India International Guitar Festival Nov 2019

Kolkata,
24 & 30 November 2019

India International Guitar
Festival Nov 2019

Kolkata, 24 & 30 November 2019

PRESENTED BY PT. DEBASHISH BHATTACHARYA

IIGF NOV 2019

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Programme Schedule:

IIGF NOV 2019 PROGRAM

    Program Details of IIGF November 2019

    24th November, 2019, Venue: ICCR, Rabindra Nath Tagore Center

  • 10am - 10.30am

    Spot registration for the Festival.

  • 10.45am - 1.30am

    Guitar Competition and Talent Hunt. [ More detail ]

  • 2pm - 3pm

    Workshop with Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya.

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  • 5pm - 5.10pm

    Inauguration of the festival

  • 5.15pm - 6pm

    IIGF National Symphony - directed by Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya.

  • 6.10pm - 7pm

    Light Music on Slide Guitar.

  • 7pm - 7.30pm

    Indian Classical Music on Chaturangui Guitar by Shree Supriyo Mukherjee, Shree Amitesh Basu and Shree Goutam Das.

  • 7.30pm - 7.45pm

    Scholarship, Award and Blessing Ceremony.

  • 7.45pm - 9pm

    Indian Raga Music on Mohan Veena presented by Pandit Satish Khanwalkar accompanied by Pandit Parimal Chakraborty on Tabla.

    30th November 2019, Venue: GD Birla Sabhaghar

  • 5pm - 9pm

    Inaugural dance by students of Bickram Ghosh Academy curated by Vidushi Jaya Seal.

    Launching of new Musical Instrument created by Pt. Debashish Bhattacharya.

    Final Concert - Jugalbandi of Pt. Debashish Bhattacharya (Chaturangui Slide Guitar) & Vidwan Shashank Subramanyam (Flute) accompanied by Pt. Anindo Chatterjee & Shree Parupalli Phalgun on Tabla & Mridangam respectively.
     




REWINDING IIGF JAN 2019

IIGF JANUARY 2019 CHAPTER WAS MOSTLY A MEMORIAL AFTER PAPA PANDIT BRIJ BHUSHAN KABRA PASSED AWAY ON 12TH APRIL 2018.

IIGF JAN 2019 was held at ICCR, Kolkata, from 12th - 13th January.

Performers

  • Pandit Bikram Ghosh - Indian Classical Music.
  • Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya - Indian Classical Music.
  • Arindam Chakravarty - Tabla
  • Sudhir Ghorai - Tabla
  • Many other young guest artistes
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There were all students and disciples of Hawaiian Guitar and Indian classical Guitar came from different parts of India as well as abroad.

Two days of competition as well workshop seminar and evening concerts comprising IIGF National Slide guitar Symphony and performances of disciples in different categories of slide guitar music.

There were prize distribution scholarship awarding like every year, and a memorial concert of two maestros Debashish Bhattacharya and Bickram Ghosh who are disciples of the two lifetime Legends and friends - Slide Guitar Guru Papa Pt. Brij Bhushan Kabra and Tabla legend late Acharya Shankar Ghosh.

Students and disciples and fans of Pt. Brij Bhushan Kabra came and paid homage to the eternal soul of one and only Papa of Indian Slide Guitar.

Acknowledgment IIGF JANUARY 2019 Sponsors

Indian Council for Cultural Relations
Bhattacharya's School of Universal Music
Trideb International Guitar Co.

REWINDING IIGF DEC 2016

Three days long IIGF DEC 2016 was held at ICCR, Kolkata, from 2nd - 4th December.

Performers

  • Guitar Maestro Derek Gripper ( Capetown, Souith Africa )
  • Debashish Bhattacharya with Galaxy of maestros - (India) - Indian Classical Music.
  • Anandi Bhattacharya - Vocal (India).
  • Chandrima Roy (India)
  • Amano Manish - Chaturangui (India).
  • Charu Hariharan - Mridangam, Kahon (India).
  • Naomi Jean - Vocal (Germany).
  • Monia Rękoś - Vocal (Poland).
  • Carola Ortiz - Singer, clarinetist and composer (Spain).
  • The Bodhisatwa Trio (India).
  • Katy Murphy (Australia).
  • Nishad Pandey - Guitarist and Composer (India).

