Tanmoy Bose

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Pt.Tanmoy Bose during his recent performance at Kolkata Fusion Fiesta 2013
Background information
Born	(1963-08-23) 23 August 1963
Origin	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Genres	Hindustani classical music, jazz fusion
Occupation(s)	Tabla Maestro and Composer
Instrument(s)	Tabla, Frame Drums, Harmonium and Vocal
Years active	1963–present
Labels	HMV, Music Today, EMI, Bol Records, Asha Audio, Times Music
Website	www.tanmoybose.com www.taaltantraexperience.com

Tanmoy Bose (Template:Lang-bn; born 23 August 1963) is an Indian percussionist and tabla player, besides being a musical producer, film actor and composer, who collaborated with Pandit Ravi Shankar, Anoushka Shankar and Amjad Ali Khan, and created the musical group, Taaltantra in 2002.

Early life and training

He was born and raised in Kolkata, and studied at the South Point High School and subsequently graduated from the Scottish Church College. He received his musical education at the early age of seven and started learning vocal music from Pandit Maharaj Baneejee and harmonium from Pandit Mantu Banerjee subsequently learning tabla. His serious training in the traditional Guru Shishya Parampara started with Pandit Kanai Dutta, after the untimely death of his first guru Tanmoy became a GANDA BANDH shagird (disciple) of Pandit Shankar Ghosh.

Tanmoy has performed extensively with some of the greatest musicians of Indian Classical Music all over the world like Ustad Munawar Ali Khan, Pandit V.G Jog, Ustad Imrat Khan, and many others.

This ace globe-trotting new age percussionist has been performing with the musical legend, Padma Bhushan Ustad Amjad Ali Khan from as early as his college days. Another great milestone in Tanmoy Bose’s life was achieved when Ravi Shankar invited him to play regularly with him around the world; he would spend almost half of the year traveling with the legendary maestro. Tanmoy has been an ardent researcher and composer.

His long tours abroad had given him opportunities to interact and play with musicians, composers, choreographers and the like he put to very good use his rich experience acquired hereby and created Beyond Borders, Chaturang Moksh, Taalyagna etc., based on the virtues of Indian Rhythm and Dance nuances. In 2002 his world music project Taaltantra - showcasing familiar sounds through unfamiliar mediums, cross cultural rhythm and devices won the hearts of connoisseurs and critics alike. He is acknowledged as one of the foremost musicians to have started the movement of initiating folk songs and tribal drumming into band format. Designing a musical filigree between traditional Folk and Indian Classical along with time less Jazz and South American drumming.

Musical career

Taaltantra & taaltantra experience

Taaltantra in recent years has emerged as one of the foremost world music bands regularly enthralling audiences in the Mid-East, North America, Europe and India experimenting with timeless Jazz, Indian Classical Music, Folk Music and indigenous drumming. Taaltantra takes you to the world of sounds and makes you experience a unique synthesis. The name signifies "sadhana" or worship through rhythm. Even though Taaltantra essentially is not dealing with just drumming, it has elements of various instrumentation coming full circle. The world of sound is the forte of the band which is worth experiencing. Tanmoy Bose is one of India’s best known Tabla virtuoso of this generation. His long association with the two great icons Pdt Ravi Shankar and Ustad Amjad Ali Khan has made him a global musical ambassador. Besides these classical repertoires he has worked on numerous projects worldwide. He has been a participating musician on three Grammy winning recordings "Concert for George". "Full Circle".& Living room sessions-part one. He has been successfully composing music for National Award winning feature films and various other documentaries and ballets.

KOLKATA FUSION FIESTA...curated by TANMOY BOSE

Pt.Tanmoy Bose during his recent performance at Fusion Fiesta in Feb 2013

A unique partnership of music, dance, theatre, food, fashion is helping to define fusion for the 21st century. Building on our distinctive heritage –and extensive experience in providing a platform for world culture to come together. This is to embrace the new, the experimental and the unexpected.

Being the cultural capital, Kolkata stands to be the premier city of India in terms of innovation. The city has evolved over the years fusing tradition and contemporary forms- Victorian and Mughal architecture, European- Indian classical & folk music, Chinese-Mughal & European cuisine, Tuxedos and Angrakhha blended with kurta and sarees creating new apparels. The three day cultural extravaganza will provide a platform for world cultures to come together, explore and interact with each other through the varieties of choreography, music and cuisines.Some of the greatest artists performed in the festival. Pandit Trilok Gurtu,Pandit Vikku Vinayakram, Sree Shivamani,Sree Selva Ganesh, Gino Banks,karthik,Mother jane,taal inc and many others.

