'RHYTHMSCAPE' FEATURING BIKRAM GHOSH - UK TOUR

Bikram Ghosh is possibly better known for being Ravi Shankar's tabla accompanist in recent years. However, his father Pandit Shankar Ghosh was one the early pioneers of new genres and fusion - especially when he worked with the 'Grateful Dead' in the USA. Bikram himself worked with George Harrison on his album "Brainwashed". So innovation and adventure seem to run in the family!

Bikram's new dimensions in rhythm and melody - RHYTHMSCAPE- has been widely acclaimed in India and this is their first tour out of India. What makes RHYTHMSCAPE unique is that it stretches beyond rhythm and embraces soulful melodies creating a most intriguing fusion quite different from others in this field. The band is led by Bikram Ghosh on a multi-percussion level as he improvises on many different kinds of percussive instruments. The music of the electric violin duo Devshankar and Jyotishankar is totally spellbinding. The melodic content is further enhanced by Pulak Sarkar on keyboards and Desikan Parthasarathy - vocals. The band is then made complete by the fantastic rhythms of S. Sekhar on mridangam, Mukul Dongrey - drum-kit and V Suresh on ghatam. Bikram's brilliant tabla playing is thus complimented by his unique compositional skills to take his band into new directions.

Clearly Bikram has had many influences on his music acquired during years of travelling abroad performing with great artists in India and elsewhere, making his music accessible and attractive to a wide audience.

The Band

Bikram Ghosh tabla/darboukka/djembe/Japanese electronic hand drums
Debshankar Roy violin
Jyotishankar Roy violin
Sekhar Subramaniam mridangam
Suresh Vaidyanathan ghatam
Mukul Dongrey drum kit
Parthasarthy Desikan vocals
Pulak Sarkar keyboards

TOUR SCHEDULE

Thursday 24 July
7:45 pm
Queen Elizabeth Hall
South Bank Centre
London
SE1 8XT
Box Office: 020 7960 4242
Tickets: £15/£12.50/£10/£8
Asian Music Circuit in association with SBC
www.sbc.org.uk

Friday 25 July
8pm
Lakeside Arts Centre
University Park
Nottingham
NG7 2RD
Box Office: 0115 846 7777
Info: 0115 915 8608

Saturday 26 July
8pm
Theatre Royal
Winchester
21-23 Jewry Street
Winchester
Hampshire
S023 8sb
Box Office:01962 840 440
Info: 023 8022 6212
www.theatre-royal-winchester.co.uk

Sunday 27 July
5pm
James Hornsby School
Leinster Road
Laindon
Essex
SS15 5NX
Basildon
Box Office: 07773 289 578
Info: 01702 715 843

Monday 28 July
7.30pm
Alhambra Studio Theatre
Morley Street
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD7 1AJ
Box Office: 01274 432 000
Info: 01274 370 190