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S.P. Bhattacharyya
Shankar Bhattacharyya has been an integral part of
the Indian Classical Music scene in the US for quite some time,
particularly in the Austin, Texas and surrounding areas. Apart from
organizing concerts and hosting musicians he is also a highly
accomplished and versatile musician and we are honored to have his bio
here and highly recommend him!
Lars Jacobsen |
 Shankar
P. Bhattacharyya was born in 1946 and had initial training in Indian
classical music from the age of 10 when he began playing the Hawaiian guitar
as a student of Gopal Singh of Delhi. In 1975 he began learning the Sarode
and in 1982 he became a disciple of Sarode Maestro Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. He
has given concert performances and lecture demonstrations on Indian
classical music in the US, UK, France, Switzerland, Brazil and India. He
has created and performed with a fusion music band called "The Paisley
Connection" and has also published articles on the origins of the Sarode, of
the Sitar, the history of the Senia music gharana of North India and a
biography of the legendary Indian musician Baba Allaudin Khan.
Dr. Bhattacharyya is a Professor of Electrical
Engineering at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA and is a
world renowned researcher in the field of Control Theory in which he has
authored four books and more than 200 papers. He also serves as a Faculty
Advisor to the Indian Classical Music Society, SPICMACAY, at Texas A&M
University. For bookings please contact him at
spb_tx@yahoo.com . We will have a
sound clip available soon!
Pictures from the
HTSA June 4, 2005 Concert
(click for larger image)
RECENT CONCERTS
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October 15, 1996 Houston, Texas. Sponsored by the Indian
Cultural Council
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December 29, 2996, Panihati, Calcutta. Sponsored by "Antara" |
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January 3, 1997, IIT Kharagpur. Sponsored by "SPICMACAY" |
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January 5, 1997, Sreerampur. Sponsored by Sreerampur Music
Society |
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October 10, 1997, Leicester, UK. Sponsored by "Probashi" |
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October 12, 1997, London, UK. Sponsored by London Durga
Puja |
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October 19, 1997, Beaumont, Texas. Sponsored by India
Association |
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December 29, 1997, Calcutta. Sponsored by "Taleem" |
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January 4, 1998, Calcutta. Sponsored by Nabagram Sevak
Sangha. |
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January 9, 1998, New Delhi. Sponsored by IIT Delhi. |
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January 12, 1998, New Delhi. Roopmanjari Foundation. |
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March 7, 1998, Phoenix, Arizona. Private sponser |
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April 25, 1998, College Station, Texas. Whoopstock
Festival |
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November 7, 1998, Houston, Texas. Hare Krishna Dham |
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December 5, 1998, Beaumont, Texas. Indian Cultural Center. |
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December 23, 1999, Barrackpore, Calcutta, Sponsored by "Taleem" |
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December 29, 1999, Jadavpur, Calcutta, India. |
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April 5, 2000, Lufkin, Texas. |
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June 5, 2000, Maui, Hawaii |
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June 7, 2000, Los Angeles, California |
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November 5, 2000, Austin, Texas. Sponsored by the Durga
Puja Association |
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November 12, 2000, Austin, Texas. Sponsored by Sangit
2000, fundraiser for Bengal floods.... |
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March 13, 2001, Sans, France. Sponsor, D. Remy |
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March 16, 2001 Berne, Switzerland |
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April 28, 2001, Austin, Texas. Barsana Dham |
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May 5, 2001, Ruston, LA. Sponsored by Louisiana Technical
University. |
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June 29, 2001, Baltimore, Classical Music Society,
Maryland |
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November 8, 2001 Fort Lauderdale, APAIO, Florida |
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December 11, 2001, IIT Kharagpur |
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December 14, 2001 Science City, Kolkata |
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December 23, 2001 Rabindra Sadan, Kolkata |
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June 28, 2002 Nashville, Indian Classical Music Society |
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December 21, 2002 New Delhi, B.C. Pal Auditorium |
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December 26, 2002 IIT Kharagpur Concert |
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November 21, 2002 Huntsville, Texas |
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June 28, 2003 College Station, Texas. Starlight Festival |
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Martinique Festival, French Caribbean, July 13, 2003 |
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