationally marketed albums to his credit, having learnt under the guidance of Acharya late Pandit Sankar Ghosh and tabla  maestro Bickram Ghosh for over 25yrs. Among his albums Searching For Nirvana,Vedatronics, Acrostic,Darmiyaan, Jambination Jams, Raagankanaa deserves special mention and will be found in all digital audio platforms including Amazon, Itunes, Spotify. He  has got awarded recently by DADASAHEB PHALKE FILM FESTIVAL,and also KALAKAR AWARDS his recent  film Eternal Canvas, has won as many as 25 international awards including prestigious HOLLYWOOD GOLD AWARDS 2021, ACCOLADE FILM FESTIVAL CALIFORNIA, and many countries. His next film Project named  RAJANIGANDHA, has won 16 international film festival awards and has been released by RELIANCE ENTERTAINMENT. CHIRADIP SARKAR (SANTOOR PLAYER & MUSIC DIRECTOR) Born in 1980 in the musical town of Kanchrapara, near Kolkata, Chiradip's journey into music began early. He was introduced to the Santoor at the age of 11 by the renowned Maestro Pandit Tarun Bhattacherjee in 1991. Prior to this, Chiradip received tabla training from his father, Shree Chandi Das Sarkar, a distinguished tabla player in Kolkata, starting at the tender age of 3. With innate creative talent and exceptional guidance, Chiradip's performances are characterized by  sweet, soothing, and captivating nature, blending creative intelligence with excellent melody and intricate rhythm ('layakari'). His expertise particularly shines in 'tayari' and 'jhala'. Chiradip has built a strong reputation through his performances at prestigious venues across India and internationally. He has shared the stage with legendary tabla maestros such as Pandit Subhankar Banerjee, Pandit Arup Chatterjee, and Pandit Parimal Chakraborty. Additionally, Shree Sarkar has been honored with numerous awards and accolades for his contributions to music. Work of appreciation as a MUSIC DIRECTOR • As a music director, Chiradip achieved notable recognition with one of his compositions, “Calm Before Storm,” which was officially nominated and selected for the prestigious “Sound of Anthropocene” Summer Project in Germany in 2024. • In 2023, Chiradip also released a Hindi original song titled “Yaadein,” for which he was responsible for the composition, writing, and music direction. And got the prestigious Nomination in DADA SAHAB PHALKE INTERNATIONAL MOTIVATION AWARD for best debut Music Director of the year 2024. Some Performances in abrode o Performed at BIRMINGHUM, (ENGLAND).   o Performed at LONDON ( ENGLAND),  o Performed in USA(California,Portland, neveda, new jersey, Baltimore)in the year 2018 and 2019. o Performed at BANGKOK ( THAILAND)  o Performed in DUBAI and SHARJAH also. o Performed in FRANKFURT, DEBURG (GERMANY) o Also has visited in ITALY (MILAN), SINGAPORE,    o SOUTHAFRICA (DURBAN). o Performed at DHAKA in BANGLADESH, in the SAARC festival.           HIS SOME PERFORMANCES IN INDIA. Chiradip has participated in several music festivals of India like,  o Rag Chakra’music festival.(Kolkata), o Omkarnath Mission Culture Concert at Madhya Pradesh o SANGEET NATAK AKADEMY CONCERT 2021. o BALAJI TEMPLE MUSIC CONCERT – (Assam) o JNCSR Annual Meet Conference- 2022 ( Bangaluru) o BASANTA UTSAV (EZCC) at Governor House (Kolkata)  o Acchariya Brahaspati Sangeet Sanmelan (Lucknow) o CDRI conference (Lucknow)  o Shobha Bazar sutanuti Music Festival (kolkata)     o Alankar’music festival.(Kolkata), o Pandit Kishor Power Smriti music festival’ (Jodhpur) o Pandit Lal Mani Mishra Sangeet Mahotsav (Kanpur)   o Sangeet Chakra’sangeet sanmelan.(Kolkata),   o Shovabazar’sangeet sanmelan.(Kolkata),  o Shovabazar Sutanuti Concert (Kolkata).    o Sanskar Bharati National Music Festival (Farukhabad) o Sanskar Bharti Music Festival. ( Orissa) o World Music Obsession ’concert.(Kolkata),  o Malhar music concert,(Assam),     o Tezpur music Conference’.(Assam),  o Gita gayan Mahotsav’(Mumbai),  o Chhanda Neer’musicfestival.(Kolkata).   o Monomandir Music Festival (Kolkata) o Shinjini Dance academy concert (Kolkata) o Sarasrang’music concert. (Gorakhpur). o Music Mission Festival (Kolkata). o Music Festival In “Ramkrishna Mission” (Jamshedpur) o Manas Sangeet Sabha (Bhopal) o Rhythm Club Music concert (Kolkata) o Music ultimate concert (Kolkata) o SSRI Sangeet Sanmelan (Kolkata). o Sargam Sangeet Sanmelan (Kolkata) o Aarohi Music Festival (Kolkata) o Bangia Sanskriti Mela (Kolkata) o Khariar Festival (Orissa) o Bibhuti Bhushan Memorial Trust Music Festival (Kolkata) etc…    Sri Sarkar has also accompanied with BHAJAN SAMRAT Sri Anup Jalota. Also performed in many other places in India like,CHENNAI, BANGALORE, INDORE, NAGPUR, AHAMEDABAD, SURAT, VADODARA, JAIPUR, etc. Awards & Felicitations:  • Awarded by “ CROWN WOOD CINE FEST AWARD for the musical short “GLOBAL LOVE” as best jury award in 2019. • Awarded by Pandit Dulal Roy Award for Contribution in Indian Classical Music. • Felicitated by Hon’ble Governor of WEST BENGAL Sri M.K Narayanan for performing in BASANT UTSAB at Governor House / Kolkata   • Awarded by KALAKAR AWARD for best musical short film of the year for FAGUN by VEDATRONICS in 2019 • Awarded by BEST INSTRUMENTALIST awards in the All  India Railway Music Competition four (04) times. Organised by Indian Railway.  In Mumbai in the year of 1993, In Madurai in the year of 1997 In Gorakhpur in the year of 2005, In Gwahati (ASSAM) in the year 2011 • Awarded National Scholarship from Dept. of Culture, Govt. of India  • Got 1st prize (Four times) in Inter Divisional Music Competition organized by Eastern Railway, in the year of, 1993, 1995, 1997.2010. • Senior Diploma from Sarva Bharatiya Sangeet o Sanskrit kala Parishad (KOLKATA) • Graded Artist of ALL INDIA RADIO.   Less