Dibyarka Chatterjee

 
 


 


Dibyarka Chatterjee is a promising young Tabla player from the Farrukhabad Gharana. His natural inclination towards music became evident shortly after his birth, and at the age of five he was initiated by his father Pandit Samir Chatterjee, a world-renowned Tabla maestro. Since then he has been going through the rigorous discipline of lessons and practice according to the ancient guru-shishya parampara (master-disciple tradition). He is currently pursuing a MFA degree in Indian Classical Music from Goddard College, VT.

Dibyarka was born in Kolkata and spent the first ten years of his life there. By that age he was already performing in concerts as well as on Akaashbani Kolkata (National Radio - Kolkata Station). After moving to the U.S. with his family, he was quickly recognized for his talent by music lovers and Tabla enthusiasts. Since then he has performed with many imminent musicians like Smt. Lakshmi Shankar, Smt. Joya Biswas, Pt. Falguni Mitra, Ud. Mashkoor Ali Khan, Pt. Ramesh Mishra, Pt. Samarendra Sikdar, Smt. Shubhra Guha, Sri Partha Bose, Sri Debojyoti Bose, Sri Snehasish Mozumder, Smt. Tripti Mukherjee, Steve Gorn, Hidayat Khan and many others. He has collaborated with groups like the Dance Theater of Harlem in 'South African Suite', Battery Dance Co. in “Songs of Tagore”, and with fusion musician/composers like Salman Ahmad (
Junoon), Douglas Cuomo, John McDowell (on the award-winning documentary “A Son’s Sacrifice”), Gary Lucas & Najma Akhtar (on their joint album "Rishte") etc. He has composed music for, and performed in, two off-Broadway theatrical productions. He has also performed in many prestigious venues like the UN General Assembly, Indian Consulate, City Center, Lincoln Center & Asia Society in NYC, Place des Arts (Montreal), the Google Amphitheater (Palo Alto), Salt Lake Music Conference (Kolkata, India), Pratisruti Festival (Bhopal, India) etc.

Since 2006 Dibyarka has been an integral part of Chhandayan, an organization dedicated to the promotion and preservation of Indian Classical music in North America. Not only a faculty member and performer, he also oversees many of its activities and functions including publicity, event management etc. His contributions to the organization are invaluable, especially for events like the All Night Concert.

 

 
 

Contact / Booking / Mailing List: dibyarka@tabla.org / (973) 460 5282

 

 

He teaches group classes in Nutley, NJ on Saturday mornings (info)
He teaches group classes in Wayne, NJ (www.vidyapith.org) on Sunday afternoons.

He also teaches private lessons in Nutley & NYC

 

 

 

Chhandayan All Night Concert 2008
Hightlights and Interviews

 

Chhandayan All Night Concert 2009
Hightlights and Interviews


 

 

 

 

 

