Vocal - Nabhodeep Chakraborty
Tabla - Amit Chatterjee
Harmonium - Aloke Kumar Roy
Nabhodeep Chakraborty
Born on 31st December in 1985 Nabhodeep Chakraborty was initiated into Hindustani Classical music at a tender age of 4 by the late Pandit A.T. Kanan. Nabhodeep then started learning under Sushil Bose a disciple of Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan.
But his training took a decisive turn when he became a gandaband shagird of Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan’s grandsons & Ustad Munawar Ali Khan’s nephews, the present khalifas of Kasur-Patiala Gharana, Ustad Jawaad Ali Khan & Ustad Mazhar Ali Khan. These two Ustads trained Nabhodeep in the true Gharanedar Parampara and helped him to become a topnotch exponent of the Gharana amongst his genaration. His music reflects the magical touch of Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan. Nabhodeep did M.A. in English from Rabindra Bharati University and did M.A. in Music from Rabindra Bharati University securing a first class and first in Khayal.
Amit Chatterjee
Amit Chatterjee, is a highly gifted Tabla player of India. The famous internationally reputed Tabla Maestro, Pandit Sankha Chatterjee being the Uncle and Guru of Amit; found extraordinary talent and tremendous eagerness in little Amit to touch and play the tabla. He adopted Amit as his son and started imparting rigorous training from the tender age of five in typical Indian Style of Guru Shishya Parampara. Amit is one of those rare tabla players who have been fortunate enough to acquire the intricacies and subtleties of both Farukhabad and Punjab Gharana. Rich musical heritage of his family provided Amit with the rare opportunity to come in close contact with and receive blessings from great stalwarts of Indian Music like Late Ustad Allarakha Khan, Late Ustad Vilayat Khan, Pandit Chinmoy Lahiri, Late Ustad Munawar Ali Khan, Late Pandit V.G.Jog, Late Pandit Kishen Maharaj, and also living legends such as Ustad Zakir Hussain and Ustad Ashish Khan.
ACHIEVEMENTS
A Commerce graduate with honours from Calcutta University, Amit stood first class and obtained SANGEET BIVAKAR DEGREE from Bangiya Sangeet Parisad Affiliated to Rabindra Bharati University Kolkata.
Amit is a recognized Musician of ICCR, Delhi.
He has received many prestigious awards such as "JADHUBHATTA" Award from Salt lake Cultural Association kolkata 2002.
The Prestigious "TALMANI" title form Sur Singar Samsad, Mumbai.