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PANDIT DEBASHISH BHATTACHARYAGenerally available, now booking 2008/9 in UK (in collaboration with Diva /Musiques des Mondes) Click here to listen to sound samples and the online shopping page for this artistLine up:
Born into a musical family on 12 January 1963, in Kolkata (Calcutta), India, Debashish Bhattacharya learnt to sing before he could talk. At the age of 3, he started playing the Hawaiian lap steel guitar, giving his first major concert on All India Radio at 4. The first slide guitarist to receive the President of India Award in 1984 he was made a Pandit (master) at 40. Since then he has been established as one of the world's most outstanding slide guitarists through tours of inspirational live concerts and best selling albums, including collaborations with other world famous guitarists such as John McLaughlin and Shakti, Bob Brozman and Martin Simpson This extremely personable and gifted artist takes the audience on a timeless journey through the history of Indian classical music, bringing it into the 21st century, with detours into the blues and Hawaiian music.
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Debashish Bhattacharya UK and Ireland Tour July 2008
1st July - York Early Music Centre
4th July - London, Barbican City of London Festival
5th July – Sonic Arts Research Centre, Belfast
6th July – workshop - Interchange Studios, London
9th July – Cairde Festival, The Factory Performance Space, Sligo, Ireland
10th July - The Stables, Milton Keynes
11th July - Berkhamstead – with Martin Simpson, Civic Centre
12th July -Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton
13th July - Croydon Summer Festival Debashish Bhattacharya and Michael Messer Slide Guitar Workshop:A very special workshop featuring perhaps the world’s greatest slide guitar virtuoso, Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya and the UK’s wonderful slide player and Cooking Vinyl artist Michael Messer. The workshop will include:
TIME & PLACE:Sunday 6th July 2008 - from 4pm to 8pm
The Council Chamber www.interchange.org.uk/content/ BOOKING & PAYMENT:Spaces are limited, so please book in advance. The price is £50 pounds in advance. Or, subject to availability £60 pounds on the day. Cheques to be made payable to Far Side Music and sent to:
Far Side Music Far Side Music (Paul Fisher): +44 - 020 - 7722 -3054 – or email: If you want to pay by credit card – by telephone (we also accept switch) or pay securely online. Make an order for a Debashish Bhattacharya CD, but write 'WORKSHOP' under special instructions in the Shipping and Handling section to let us know this is a payment for the workshop and not for a CD. http://www.farsidemusic.com/acatalog/DEBASHISH_BHATTACHARYA.html DINNER AFTERWARDS WITH DEBASHISH & MICHAEL:We will book a table or two at an Indian restaurant nearby for 8.30. Please let Paul at Far Side Music know in advance if you would like to join us for dinner (dinner at your own expense). We will provide a few snacks and some tea & coffee in the room during the workshop. PARKING & TRANSPORT:Parking nearby is possible on a Sunday. The nearest tube is Belsize Park on the Northern Line. 10 minutes to Kings Cross & Euston stations (for anyone coming from the north of England), or St Pancras International for anyone coming on the Eurostar. |
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