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Erasing Borders 2009: Festival of Indian Dance
Samir Chatterjee (Tabla) |
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Samir Chatterjee is a virtuoso Tabla player. He
travels widely across the world throughout the
year performing in numerous festivals as a
soloist or with other outstanding musicians from
both Indian and western traditions. He
performed at the Nobel Peace prize Ceremony in
Oslo, Norway in December, 2007. His
compositions are widely acclaimed as well as his
writings.
Samir can be heard on numerous recordings as a
soloist, accompanying many of India's greatest
musicians and in collaboration with western
musicians of outstanding caliber. Samir lives in
New Jersey and has become a catalyst in the
fusion of Indian and Western music in the New
York City metro area. He is the Founder-Director
of Chhandayan, an organization promoting and preserving Indian music and culture.
Samir teaches at Yale University, University of Pittsburgh, Manhattan School of Music
and New School for Jazz and Contemporary music. He is directing the program of Indian
music and dance at Rutgers University. He has authored two significant books on Indian
music; 'A Study of Tabla' and 'Music of India'. Samir is actively involved in
groundbreaking work in Afghanistan towards their musical revival. www.tabla.org |
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