Kings of Tabla Duet | Pandit Kumar Bose & Pandit Anindo Chatterjee | Music of India

#darbarfestival | Two of the world’s most accomplished tabla players join forces for a one-off London concert, dueling over teental using ideas from many different gharanas.

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Anindo Chatterjee is one of the most accomplished tabla players of the modern age, known for breathtaking speed and extraordinary clarity of stroke. Aged five he became All India Radio's youngest performing artist, and soon after entered the gurukul to train under Jnan Prakash Ghosh. He studied with his guru for three decades, learning the intricate grammar of the Farrukhabad gharana before then branching out to others.

His long career has included accompaniment slots with almost all top Hindustani artists, including a long association with Nikhil Banerjee. Today he plays a gharana-blending style that balances traditionalism with modern freedoms, building on the open-minded approach of his guru. Outside performance he is also a respected teacher, researcher, and tabla maker.

Kumar Bose is one of the modern world’s most exciting percussionists. He trained under legendary Benares maestro Kishan Maharaj, and embodies his guru’s blend of discipline and flamboyance with forming a powerful style. He rose to prominence as Ravi Shankar’s accompanist, and has performed with almost all of today’s leading Hindustani instrumentalists as well as working in dance and film. Outside of music he is an avid player of carrom [Indian chess] - his guru once gifted him a gold carrom set, saying “he is equally addicted to the game and the tabla”.

His style is notoriously powerful, utilising the full range of the Benares gharana’s open-hand striking techniques. Particular awe is reserved for his control of the bayan [bass tabla] - he believes that ‘it acts like water, balances the angst with reposeful mood...Bayan’s meend plays a major role in scripting the language of love and peace.” His playing balances aggression with a melodic approach - during a documentary a student asked him quickfire questions including ‘rhythm or melody’, and he instantly chose melody. Bose also incorporates global ideas (“intriguing rhythmic patterns from all over the world – Arabian, Mexican and the like”), and few alive can hold a candle to his all-around rhythmic command.

Recorded at Darbar Festival on 11 Sep 2016, at London’s Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan:
-Anindo Chatterjee (tabla)
-Kumar Bose (tabla)
-Dharamnath Mishra (harmonium)

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[siddharthkale]

Love the fact Pandit Dharamnath Mishra ji is able to not only skillfully play the harmonium but also wholeheartedly enjoy the tabla duet at the same time.

[jackgoff]

I love the guy in the middle.His facial expressions are the best.Thank you for posting this excellent video.

[tm-gypi]

The technique of Pandit kumar bose is outstanding and accurate

[akshaydhadwe]

6:30 Dhige Dhina listening in headphones feels like I am in heaven, ,,wa wa wa wa I am speechless to listen this years of practice requiring divinity....
All artists doesn't just deserve a YouTube like THEY DESERVE LOVE but unfortunately there's no option to love on I just liked it ... which is so unfair for something of this calibar....
Thank you DARBAR very much...
Hats to the recording team, they brought the best Tabla sound from those magical fingers to

[vaibhavchoudhary]

Anindo Dada is probably the humblest of the performer I have ever seen. Such a great artist yet so down to earth, simple & so genuine 🙏🙏

[drummerx_reaper]

That Banaras Baant is just a blessing to the ears
Pt Kumar Bose has magical bayan skills
Great maestros

[isharroy]

Pt. Kumar Bose is just blessing tabla. Wonderful performance.

[letsthinkit]

The clinical execution of both masters is just out of this world, a very nicely organized performance, thank you darbar festival for posting this masterpiece of a show.

[VedJoshi..]

Pandit Anindo ji 's first kayda is one of the hardest I have ever learned and tried, amazingly performed, truly humbling

[raghoobearyograj]

Kumar bose ji has so much grace in his playing ... such flowness and love in his playing.. god bless him with more love grave and peace ...

[EduardoRiter]

Fantastic. Two of the Three greatest and most important tabla maestros of today playing together in absolute masterly performance. Another distinguishing presence is Anoushka Shankar in the audience. Also many other great names in the first roll. Thank you Darbar Festival.

[sudeshnamoitra]

Still waiting for the day when we would see tabla solo by Pt.Anindo Chatterjee at darbar.

[AnanyaChattopadhyay]

Two bongs togather ..it's heavenly.joy Kolkata

[amardeeptabla]

I think Darbar should organize "The TABLA TRIO" next with PT SWAPAN CHAUDHURI, PT ANINDO CHATTERJEE AND PT KUMAR BOSE that would be great @darbarfestival What say ??!

[moizlakda]

So good! Anoushka Shankar in audience completely in awe, hearing these masters go at it.

[SM-kwqw]

*PROUD OF BENGAL, PROUD OF INDIA❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏*

[dmanisthebest]

Remember this evening very fondly! Three straight hours of magnificent tabla duet...

[utkarshhonstage]

Pt. Kumar bose..🙏🙏 Such an amazing artist you are..

[sabyasachidey]

This is the best music I have heard in a long while...After listening to this, I have taken an oath to serve the cause of classical music until the day I live.

[jimmydog]

Can't tell how much I've been waiting for this...ah!! Nothing like it.🙏