Exotic perfumes, timeless airs and siren voices are enchanted the very walls of the Satyajit Ray Auditorium at the Grand Finale of the 3rd edition of the IIGF. On the 4th Dec 2016. Audiences were treated to a spicy ensemble of fantastic female artists from Europe, Oceania and India, at the world-premiere of O' Shakuntala: The Plight of Lovelessness. Inspired by the ancient tale of Abhjnanashakuntalam by Kalidasa, this multicultural musical odyssey highlights the perils and tragedies of a loveless society, whilst simultaneously celebrating the myriad forms of love, from heartbreak to ecstasy.

Highlighting vocalists and the diverse songlines they carry, O' Shakuntula featured Mediterranean love ballads, Indian Classical music, Thumri, Tagore and Baul, alongside Celtic Folk songs and original Contemporary compositions. Backed by a fleet of accomplished jazz and classical musicians from Kolkata and beyond, Anandi Bhattacharya (India), Carola Ortiz (Spain), Naomi Jean (Australia), Katy Murphy (Australia) and Monia Rekos (Poland), with Bengali narration by Chandrima Roy, delivered a soiree full of heart to the City of Joy.

2nd Dec, 2016, South African musician Derek Gripper has spent much of his career translating highly complex kora compositions for classical guitar, while Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya invented the 'Trinity of Slide Guitars' an awe-inspiring innovation that was designed to play and represent Indian Classical Music on the slide guitar. Not only did his innovations take the world by storm, his style of playing encompassed and adapted smoothly across myriad genres. Each has redefined the styles of music possible on his instrument, inventing new playing techniques and developing bold new repertoires. Both Gripper and Bhattacharya like to collaborate with musicians from cultural traditions very different from their own; in this project, they brought their elegant and virtuosic string styles into glorious, inventive dialogue.

Acknowledgment IIGF DEC 2016 Sponsors

Indian Council for Cultural Relations
Bhattacharya's School of Universal Music
Trideb International Guitar Co.

REWINDING IIGF JAN 2016

Five days long IIGF JAN 2016 was held at ICCR, Gandhi Bhavan, GD Birla Sabhaghar, Kolkata, from 6th - 10th January.

Performers

  • René Lacaille - (France)
  • Daniel Shane Thomas (USA)
  • Pt. Swapan Chaudhuri
  • Pt. Tanmoy Bose
  • Pt. Debashish Bhattacharya
  • Amyt Dutta - (Jazz/Rock)
  • Underground Authority - (Indian Rock)
  • Bart Steinhouse & Band - (Australia)
  • Giuliano Modarelli (UK)
  • Charu Hariharan
  • Shoichiro Goto (Japan)
  • Gal Maestro (Israel).

The festival was graced by musical luminaries like Ms. Minakshi Mishra (Regional Director, RTC, ICCR), Pt. Swapan Chowdhury, Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty, Debashish Konar, Kolkata Mayor in Council, Director Alliance Francaise, Stephan Amalir, Dev Sen, Ratul Shankar, Tanmoy Bose.

There were several major workshops and interactive sessions with guitar masters and budding talents, besides Competitions in different categories to bring the talents into the limelight, Press conference, Evening concerts of solo, duet, trio and orchestra performances. All Guitar Genres from Rock, Jazz to Indian slide Guitar, Fusion to creative contemporary Guitar music, Music from Raga to Blues, Rabindranath to Debashish Bhattacharya. Its truly Vasundhara Mahotsav, and India International Guitar Festival.

Acknowledgment IIGF JAN 2016 Sponsors

Media Partner
International Airlines Partner
Principal Partner
Festival Partner
On line ticketing Partner
Radio Partner
Outdoor Partner
Acoustic Partner

Special Thanks to ..

  • The Times of India
  • Ananda Bazar Patrika
  • The Statesman
  • Ei Samay
  • Aajkal
  • Gana Shakti
  • DD Bangla
  • Kolkata TV
  • 24 Ghanta
  • PRSI
  • Dreamers
  • Sai Ashram Kolkata

With out those Friends of IIGF: IIGF JAN 2016 would not be possible.

