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Calcutta Slide-Guitar, Vol. 3 [CD/DVD] (CD)

By: Debashish Bhattacharya (Artist)

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DISC 1 for Calcutta Slide-Guitar, Vol. 3 [CD/DVD] (CD) Album By Debashish Bhattacharya (Artist...
1   Aanandam (Joy)  
2   Prema Chakor (Lover's Eyes)  
3   Nata Raaj (Dance of Shiva)  
4   Usha (First Rays)  
5   Prabha (Early Bright)  
6   Maha Shakti (Beyond the Sun)  
 
DISC 2 for Calcutta Slide-Guitar, Vol. 3 [CD/DVD] (CD) Album By Debashish Bhattacharya (Artist...
1   Bonus Material  
 

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Dirty Linen (p.61) - "Bhattacharya is certainly a virtuoso of the style....To the guitar aficionado, Debashish Bhattacharya surely will be of interest."

Title Note

Recording information: Prime Studio, Kolkata, India.

The term "world fusion" is generally used in reference to Western musicians who put a superficial gloss of exotica on otherwise pop-sounding song structures. An artist like Calcutta-born Debashish Bhattacharya brings new depth to the concept of "fusion" by mastering slide guitar (historically the realm of Hawaiian folk music and the American blues) and bringing that classic bottleneck technique to instruments like the ukulele, the 22-stringed Chaturangui, and the 14-stringed Ghandarvi. The resulting music is a haunting melange of Indian classical traditions, Hawaiian folk music, the blues, and Bhattacharya's own imagination. The slide guitarist's 2008 studio release is a unique offering from the ever-expanding fractals of international music.

Debashish Bhattacharya, rapidly gaining fame for his amazing abilities on the slide guitar after some well-publicized performances with Bob Brozman, among others, is also known for his innovative instrument design. This album focuses on his "Trinity of Guitars," three of his favorite designs that revolve around a common link between generations of music while remaining entirely different. The album starts out with a short composition based in "Raga Mishra Shiva Ranjani" on the small anandi, a slide ukulele that gives Bhattacharya the ability to show off the speed of his picking style. A longer exploration of "Raga Tilak Kamod" is done with the Ghandarvi guitar, created to sound like a guitar, a veena, and a sarangi depending on how it's played. The finale is notable for his abilities. For the ultimate in complexity, however, the final three pieces are based in "Raga Basant Mukhari," run off a high-speed teental, and use the Chaturangui guitar, a 22-string behemoth with sympathetic strings, chickaree strings, and a tone reminiscent of the Hawaiian slide. Bhattacharya explores the raga thoroughly, giving the old masters a run for their money. For guitar aficionados and Indian classical aficionados alike, this one's worth a spin or three. [This edition of the album includes an additional DVD of bonus material.] ~ Adam Greenberg

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