He is my first guru... he taught me my first musical note. I still nourish the childhood memory when I was taught my very first bandish (song based on a raga or scale) in raga behag. I was his most loved person & he was very much over protective regarding me.
He was always taking me to his concerts where I first experienced, to be amongst a very large audience as a performer.
He always believed that I shall be an Indian classical musician. His wish came true, but he is no longer in this world. He left behind a great legacy with many myths. He was the most uncompromising character of Indian classical music. He still lives & will live forever in peoples heart.
Mysteriously all of his audio recordings stored on provincial & national archives are missing without any trace! This is one of the most heinous act of crime in the history of Indian classical music.
An open appeal to all
If you have any form of recording of Sangeetacharya Tarapada Chakrabarti,... please share with us, to help us to archive this invaluable treasure, so that the generations to come can experience some of his great performances.
We shall be grateful for the rest of our life. Please share it for the world.
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