Performance Schedule

02.18.11 Syracuse University, NY
- with John Baily (Rubab)
01.16-01.21.2011 Salt Lake Music Conference, Kolkata, India
12.27.10 Mysore (Karnataka), India - performing 'Tablaphilia', a Tabla symphony composed by Samir Chatterjee
12.26.10 Bangalore (Karnataka), India - performing 'Tablaphilia', a Tabla symphony composed by Samir Chatterjee
12.25.10 Shimoga (Karnataka), India - performing 'Tablaphilia', a Tabla symphony composed by Samir Chatterjee
12.24.10 Dharwar (Karnataka), India - performing 'Tablaphilia', a Tabla symphony composed by Samir Chatterjee
12.23.10 Hospet (Karnataka), India - performing 'Tablaphilia', a Tabla symphony composed by Samir Chatterjee
10.16.10 NJ - with Anirban Dasgupta (Sarode)
09.25.10
6:30pm
Nicholas Music Center, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
- with Lalita Mathur (Vocal); with Pandit Jasraj (Vocal)
09.18.10
5:00pm
2030 Frakford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19125
with Duet - Snehasish Majumdar (Mandolin) & Kedar Naphade (Harmonium); organized by Delaware Sangeet Society
08.14.10 State College, PA - with Arijit Mahalanabis (Vocal)
08.08.10
8:00pm
Dig Yoga; Lambertville, NJ
- with Steve Gorn (Bansuri)
08.04.10
7:00pm
Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY
- with Indrajit Roy-Choudhury (Sitar)
07.17.10 Jain Center of America, Elmhurst, NY - Kumar Chatterjee (Vocal)
07.16.10 Rubin Museum of Art, NYC - with Kumar Chatterjee (Vocal)
07.10.10 Faust Harrison Studios, NYC - with Sanjoy Banerjee (Vocal)
06.27.10
6:00pm
357 Lawrence Station Road, Lawrenceville NJ
- with Hidayat Khan (Sitar)
06.27.10 Nicholas Center, Rutgers University; New Brunswick, NJ
- Indian Music Program Faculty Concert
06.26.10
8:00pm
BodiBalance Studios; 20 East 17th St., 2nd Fl., Between B'way and 5th Ave., NYC - with Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan (Vocal)
06.20.10
4:00pm
Bridgewater Temple Auditorium, Bridgewater, NJ
- with Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan (Vocal)
06.19.10
7:30pm
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music, NYC
- with
Ikhlaq Hussain (Sitar)
06.13.10 Chicago, IL - with Pandit Jasraj (Vocal)
06.06.10 Nadiya Jinnah Gallery, NYC - with Steve Gorn (Bansuri) & Mitali Bhowmik (Vocal) Duet
06.05.10
7:30pm
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music, NYC
- with Sanjoy Banerjee
(Vocal)
05.30.10 East Brunswick, NJ - with Kedar Naphade (Harmonium Solo) & Usha Kallianpurkar (Vocal)
05.15.10
7:30pm
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music, NYC
- with Purvi Parikh
(Vocal)
05.14.10
8:00pm
Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, NJ
- with Steve Gorn (Bansuri)
05.08.10 Chhandayan's 11th annual All Night Concert of Indian Classical Music; NYC - with Abhisek Mallik (Sitar)
05.01.10
7:30pm
Atmananda Yoga Center; NYC
- with Michael Braudy (Violin)
04.27.10
7:00pm
Luce Hall Auditorium; Yale University;
- with Priya Kanungo (Vocal)
04.25.10
7:00pm
Raag Aur Taal on WKCR; 89.9FM NYC
- Co-hosting
04.17.10 Chhandayan Center for Indian Music, NYC
- with Anirban Dasgupta (Sarode)
04.10.10 Chhandayan Center for Indian Music, NYC
- with Hidayat Khan (Sitar)
03.27.10
7:30pm
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music, NYC
- with
Indrajit Roy-Chowdhury (Sitar)
03.11.10
7:30pm
Sai Mandir; 1889 Grand Avenue, Baldwin, NY 11510
- with Achyut Joshi (Vocal)
03.04.10
12:00pm
Rutgers University, Newark Campus;
John Cotton Dana Library; Dana Room, 4th Floor