Daniel Shane Thomas, Babusona Bose, Devashish Joarder, Vikram Shrowty, Deepak Ottur, Edith Nichole, Deepak Sharma, Donald Fontovich, Srikanto Acharya, Tanmoy Bose, Lopamudra Acharya, Soumyajit Mahapatra, Sudipta Chanda, ICCR Director Goutam De, Abhijit, Sudeep and all IIGF volunteers,

REWINDING IIGF 2015

Five days long IIGF 2015 was held at RTC, ICCR, Kolkata from 7- 11th January.

Performers

  • Pt. Vishwamohan Bhatt
  • Pt. Bickram Ghosh
  • Pt. Tanmoy Bose
  • Pt. Yogesh Samsi
  • Pt. Debashish Bhattacharya
  • Dr. Kamala Shankar
  • Shri Prakash Sontakke
  • Grammy Awardee Jeff Peterson (Hawaii)
  • Alan Akaka (Hawaii)
  • Johannes Moller (Holland)
  • Shoichiro Goto (Japan)
  • Tomo Nori (Japan)
  • Dipon Sarkar (Bangladesh)
  • Sushmita Kabir Asha (Bangladesh)

The festival was graced by musical luminaries like Ms. Minakshi Mishra (Regional Director, RTC, ICCR), Pt. Anindo Chattopadhyay, Pt. Vijay Kumar Kichlu, Pt. Shankar Ghosh, Actor Jaya Sil Ghosh, Actor Saheb Chatterjee, American Consulate, French Ambassador, Director of Alliance Francaise and Pt Brij Bhushan Kabra.

There were several major workshops and interactive sessions with guitar masters and budding talents, besides Competitions in different categories to bring the talents into the limelight, Press conference, Evening concerts of solo, duet, trio and orchestra performances.

IIGF 2015 Reconnaissance (Acknowledgement)

Our Hospitality Partner with a view of their website

http://bengale.afindia.org/events/india-international-guitar-festival-2015/

IIGF 2015 ASSOCIATE HOSTS

Leading Creations in Indian Silde Guitar

Bhattacharya's School of Universal Music

Acknowledgment IIGF 2015 Sponsors

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Special Thanks to ..

  • The Times of India
  • Ananda Bazar Patrika
  • The Statesman
  • Ei Samay
  • Saptahik Bartaman
  • Aajkal
  • Gana Shakti
  • DD Bangla
  • Kolkata TV
  • Taza TV
  • Tara TV
  • 24 Ghanta
  • Times Now Hotel
  • SGK Gyan Peeth
  • Gateway

Messages from the stalwarts for IIGF 2015

Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma

Dear Debashishji,

I am very happy to note that you have planned a 5 day Guitar festival in honour of your Guru - Living Legend Pt. Brij Bhushan Kabraji. My association with Brij Bhushanji goes back several years and decades when we first did "The Call Of The Valley". He is not only very well versed in playing the Guitar but also knows about the finer nuances of Music. The most endearing part of his personality is he is a very humble, simple and down to earth human being. I regret, I will not be able to come on the day of the inauguration of the festival tributes to him but, my Good Wishes are with you all on this very very prestigious day.

My blessing and best wishes to you also, for taking your Guru's music forward through this big five days India International Guitar Festival. Musically,

Shiv Kumar Sharma

John McLaughlin

My Dear Debashish,

I was very happy to hear your voice yesterday. Please let me know if my words are useful to you.

Here are some notes about your festival.

I became aware of the music of Maestro Brij Bushan Kabra in the 1970's. Prior to this, the only music on Slide Guitar was the recordings of the Mississippi Blues guitarists. I was amazed by Brij ji's artistry. Subsequently I was introduced to the music and playing of Maestro Debashish Bhattacharya. It was clear to me from the outset, that Debashish Ji was a disciple of Brij Ji, but that Debashish Ji has taken the Slide Guitar to new heights of artistry. I am delighted that he will create a festival to the honour of his Guru, and I send my deepest congratulations and blessings for this great event.

John McLaughlin

IIGF NOV 2019

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