CHICAGO: A budding musician from India, Sandip Bhattacharya had his maiden musical program in the US at the residence of Madhu Patel, Desplaines on Sunday September 15 in the presence of connoisseurs of music in Chicagoland.
He was captivating in his debut performance here and so enthralled the audience that they sat through the entire three-hour performance. Many yarned for a repeat performance and all felt that a new star was born in the music world. Each and every moment was an absolutely “scintillating and of mesmerizing joy,” as Sitaram Patel from among the people told this reporter.
Some among the audience expressed their desire to organize similar functions, and the highly grateful Sandip assured them of more exposure depending on his schedule.
Sandip belongs to a family with a deep rooted musical background. He was initiated into music by his mother Krishna Bhattacharjee at the age of four and he continued his training under Amita Dasgupta later. When in his teens, Sandip became a residential scholar at the ITC Sangeet Research Academy under the guidance of Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan and Ustad Mubarak Ali Khan, sons and disciples of the legendary Sarangi maestro late Padmashree Ustad Shakoor Khan.
It was essentially here that Sandip was nurtured in the true guru shishya parampara system of training of the Kirana Gharana. Now he is a senior musician scholar at the ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Tollygunge, Kolkata. Sandip also holds a First Class degree in Graduation from Rabindra Bharati University (Kolkata), in classical music.
Other than pure classical music he is competent in singing semi classical forms like bhajans, ghazals and Nazrulgeeti as well. Sandip also has to his credit three commercial releases – a CD on khayal by Sonic Octaves, Mumbai, a CD of Bengali songs by R.P Techvision, Kolkata and a CD on Bhajans by Sonic Octaves, Mumbai.
Gifted with a robust voice, Sandip is today one of the most promising young classical artists of the country, which is borne out by his regular performances across India and abroad (United States, Europe and Bangladesh). A recipient of the title Surmani from Sur Singar Sansad Mumbai, Sandip also broadcasts regularly over All India Radio as an “A” Grade artist. His scintillating taiyari in the Taans and Sargams have been spontaneously appreciated by listeners and musicians alike everywhere.
Surendra Ullal
India Post News Service
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