Expressive Music from a Unique Instrument on Debashish Bhattacharya’s ‘The Sound of the Soul’

Debashish Bhattacharya
The Sound of the Soul
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At simply 2 years of ages, Debashish Bhattacharya attended his very first performance– by sarod master Ali Akbar Khan– and began down a course of thinking of Indian symphonic music used Western instruments. Years later on, he and Khan had what Bhattacharya referred to as a decade-long “master and disciple relationship” in which Bhattacharya would stick with Khan for a month and research study with the master. Obviously there’s a world of distinction in between a sarod and a six-string, however Bhattacharya still soaked up Kahn’s mentors and he stays dedicated to Khan’s memory, taping The Sound of the Soul as a homage to his coach’s centenary.

Like Khan, who violinist Yehudi Menuhin called “the best artist on the planet,” Bhattacharya has fun with equivalent parts enthusiasm and accuracy, deeply rooted in Hindustani improvisation and custom. Unlike his instructor, Bhattacharya has actually invested a life time equating that mix onto an instrument of his own making, the chaturanguia hollow-necked 6 string that has 2 drone strings on the bass side, 2 rhythm strings on the treble side, and 14 supportive strings along with the neck. Had fun with a metal bar, the chaturangui incorporates a vast array of tones, lighter than a sarod, darker than a Weissenborn, and best for the dynamism of these 4 tracks.

The album’s focal point, “To His Lotus Feet,” is strikingly stunning, a 39-minute meditation on the lessons in between master and disciple. It begins gradually enough, with Bhattacharya playing a low, liquid circulation of notes that develop slowly from one expression to the next, one accessory after another, in a discussion that keeps growing deeper, more resonant, more effective. At the 15:00 mark, he’s signed up with by Swapan Chaudhuri (tabla) and the drama actually starts, its improvisations turning more daring, more far-ranging, reaching a crescendo at the 38:00 mark prior to silently passing away back to the last echoes of memory, thankfulness, and commitment. Amazing!

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