Debashish Bhattacharya: O Shakuntala!
13th June 2010
With a Grammy nomination and BBC World Music Award under his belt, Indian slide-guitarist Pandit (master) Debashish Bhattacharya’s remarkable virtuosity is winning international critical acclaim. O Shakuntala! is a sublime interpretation of the immortal Indian masterpiece of eternal love and features three slide guitars designed and developed by Debashish himself. A musical adventure fusing two great Indian musical traditions – Karnatic music from the south and Hindustani music from the north – it celebrates love in all its many wonderful rasas (emotions).
O Shakuntala! is Pandit (master) Debashish Bhattacharya’s musical tribute to the immortal Indian masterpiece Abhigyana Shakuntalam – an epic love story written by the great Sanskrit poet and dramatist Kalidasa. Inspired by the legendary Sanskrit tale, O Shakuntala! sees Debashish fuse two great Indian musical traditions – Karnatic music from the south and Hindustani music from the north – to create his own celebration of love in all its many wonderful rasas (emotions).
Performing alongside Debashish are his brother Subhasis, a master tabla player, and India’s only female pakhawaj and mridangam artists. Here Chitrangana Agle Reshwal dazzles us with her pakhawaj (wooden barrel drum) performance and Charu Hariharan shines with her mridangam (small drum used in Karnatic music) playing.
Together they weave a musical journey reflecting the tale of beauty and immortal love in this legendary Indian masterpiece. In the story, King Dushyanta and the young woman Shakuntala fall in love but are cruelly separated. Fortunately, after a magnificent and emotional journey they are eventually reunited for all eternity.
Accompanying artists:
Subhasis Bhattacharjee (tabla)
Chitrangana Agle Reshwal (pakhawaj)
Charu Hariharan (mridangam, ganjira)
Presented with The Sage Gateshead
Time : 20:00
Venue : The Sage Gateshead, NE8 2JR (Box Office: 0191 4434661)
Cost : Tickets: £14.50, £13.50, £7
Duration : 3 hours
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