This is an effort conceived and designed by famous Percussionist and Tabla Maestro Pandit Tanmoy Bose and initiated by Celebrations International to showcase all these forms in one canvas creating an ambience to take the audience in a journey which Kolkata has never experienced before.

Veshtantra

An effort first time of its kind being staged in Kolkata. Vesh Tantra — where timeless Raga’s pulsating rhythm and aesthetic fashion wear comes full circle. The unique feature of this evening lies within the combination of fashion and Ragas depicting the colour of the sky during different parts of the day. Our lives revolve throughout the day in various moods at various points of time. Likewise, nature, atmosphere and the Heaven above too change as the day grows older. This unique effort combines the colours of the sky epitomized by moods of the ragas which are typical of the various hours of the day. It is of common knowledge that we wear dresses of various colours to suit the times of the day- hence the unique bridge between fashion and music Vesh Tantra. There is an old maxim- The apparel oft proclaims the man. Each Raga may be typified by certain hues and tints – likewise colours in our dresses depict the moods and emotions of the Ragas and bring out the different persona of those wearing the dresses.

Swataantra

Swataantra, as the word defined itself, is an independent and fresh idiom in music that sets a platform for tabla maestro Tanmoy Bose’s concept of "guitar" and "percussion" ensemble. Guitars, in different forms, prevalent today, with the likes of the electric tenor guitar, to the slide guitar, to the contra bass guitar finds centre stage along with Tanmoy Bose himself on tabla, and other percussion. This project stands out with the emphasis being laid on the cross talk between essentially the guitars themselves, on the conversations between the guitars and percussion. The project is purely instrumental, and mutates to the world – fusion- jazz genre by marrying phrases and dialogues of some of the most complex yet heart churning improvisational music forms like Hindustani, Carnatic classical and Jazz. The project also gives out the scope of featuring national and international musicians from time to time.

Sound of soil

Darker than the lumber room of the Freudian mind, Deeper than the deepest thunder... Yet, sweeter than the cooing nightingale is a sound... Ever heard of it? Yes, it’s the sound of the soil. You think only you can talk? Think again... Silent voices... voices of the raindrops nestling on the leaves of the Amazonian rain forest, the endless babble of a breathless river, the murmur of the broken wind... sand, water, breeze, the voice is all over, all around. Put your ears close to the earth... you’ll hear the soil’s heart beat in all... The sound of the soil is the quintessence of existence... "Nada"... "Nada Brahmam"... the ‘Param Braham’. The soil is who you’re. It is from where you came, and it is where we will go. But only a few chosen can hear this sound. The evening of 16 September is an echo of that voice. It’s an evening where distance, time loose sense. An evening of enchantment devoted to that one rhythm... the rhythm of the heart and soul. The rhythm of the ragas of the musician, the bells of the dancer, the words of the poet... The evening begins with an invocation of that ‘Sound of the soil’... The light of the lamp, the holy stotras and mantras, the mudras of the dancer shall evoke the Goddess of the Soil from whom we’re born. The journey moves on with the magic of music... the north and the south, Hindusthani and Carnatic coming close to each other to show it’s the same soil we’re born from and divisions are but man-made. The mystic Sufi nostalgia of Baul & Fakirs singers will tell the story of the elements of the soil... as will the clashing of the swords of Kalaripayattu speak of the vigour and strength with which Mother Earth holds us all. The giddy strains of Manipur Khol players in between and the heady beats of Dhak at the end of the show will make us realize how different yet how similar can the understanding of the same soil be, and the words of the poet shall thread all these strains together showing the eternal quality of this voice... The Sound of the soil... one which connects the hearts beyond distance.

Baul and Beyond

Come along with me experiencing the music of Baul 'n' Beyond! A communion of Jazz, Indian Classical Music, various indigenous drums and percussion along with the timeless lyrics of the great Sufi Saint Lalan Fakir is going to give you a high worth experiencing. This is my humble effort to showcase the best of world music. The extended length of each track is a deliberate effort to create an environment of utmost listening pleasure. The interweaving of instruments and voice is my interpretation of pure music. It is for you to decide and endorse my dear listeners my version of World Music.

