Sunday, March 11, 2007. The Chowdiah Memorial Hall witnessed a gripping finale to the 2-day ITC Sangeet Sammelan at Bangalore. This was the Taal Vaadya Kacheri (ensemble) performance by the threesome, Anindo Chatterjee (tabla), Bhawani Shankar (pakhawaj) and Giridhar Udapa (ghatam). They were accompanied on the sarangi by Faiaz Khan.

Anindo Chatterjee is one of India’s leading tabla exponents and the torchbearer of the Farukkhabad Gharana. He is a leading disciple of the legendary Padmabhushan Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh of Kolkata. With an incredibly vast repertoire, distinctive for its crisp tonal quality and sheer speed and control, he has received wide national and international acclaim.

Trained on the pakhawaj and tabla since the age of 5 by his illustrious father Pandit Babulalji, Bhawani Shankar had his performance debut at the age of 16. A recipient of numerous awards and a Grammy nominee, he has participated in almost all major music conferences in India. He has also worked with the film industry and has played for major music composers.

Giridhar Udupa was initiated by his father well-known Mridangist Vidwan Ullur Nagendra Udupa. He is currently a disciple of Vidushi Ghatam Sukanya Ramgopal and Vidwan Ghatam V.Suresh. Apart from the ghatam he is equally adept at playing the mridangam, khanjira and morsing. He renders konnakol (syllables) with aplomb. He has performed both solo and as an accompanist to many eminent musicians of today and performs in fusion, jazz, blues, flamenco, Celtic, Latin and world music concerts as well as symphony orchestras and jugalbandhis across the world. He has also worked with many leading music directors.