Ep.121 9XM SoundcastE ft. Purbayan Chatterjee

Purbayan Chatterjee, one of the topmost sitar maestros of the world, chats with Host Eva Bhatt about his musical training in the Senia Maihar Gharana, his love for the sitar & his various international collaborations. In his latest album, ‘Unbounded – Abaad’, he bridges musical worlds with artists from India, Afghanistan, US and UK, merging local flavours of Latin, jazz, folk, country, Sufi tradition, Western & Hindustani classical music. Global masters like Ustad Zakir Hussain (tabla), V. Selvaganesh (kanjira), U. Rajesh, Shankar Mahadevan (vocals), Deepak Pandit (violin), Béla Fleck (banjo), Jordan Rudess (keyboard) & many others are a part of this album. Recipient of the Indian President awards & Aditya Vikram Birla award, he talks about ‘Shastriya Syndicate’ – the first Indian classical band with a contemporary touch, how he blends different worlds in music & some more lessons for music lovers.  Music Label courtesy: Sufiscore Subscribe to the free podcast on EPLOG.MEDIA, the website & enjoy new episodes, every week, on all leading audio streaming platforms.  Write to the host - at eva.bhatt@9xmedia.in or Follow her on Instagram  @evabhattpodcast Facebook: 9XM.in  Twitter: @9XMHaqse  Instagram: 9XMIndia You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on https://www.eplog.media DISCLAIMER: All “statements, comments, ideas, views, opinions and/or any other content(s) expressed and/or contained in this podcast and its content herein” (“content(s)”) presented by the host/anchor and/or guest(s), are of their own and are meant to be for entertainment purposes only, it is expressly stated herein that none of the said views/ content(s) are meant to be in any way of advisory nature and/or intended to hurt the sentiments