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.Pravasi Herald (13 September 2010). "Pandit Subhen Chatterji created magic with tabla at Birmingham Museum of Art". Retrieved 30 June 2014. He has accompanied the vocalist Girija Devi on several recordings including Songs of Varanasi for Nimbus Records.Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark (2000). World Music: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific, Volume 2, p. 91. Rough Guides He has also recorded with V.M. Bhatt and Matt Malley on the album Sleepless Nights for World Village Records. 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.Saha, Subro (13 November 2002). . The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
Awards and nominations Nominated for GRAMMY MUSIC AWARD for the album Artistry - 2002 JUST PLAIN FOLK (JPF) AWARD Nomination for Bandish Fusion album - 2008 JADU BHATTA AWARD from Salt Lake Music Conference - 2006 Honorary Citizenship from the State of Alabama (USA) - 2013 SANGEET SAMMAN AWARD from West Bengal State Govt -2021 ACHARYA GYAN PROKASH GHOSH AWARD given by Pt.Ajoy Chakraborty' s SHRUTI NANDAN PRIDE OF BENGAL AWARD : 2024
Discography With Padmabhushan Smt. Girija Devi
PRATIKSHA [Sagarika] SONGS FROM VARANASI [Nimbus Records] INDE DU NORD (Live in Paris) [Occura Radio France] SPRING MELODY [Mantra Records] SAMADHI [Sony BMG] With Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt MOMENTS ( Dreamz Muzik) SLEEPLESS NIGHTS (along with Matt Malley) [Harmonia Mundi] BOUQUET OF RAGAS (WITH PT. VISWA MOHAN BHAT [PESHKAR INT'L] With Ustad Shahid Parvez MORNING GLORY [Biswas Records] EMOTIVE SITAR [Biswas Records] INTIMATIONS OF GODDESS [Minds of Light] DOUBLE CD ( LIVE IN TORONTO ) [India Music Club] With Pt. Manilal Nag & Pt. Ramesh Mishra ARTISTRY (Sitar & Sarengi duet) [Rhyme Records]
With Budhaditya Mukherjee
SITAR [Biswas Records] MAGIC MOMENTS [Sapphire Records]
With Pt. Manilal Nag & Ustad Ali Ahmed Hussain (Sitar & Sehnai Duet)
MUSIC FROM MAESTROS [Biswas Records] JUGALBANDI [Rhyme Records] SHEHNAI [B M G Records]
With KARMA - the fusion band
BANDISH FUSION: the lasting legacy [Saregama] BANDISH FUSION: Redefind [Saregama] BANDISH FUSION [Prime Music] SECULAR MINDS [Plus Music] BASICALLY YOURS [Megaphone Records] BEYOND LIMIT [On Air Communications]
With Snehashish Mazumder (Mandolin)
ECLECTIC TRIO ( with Pt. Rupak Kulkarni ) ( Dreamz Muzik ) MANDOLIN DREAMS [World Music Records] RAINBOW [Neelam Records]
With Dr. Rajeeb Chakraborty
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) [Saregama]
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