185 University Avenue, Newark, NJ
- with Indrajit Roy-Chowdhury (Sitar)
02.27.10
7:30pm
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music, NYC
- Arijit Mahalanabis (Vocal)
01.29.10
12:00pm
Leonard Lopate Show; WNYC (NPR) 92.3FM
- with K.V. Mahabala (Sitar)
01.03.10
6:30pm
Pratishruti Festival; Bhopal, MP, India (Organized by Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya & Dhrupad Sansthan Bhopal)
- with  Mrs. Saskia Rao - de Hass (Cello)
12.27.09 Salt Lake Music Conference, Kolkata, India
- with Debojit Chakrabarty (Sitar)
12.19.09 Haldia Music Circle All-Night; Haldia, West Bengal, India
- with Samir Chatterjee (Tabla Duet)
11.07.09
7:30pm
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music, NYC
- with
Sandip Ghosh (Vocal)
10.24.09
8:00pm
The Transfiguration Church, NYC
-
with Ikhlaq Hussain (Sitar)
10.17.09 Ananda Mandir, Somerset, NJ
- with Steve Gorn (Bansuri) & Indrani Chakraborty (Vocal)
10.14.09
5:30pm
Clifton, NJ - with Neel Murgai (Sitar)
10.10.09
7:30pm
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music, NYC
- with Sanjoy Banerjee (Vocal)
09.12.09 United Nations General Assembly, NYC
- with Junoon featuring Samir Chatterjee (Tabla)
08.22.09 Portland, OR - with Samir Chatterjee (Tabla Duet)
07.25.09
7:30pm
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music, NYC
- with Swagata Chakraborty (Vocal)
07.18.09
8:00pm
Yogaphoria, New Hope, PA
- with Steve Gorn (Bansuri)
07.11.09
7:30pm
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music, NYC
- with Nupur Ganguly (Vocal)
07.04.09 Shanti Mandir, Walden, NY
- with Madhu Sarathi (Sitar)
06.20.09
8:00pm
Nurture New York, NYC
- with Kedar Naphade (Harmonium Solo)
& Usha Kallianpurkar (Vocal)
06.19.09
7:00pm
Rubin Museum of Art, NYC
- with Mashkoor Ali Khan (Vocal)
06.13.09
7:30pm
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music, NYC
- with Sabina Islam (Vocal)
06.07.09
7:00pm
WKCR (89.9FM) [Listen Live] - NYC
- with Mashkoor Ali Khan (Vocal)
06.05.09
7:00pm
Rubin Museum of Art, NYC
- with Mashkoor Ali Khan (Vocal)
05.09.09
7:00pm
Chhandayan's 10th Annual
All-Night Concert of Indian Classical Music
- with Mashkoor Ali Khan (Vocal)
05.02.09
7:00pm
Philadelphia Museum of Art
- with Abhisek Mallik (Sitar)
04.29.09
8-10pm
WFMU (91.9FM Jersey City / 90.1FM Hudson Valley)
- Presenting Soumitra Lahiri (Sitar) & Shailendra Misra (Tabla)
[Listen to Recording]
04.25.09
7:30pm
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music (Room 614), NYC
- with Partha Bose (Sitar)
03.14.09
7:00pm
Jackson Heights, NY
- with Shubhangi Sakhalkar (Vocal)
03.07.09 University of Hartford, CT - with Violet Samudra
02.03.09 Queens Public Television
- with Mitali Banerjee Bhowmik (Vocal)
01.30.09
7:30pm
Asa'Mai Community Center, Hicksville, NY
- with Samir Chatterjee (Tabla Duet)
Fundraiser for Chhandayan's Goodwill Mission to Afghanistan
01.24.09
4:00pm
Bharat Sevashram Sangha, Kendal Park, NJ
- with Indrajit Roychoudhury (Sitar) & Arpita Majumdar (Vocal)
12.31.08 Center Valley, PA - for All Nations Peace
- with Jackie Tice (American-Indian Flute)
12.07.08 UN Ambassadors & NY Consul Generals Conference, Tenafly, NJ
- with Ramesh Misra (Sarangi)
11.14.08
8:00pm
The Actors Theatre Workshop, NYC
(145 West 28th St., 3 Floor, NY, NY 10001)
- with Pritam Bhattacharya (Vocal)
11.09.08 Staten Island, NY - with Nagraj & Omkar Havaldar (Vocal)
11.01.08
6:00pm
Teachers College, Columbia University, NYC
'Conversations Across Cultures'
- with Laura Falzon (Flute) & Neel Murgai (Sitar)