Mahabharata

Mahabharata revisited is a Contemporary representation of the epic where it comes alive in the perfect blend of music, fashion and dance. Unlike a dance recital or a fashion show, here the characters come alive as an admixture of dance movements that also flaunt designer clothes and jewellery as a part of the choreography. The music is a heady dosage of Timeless Indian Classical flavour that comes alive under the magic wand of director Pt. Tanmoy Bose. Thus Timeless Indian Classical music seamlessly merges with choreographed movements with fashionable attire and jewellery, form, a never-seen-before experience.

Be prepared to be pleasantly surprised by the modern audio-visual interpretation of the episodes of Kach-Debjani, Karna-Kunti, Draupadi, Shakuntala, Gandhari, Brihannala and Hirimba. The entire presentation is conceived and designed by Pt. Tanmoy Bose

Rock Qawali

Pt. Tanmoy Bose during his recent performance at Colombo, Sri Lanka 2013

The genre is a crossroad of Sufi, Folk, Jazz and Indian Classical Music performed by the music maestro and new age percussionist Tanmoy Bose. His love for rhythm and his inseparable quest for life and music have led him to explore and master several genres of Indian and International music. Rock Qawwali is yet another instance of his musical genius that transcends the borders of classical and non-classical music and builds a bridge between the various genres.

Music direction

• ANURANAN - Feature film
• DHAKI - Feature film
• JUMELI - Feature film
• 8,8er BONGA LOCAL - Feature film
• SUBARNO LATA (Daily Soap)
• Participated in Yatra - Feature film
• Participated in Chander Bari - Feature film
• BHOLLU SARDAR - Feature film
• ONE CITY - Documentary(Miami University film studies)
• PALATAK - Feature film
• MANASI - Theater by Ranga Karmi
• In the rhythm of the city - Documentary on taaltantra.
• MOKSHADA-multi media and stage ballet.

Discography

• Rabi Baul-Tagore and Folk with narration-Asha Audio
• Tasher Desh- Indo Bangladesh production-Asha Audio
• Taaltantra-1& 2.World Music -Times Music
• Taaltantra Experience- World Music.-Ozella Music
• Baul & Beyond-Folk/world music- Music Today
• Navaras-Nine Moods/Orchestral-Hmv SaReGaMa
• Solo Tabla- Traditional Indian classical-Bol Records
• Full Circle: Carnegie Hall/Pandit Ravi Shankar-EMI
• Anourag - Anoushka Shankar -EMI
• Live at Carnegie Hall (Anoushka Shankar)-EMI
• Rise -Anoushka Shankar -EMI
• Traveler-Anoushka Shankar-EMI
• Sarod Trilogy-Ustad Amjad Ali Khan/Amaan & Ayaan Ali Khan.-Bangash Music
• Live at Carnegie Hall-Ustad Amjad ali Khan.
• Ahiri-Indian classical/sarod Tejendra Narayan -India archive music
• Charukeshi-Indian Classical/Sitar& Sarod Sujat hussain khan & tejendra narayan-India archive music
• Living room sessions part-1/Pandit RaviShankar-East meets West Music
• Desh & Puriya dhaneshree live concert in uk/ Vocal,Rashid Khan.-Navras records
• Raga Unveiled-DVD Indian classical music
• Raga Revelry-DVD Indian classical music
• DRUM DREAMZ- CONTINENTAL DRUMMING.Percussion solos from some of the greatest percussionists from brazil/senegal/iran/india/europe.-TIMES MUSIC

Awards and accolades

• Centre for Indian Studies, USA
• Bengali Association of Greater Nashville, USA
• Indo-American Cultural and Religious Foundation
• Shree Venkateswara Temple of North Carolina, USA
• Hafiz Ali Khan Memorial Society, Delhi
• North Calcutta Junior Chamber
• Salt Lake Cultural Association, Kolkata
• Sangeet Piyasi, Kolkata
• Alfa Bangla Sangeet Puraoshkar
• Shilpan Academy yearly Sangeet Sammelan
• Anti terrorism Cultural Protest of SPANDAN
• ITC Sangeet Sammelan, Munger
• South Point Golden Jubilee
• Punascha – ST.Louis, USA
• Shilpa Society
• Jagari— Kolkata
• UNICEF
• Bhalobasi Tai Gai
• Manjil
• Dalhousie Athletics Club, Kolkata
• South Point Ex-Student Association
• Music World, Kolkata
• Annual Sports Meet- Kolkata police
• Sangeet Sanman, Govt. of West Bengal
• Sangeet Maha SAMMAN, Govt of West bengal

External links

• Tanmoy Bose, Profile at last.fm
• Tanmoy Bose at IMDb