Music: StringFEST – Festival of Bowed, Plucked and Hammered Instruments

Born into a musically rich environment in West Bengal, Debasmita is one of India’s finest young Sarode players, representing the rich musical tradition of the Senia Shahjahanpur Gharana. Debasmita’s musical journey began at the tender age of 4. She first started learning from her father and guru, Sarode maestro Pandit Debasish Bhattacharya. Consequently, she was under the tutelage and guidance of the late Sarode virtuoso, legendary Padma Bhushan Pandit Buddhadev Dasgupta of the Senia Shahjahanpur Gharana

“Debasmita Bhattacharya is a remarkable who is taking the INDIAN Music scene by storm with her stunningly powerful performance” – “Asian Arts Agency” Oct 2017

In Debasmita’s words “Music has no boundaries, and it is only for the human. Learning music is much bigger than developing a skill and making it a profession”.

Accompanied by Harikiret Singh Bahra.

Harkiret is an experienced Indian Classical Percussion player and Tabla teacher. He’s performed at numerous national venues such as The Royal Festival Hall, as well as across Europe and India. When not recording fusional genre music with the likes of The Chris Woods Groove Orchestra, Harkiret teaches weekly Tabla classes in Kent and at the annual Chakardar Summer Retreat.

In association with SAMA Arts Network Ltd