Bickram Ghosh (born 20 October 1966) is an India

India

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n tabla

Tabla

The tabla is a popular Indian percussion instrument used in Hindustani classical music and in popular and devotional music of the Indian subcontinent. The instrument consists of a pair of hand drums of contrasting sizes and timbres...

 player performing in Hindustani classical music

Hindustani classical music

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 as well as Fusion music

Fusion Music

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He started learning tabla from his father, noted table player and accompanist, Pandit Shankar Ghosh, and went on to perform with musical legends like Ustad Ali Akbar Khan and Pandit Ravi Shankar.

Early life

Bickram is son of tabla mastreo Pandit Shankar Ghosh and Sanjukta Ghosh

Sanjukta Ghosh

Sanjukta Ghosh is an Indian vocalist in Hindustani classical music, and at present regarded as one of the stalwart of the Patiala Gharana. Initially she was under the guidance of Pt. Prasun Banerjee and later, for almost two decades, from Ustad Munawar Ali Khan, the younger son, disciple, and heir...

. He studied at La Martiniere for Boys, Kolkata and did his graduation in English from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata and Masters in English Literature from Jadavpur University

Jadavpur University

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He is married to actress Jaya Sil.

Future projects

Bickram Ghosh will soon be launching a percussion course called Repercussion for Ace Open University. Here he will be teaching an extensive Tabla Curriculum designed by himself via Online streaming lessons to aspiring students worldwide.
His music company called Melting Pot Productions launches in October.

Discography

Solo albums:

• Electro-Classical
• White Note
• Talking tabla
• A Tabla Odyssey

Collaborations

• Full Circle (Grammy winning title with Pandit Ravi Shankar
  Ravi Shankar
  Ravi Shankar , often referred to by the title Pandit, is an Indian musician and composer who plays the plucked string instrument sitar. He has been described as the best known contemporary Indian musician by Hans Neuhoff in Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart.Shankar was born in Varanasi and spent...
  
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• Brainwashed (with George Harrison
  George Harrison
  George Harrison, MBE was an English musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other...
  
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• Chants of India (with Ravi Shankar, George Harrison)
• Indo-Jazz (with Yosi levy, Ilan Salem)
• One (with The Mezcal Jazz Unit)
• Interface (with Rahul Sharma)
• Drumscape
• Drum Invasion
• Beyond Rhythmscape
• Pulsating Drums (with Zakir Hussain
  Zakir Hussain (musician)
  Zakir Hussain , , is an Indian tabla player, musical producer, film actor and composer.-Early life:Hussain was born in Mumbai, India to the legendary tabla player Alla Rakha. He attended St...
  
  , Taufiq Quereshi)
• Blazing Drums
• The Afro-Indian Project
• The Kingdom Of RHYTHM (With Pete Lockett)

Filmography

As actor:

• Hotath Neerar Jonnyo
  Hotath Neerar Jonnyo
  Hotath Neerar Jonnyo is a 2004 Bengali film directed by director Subrata Sen. It is based on a short story Rani O Abinash by noted novelist Sunil Gangopadhyay.-Plot:...
  
  
• Choy

As composer:

Bengali

• Piyalir Password (2009)
• Neel Rajar Deshe
  Neel Rajar Deshe
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   (2008)
• Devaki (2005)
• Iti Srikanta (2004)

Hindi

• Jal (2011 film)
  Jal (2011 film)
  Jal is an upcoming Hindi film which is set in the Rann of Kutch, India.While trying to solve the water scarcity of his village, Bakka, an overconfident water diviner faces unforeseen circumstances when he tries to help a female ornithologist to save flamingos -Cast:* Purab Kohli* Tannishtha...
  
   (2011) (with Sonu Nigam
  Sonu Nigam
  Sonu Nigam is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured in numerous Hindi movies, as well as films in Assamese, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi and Kannada language. He has also released numerous Indi-pop albums and acted in a few Hindi feature films...
  
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• Gumshuda (2010)
• Little Zizou (2009) (with Giuliano Modarelli
  Giuliano Modarelli
  - Biography :Born in Milan, he moved to England in 2000 where he attended the Leeds College of Music. After receiving his Bachelor in Jazz Music in 2003 he became a full-time musician and started playing with bands like Sawa Teen, Raga Nova and Nshwa with which he played in important festivals such...
  
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External links

• Bickram Ghosh, website