Betting On Beats

Dexterity can rarely be more flamboyant than what a virtuoso exudes with his tabla. That’s what defines Bikram Ghosh, the craftsman who blends rhythm of the instrument with his exactitude and waltz in an impeccable harmony. It creates magic. It is time that defines Dhrupad. It is time that the wizard masters to transcend to a higher plane of sheer brilliance. He flaunts his arrogance in his beats as he learns to reign over time. With his fine sense of time, he captivates the minds of multitudes, across the planet. He timed it right to dabble in his experimental fusion music. It was when India was opening up to the world, Ghosh took his music to the global stage. An audience, left enthralled and educated by his predecessors Ustad Alla Rakha and later Ustad Zakir Hussain, was hungry for more. Success was waiting for him. “I started my career as a tabla player in the 1990s. In...