Bikram Ghosh, the star tabla player, composer and lead person of the fusion band Rhythmscape has been making waves in each of his many Personas. Bikram trained under his father, the illustrious Tabla maestro Shankar Ghosh. Later, he also studied with the great Guru Gyan Prakash Ghosh. He also studied the intricacies of South Indian percussive traditions under celebrated mridangam player S Shekhar



Bikram regularly performs with the greatest names in Indian Classical Music such as Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan, Amjad Ali Khan from the North Indian tradition and with greats like Balamuralikrishna, Kadri Gopalnath, TN Krishnan, Karaikudi Mani from the South Indian tradition. For ten years now he has been the regular accompanist for Ravi Shankar with whom he has performed in almost every top venue in the world, among which are The Royal Albert Hall, London; The Kennedy Centre, Washington D.C.; The Palais De Beaux Arts, Brussels; Carnegie Hall, New York and many others.



Bikram has over forty recordings available worldwide. His solo cd's "Talking Tabla" and "A Tabla Odyssey" have met with accolades in international circuits and his many asociations with top western musicians such as George Harrison (Bikram recently recorded on Harrison's new album "Brainwashed"), Mstilav Rostropovich, Khaled Kouen, Yosi Levi and others has placed him in the top rung of Indian musicians in the international arena. Bikram played on last year's grammy award winning album "Full Circle" along with Ravi Shankar. This year his album with Anoushka Shankar was nominated for a grammy.



Bikram has been a lecturer at the reputed Rabindra Bharati and Vishwa Bharati Universities in India.



Of late Bikram has stepped into the world of music direction where he has already made a strong impact with his brand of fusion music. His group "Rhythmscape" has brought a unique dimension to the genre of fusion music.



The album "Rhythmscape" on SonyMusic is currently on the top of the charts.



Bikram regularly scores music for musicals, films and albums.



As a percussionist, Bikram Ghosh figures prominently amongst the best in the world.He has a number of solo recordings and over forty accompaniment albums.He has played on the album .Full Circle. with Ravi Shankar which was awarded the grammy.For many years, he has accompanied Ravi Shankar as his prime accompanist.He has played with all the stalwarts of Indian Classical music and is widely recognised for his incredible range on the tabla.He is one of the very few tabla players who is equally at ease in both the Hindusthani and Carnatic music traditions.



Internationally, Bikram has performed with many great pop, Jazz and Western Classical artists.Some of the top names he has worked with are George Harrison(Bikram plays on the latter.s new CD Brainwashed on the title track),Yosi Levy and Ilan Salem and Mstilav Rostropovich.



Rhythmscape, Bikram.s maiden project as a composer showcases the fertile imagination of this brilliant artist.Bikram.s compositional skills belie his age and the wonderful variety of mood, tone and expression that comes through speak volumes of his skills in this genre.



Rhythmscape, Bikram.s maiden project as a composer showcases the fertile imagination of this brilliant artist.Bikram.s compositional skills belie his age and the wonderful variety of mood, tone and expression that comes through speak volumes of his skills in this genre.



The lavish praise that has been showered on the album by critics and top artists alike stands testimony to the birth of a new kind of fusion music, much deeper and soulful than much of the current work in this field.



Bikram is currently working on his first Hindi pop album Samaa. In this project which has Bikram scoring a very different kind of music, popular singers like Shankar Mahadevan, Shaan and Antara Chowdhury sing to Bikram.s music. Besides Samaa, Bikram is scoring music for top notch Bollywood and Tollywood films.