Today's show features the great sarod player, Buddhadev Das Gupta. He was born in Bihar in 1933, and picked up the sarod at the age of 9. Now the difference between this story and most of the others I tell you is that his music didn't get him very far, initially of course. So he studied Mechanical Engineering, and became a power engineer for the Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC). He worked there for 32 years, and meanwhile continued his training on the sarod. During these years, he gave plenty of performances all over India, and a few in Europe too, and he developed a style which is said to be distinct and quite different from most other classical performers. I really like his music, it is usually quite melodic and very interesting to follow.
Buddhadev Das Gupta received his training from the sarod maestro Pandit Radhika Mohan Maitra. His music is said to have descended from the sarod great Ustad Murad Ali Khan, one of the earliest players of the sarod. Our second piece, very typical of his style of music, this is titled Slow TeenTaal.
Raag Ahir Bhairav - Alap (17:02)
Raag Ahir Bhairav - Jor (13:39)
Slow Teentaal - (31:00)
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Avinash Sastry
Gharana Music
WREK Atlanta, 91.1 FM
Mondays, 8-9 p.m.
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(+1) 404-894-2468
Email: gharanamusicatlanta@gmail.com
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