10.28.08 -10.30.08
7:30pm         Here Arts Center, NYC
                       -on Lee/gendary with Soomi Kim (Actress)

10.24.08 University of North Carolina, Ashville, NC
- with Kuntala Ray (Indian Slide Guitar)

10.21.08 &10.22.08
7:30pm         Here Arts Center, NYC
                       -on Lee/gendary with Soomi Kim (Actress)

10.19.08 Cleveland, OH - with Falguni Mitra (Dhrupad Vocal)

10.14.08 -10.16.08
7:30pm         Here Arts Center, NYC
                       -on Lee/gendary with Soomi Kim (Actress)

09.17.08 Google Zeigeist, Google Campus, Palo Alto, CA
- with Salman Ahmad (Junoon)
09.13.08
5:00pm
Bellerose, NY - with
Mitali Banerjee Bhowmik (Vocal)
Indrani Chakrabarty Khare (Vocal)
07.12.08 Nicholas Center, Rutgers University, NJ
- with Sanghamitra Chatterjee, Shubhamitra Dutta & Koushik Chakraborty (Vocal)
07.05.08 Cheswick, PA - with Shaoni Mitra (Vocal)
06.26.08
5:30pm
Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA
- with Abhisek Mallik (Sitar)
06.13.08
8:00pm
The Actors Theatre Workshop, NYC
(145 West 28th Street, 3 Fl., New York, NY 10001)
- with Abhisek Mallik (Sitar)
06.07.08 Arsha Bodha Center, Sommerset, NJ
- with Mitali Banerjee Bhowmik (Vocal)
05.17.08 Upstate NY - with Pandita Joya Biswas (Sitar)
05.10.08
9:00pm
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, NYC
(Chhandayan's 9th All Night Concert)
- with Pandita Joya Biswas (Sitar)
05.03.08
9:30pm
Joe's Pub, NYC
- with Gary Lucas & Najma Akhtar
04.20.08 DePaul University, Chicago, IL
- with Salman Ahmad (Junoon)
04.18.08
8:00pm
The Actors Theatre Workshop, NYC
(145 West 28th Street, 3 Fl., New York, NY 10001)
- with Steve Gorn (Bansuri)
04.05.08
8:00 pm
York College Performing Arts Center, Queens, NYC
- with Salman Ahmad (Sufi Tour)
03.30.08
2:30pm
George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, TX
- with Salman Ahmad (Sufi Tour)
03.29.08
2:00pm
McFarlin Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, TX
- with Salman Ahmad (Sufi Tour)
03.22.08
8:00 pm
Cadillac Palace Theater, Chicago, IL
- with Salman Ahmad (Sufi Tour)
02.03.08
8:00pm
Layaly - 98 Ave. B bet. 6th and 7th St., NYC (212) 358-1166
- with Violet Samudra
01.18.08
8:00pm
The Actors Theatre Workshop, NYC
- with Violet Samudra
12.07.07
7:30pm
Church St. Center, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, MA
- with Salman Ahmad (Junoon)
11.18.07
9:00 pm
Kush Lounge, NYC - with Violet Samudra
Fruit Tree Planting Foundation Benefit Concert
11.05.07
8:30pm
Place des Arts, Montreal, Canada
- with Salman Ahmad (Sufi Tour)
11.04.07
8:30pm
Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, Canada
- with Salman Ahmad (Sufi Tour)
11.02.07 The Arch, NYC - with Snehasish Mozumder (Mandolin)
10.20.07
9:00pm
Corral Arena, Stampede Park, Calgary, Canada
- with Salman Ahmad (Sufi Tour)
10.17.07
8:30pm
Winspear Center, Edmonton, Canada
- with Salman Ahmad (Sufi Tour)
10.14.07
8:00pm
The Centre for Performing Arts, Vancouver, Canada
- with Salman Ahmad (Sufi Tour)
10.12.07 NYC - with Salman Ahmad (Junoon)
Sing for Hope Benefit Gala Event
09.29.07 NYC - with Sabina Islam (Vocal)
09.23.07 George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, NJ - with
Snehasish Majumdar (Mandolin) & Partha Mukherjee (Vocal)
09.22.07
7:30 pm
The Actors Theatre Workshop, NYC
- with Ruchira Panda (Vocal)
09.21.07 NYC - with Violet Samudra
09.07.07 Private Performance
08.25.07 Private Performance
08.19.07 Vancouver, Canada - with Salman Ahmad (Junoon)
08.17.07 Hershey Center, Toronto, Canada - with Junoon
06.21.07 Nutley, NJ - with Sangeeta Banerjee (Vocal)
06.20.07 Jackson Heights, NYC - with Sangeeta Banerjee (Vocal)
06.06.07 Private Performance
06.06.07 ITV (NY Cable Channel) with Mitali Banerjee Bhowmik
05.27.07 Pittsburgh, PA - with Samarendra Sikdar (Sarode)
05.26.07 Washington, DC - with Samarendra Sikdar (Sarode)
05.05.07 Indian Consulate, NYC
- with Mitali Banerjee Bhowmik (Vocal)
04.28.07 Bard Hall, Bard College, NY
- with Tripti Mukherjee (Vocal)
04.22.07 Potomac Community Center, Potomac, MD
- with Paromita Das (Vocal)
04.21.07 Marathi Vishwa, NJ - with Swagata Chakraborty (Vocal)
01.19.07 New Sounds (hosted by John Schaefer), NPR/WNYC (93.9FM)
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