Subhen Chatterjee
Subhen Chatterjee is an Indian percussionist and tabla player. Chatterjee began his training on the tabla in his childhood, studying with Swapan Chaudhuri. In 1985 he created the fusion band Karma. He has accompanied the vocalist Girija Devi on several recordings including Songs of Varanasi for Nimbus Records. He has also recorded with V.M. Bhatt and Matt Malley on the album Sleepless Nights for World Village Records. His album Artistry recorded live in Kansas City with Manilal Nag on sitar, Ramesh Mishra on sarangi and Chatterjee on tabla was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2002.
Awards and nominations
- Nominated for GRAMMY MUSIC AWARD for the album Artistry - 2002
- JUST PLAIN FOLK AWARD Nomination for Bandish Fusion album - 2008
- JADU BHATTA AWARD from Salt Lake Music Conference - 2006
- Honorary Citizenship from the State of Alabama - 2013
- SANGEET SAMMAN AWARD from West Bengal State Govt -2021
- ACHARYA GYAN PROKASH GHOSH AWARD given by Pt.Ajoy Chakraborty' s SHRUTI NANDAN
- PRIDE OF BENGAL AWARD : 2024
Discography
With Padmabhushan Smt. [Girija Devi]
- PRATIKSHA
- SONGS FROM VARANASI
- INDE DU NORD
- SPRING MELODY
- SAMADHI
- With Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
- MOMENTS
- SLEEPLESS NIGHTS
- BOUQUET OF RAGAS
- With Pt. Manilal Nag & Pt. Ramesh Mishra
- ARTISTRY
With [Budhaditya Mukherjee]
- SITAR
- MAGIC MOMENTS
With Pt. Manilal Nag & Ustad Ali Ahmed Hussain (Sitar & Sehnai Duet)
- MUSIC FROM MAESTROS
- JUGALBANDI
- SHEHNAI
With KARMA - the fusion band
- BANDISH FUSION: the lasting legacy
- BANDISH FUSION: Redefind
- BANDISH FUSION
- SECULAR MINDS
- BASICALLY YOURS
- BEYOND LIMIT
With Snehashish Mazumder (Mandolin)
- ECLECTIC TRIO
- MANDOLIN DREAMS
- RAINBOW
With Dr. Rajeeb Chakraborty
- TRILOGY
- BLACK & WHITE
- SEASONS
- CROSSWINDS
- RAJEEB & REENA
With Others