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Town Hall Seattle and SAMA: Music+Art present
Global Rhythms: Debashish Bhattacharya
Master of Slide Guitar
Note: A livestream of this event will also be available.
Transcend into the spiritual and historically grounded rhythms of Hindustani slide guitar with renowned musician Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya. He’s your virtuoso’s favorite virtuoso.
Bhattacharya is an award-winning artist who is known throughout the world as the unrivaled master of Hindustani slide guitar. A product of the demanding tradition of the ancient guru-student training system, he has received numerous international awards and accolades, including two Grammy nominations, Billboard Top 10, and the BBC Planet Award
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“Debashish Bhattacharya is the master of the slide guitar…he has no equal.” — John McLaughlin
Bhattacharya has not only been recognized as one of the globe’s finest slide guitarists, he is also an innovator and inventor. A delightful bonus of seeing him live is experiencing the ornate stringed instruments of Debashish’s creation including the Chaturangui, Pushpa Veena a 25-string hybrid of the Rabab sarod and slide guitar, and more.
Accompanying Debashish for this mystical exploration of sound is his daughter Anandi, a gifted vocalist and a rising star in her own right, and his younger brother Subhasis, who is recognized as one of the greatest percussionists of his generation.
With lilting, elegant vocal lines, labyrinthine slide guitar, driving complex rhythms of tabla, and the luminous sparkle of the Swarmandal, Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya and his band will transport audiences to a time beyond time for this one-night-only concert.
Global Rhythms is produced in association with SAMA: Music+Art and is supported by our media sponsor, KEXP.
Global Atmosphere
Pre-Show Food and Beverages starting at 6PM
Before the show, enjoy food for purchase from Spice Waala and specialty drinks (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic) available at our cafe!
After you grab a bite to eat, head to the Reading Room at 6:30PM for a pre-show conversation with violinist Neethi Belur and Global Rhythms series curator Jon Kertzer. Neethi is a 4th year Neuroscience undergraduate at the University of Washington-Seattle and is also the Music Director for UW’s Premiere South Asian Western Fusion A Capella team, UW Awaaz. She has been learning Indian classical vocal and violin from Violin Maestro Ganesh Rajagopalan for 8 years.
This is part of the Global Rhythms Series
Sponsors & Partners
Presented in association with SAMA: Music + Art
Media Sponsor: KEXP
Support provided by: National Endowment for the Arts
