Kolkata: PT Subhankar Banerjee, who accompanied some of the top artists in the country, besides being one of the most expressive soloist Tabla, died on Wednesday that ended the fighting two months after infection Covid his 19th.
Tabla Virtuoso, 55, survived the Nibedita wife, daughter and Son Aarchik Aahiri.
Although excavated doubled, banerjee infected in June.
According to a statement from the Hospital SuperSpeksi Medica, where he was transferred on July 2 with the support of ECMO, “he suffered from ARD Covid severe septic shock.
She then developed a fistula bronko-pleural right side and thus needed ECMO is prolonged.
Then he develop complications post-covid and acute renal failure.
“A few days before his death, friends musicians including PT Tejendra Narayan Majumdar, PT Ajoy Chakraborty, Ustad Rashid Khan, PT Kushal Das, PT BICKRAM GHOSH, PT Tanmoy Bose and PT Debojyoti Bose visit in nursing homes.
“While listening to the recording of the concert we were 20 years old, Subhankar can recognize which is being played.
The style breakage inspired not only students Tabla but also instrumentalist young and those who take talim elsewhere.
On Thursday morning, the remnants of his mortal will be brought to his residence before being stored in the Music Academy of West Bengal for people to appreciate their past, “said Majumdar.
One of the busiest companion, Banerjee had the rare privilege to witness for PT Shiv Kumar Sharma and Hariprasad Chaurasia PT fly to Kolkata to play for a concert organized to celebrate the birthday of the 50th.
Banerjee will be happy to remember how Ustad Zakir Hussain has been introduced at a concert in memory of his father said: “People say that I am a player of tabla best in the world.
But it’s not true.
I was among the 15 players tabla good in the world.
Subhankar also one among them.
“in January 2020, the Maestro has done a solo concert in Kolkata in memory of his mother and mentor Kajalrekha Banerjee.
Banerjee began taking music lessons from the age of four years under PT Manik Das of Benaras Gharana.
Subsequently, he became a disciple of PT Swapan Shiva Farukhabad Gharana.
“He was not the son of a star.
He did not have the Star Teacher.
Talent is the only true godfather,” said PT BICKRAM GHOSH.
A teacher for many, he is also aggravating the Sangeth Samman and Sangeth Maha Samman by the state government.
In social media, Sarod Maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan wrote that banerjee give “a different dimension and meaning to tabla”.
“I’ve known him since childhood.
This is the saddest day of my life,” said Ustad Rashid Khan.
“He is both traditional and contemporary.
The taste of his Raagdari give advantage to his solo performances,” said PT Tanmoy Bose.
Describing it as a “big brother”, Santoor player Rahul Sharma said, “He is smooth and bubbly.” Flautist Rakesh Chaurasia called him “laughing Buddha”.
“He is an accomplished singer and composer was good.
In 2008, he composed” Sacred Drum Ensemble India which has four drummer and me as a melody player.
He has done all the compositions as well, “he said.
Sararist Niladri Kumar described it as a “tabla players to think”.
Banerjee will painstakingly studying the tape and adjust the style of play according to the demands of instruments and playing styles of artists he faces.
Flexibility, the unique style of play a complicated composition and improvisation acquire agility and making the artist ran globe.
Once while performing in France, even the police are confused because he has crossed over Paris four times in three days.
The reason is performing back-to-back in Paris, Barcelona and Zurich.
Apart from his appearance at the Nobel Peace Prize concert, he collaborated with John McLaughlin, Chico Freeman and Gil Goldstein.
With albums such as ‘Tabla Tale’, ‘The Art of Tabla’ to his credit, he also composed the music for ‘night of war’, ‘space’ and ‘dark road’.
As caretaker Purbayan Chatterjee said: “Both emotionally and music, we are poorer without him.”
Tabla Virtuoso PT Subhankar Banerjee lost Covid Battle
