Sat 13 September 2025 6:30pm - 9:00pm

Purbayan Chatterjee

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Kala Festival brings Sitar maestro Purbayan Chatterjee, to create an unforgettable evening of Indian Classical Roots & Contemporary Brilliance to London for all the music lovers.

Prepare for a night that transcends musical boundaries as "Bandish Bandwagon" takes you on a journey from timeless ragas to modern masterpieces. This exclusive double-bill event celebrates the evolution of Indian classical music in two sessions, blending tradition with innovation in an unforgettable symphony of strings, keys, and percussion.

In start, experience the soulful confluence of Indian classical music and harmonies as the master of Indian Classical Side Guitar, Pandit Debasis Chakraborty, and Raga Pianist Deepak Shah weave magic alongside the legendary Sanju Sahai, a torch-bearer of Benaras Gharana on Tabla. This unique ensemble bridges ragas and rhythms, offering a transcendent journey through time-honoured traditions of Indian Classical teaching for raga rendition and improvisations.

The night crescendos with Purbayan Chatterjee (of Bandish Bandits fame) and percussion virtuoso Akram Khan (Tabla) as they redefine boundaries between classical depth and modern flair. Known for his groundbreaking work in Bandish Bandits and collaborations with global icons like Ustad Zakir Hussain and Béla Fleck, Purbayan blends intricate tradition with electrifying innovation.

It's a once-in-a-lifetime slide guitar, piano, sitar, and tabla collaboration.

Purbayan Chatterjee

Purbayan is a young sitarist from Calcutta who has prodigious talent, being able to blend serenity with technical brilliance.

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Sanju Sahai

One of the world's finest tabla players.

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Ustad Akram Khan

'... the foremost exponent of Ajrara Gharana...'

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Debasis Chakroborty

Debasis Chakroborty (born 9 June 1961) is an Indian classical slide guitar player from Senia-Maihar Gharana. Chakroborty was born in Calcutta, India, and began learning guitar from his father Sh. Madhusudan Chakroborty. He then came under the tutelage of guitarist Pandit Barun Kumar Pal from Kolkata, and Pandit Jotin Bhattacharya, a sarod player and senior disciple of Ustad Baba Allauddin Khan Sahib of Maihar Gharana. Later on, Debasis became a disciple of the guitarist Pundit Brij Bhushan Kabra. Debasis's style of playing combines both Gayaki and Tantrakari Angs. He follows the oldest tradition of playing sarode, sitar and veena with his modified Hawaiian guitar, which has a three-octave range. He is an "A" grade artiste of Prasar Bharati in both Hindustani Classical and light music,[2] and performed in the National programme. He is an ICCR empanelled artiste under the Indian Ministry of External Affairs. He has performed at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia as visiting faculty and artist in residence.[3] At present, he lectures in the Department of Music, Institute of Visual Performing Arts & Research, Mangalayatan University in Aligarh.

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