| Biography
Ashis Paul was born in 1974 in Calcutta in a family
with strong musical background. Already at a young age he was
accepted as a child prodigy as a Tabla player. His initial training
started at a very tender age under the guidance of his father Shri
Tapan Paul. later on he took his lessons from Pandit Samir Chatterjee
and Pandit Debnath Chakraborty respectively. Now he is learning under
the able guidance of the illustrious tabla maestro Pandit Anindo Chatterjee
of Farukhhabad Gharana.
He is a prominent disciple of Pandit Anindo Chatterjee and is
credited with accompanying some of the top ranking musicians of our
country. He is a regular performer of all India Radio. The hall mark
of Ashis's accompaniment is the richness of the 'bols' of the
Farukhhabad style combined with virtuosity and sensitivity to the
music itself. He is being hailed by the music lovers as one of the
most sensitive Tabla accompanist of his generation. He specializes
not only in accompaniment and solo performance but also in fusing with rhythmic patterns
from all over the world.
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