Bickram Ghosh is one of India’s greatest classical tabla players. He is revered globally for his dexterity on the tabla and being one of the pioneers of experimental fusion music. Having performed the world over with the greatest names in classical music, including Pt. Ravi Shankar, with whom he played for over a decade, Bickram later went on to form his band, Rhythmscape. He has played on four albums that were nominated for the Grammy Awards. He also played on ‘Full Circle’ with Pt. Ravi Shankar which won the latter a Grammy.

Bickram’s solo albums — Beyond Rhythmscape, Folktail, Drum Invasion, etc. — have sold successfully and he has composed for 38 feature films. Rhythmscape have performed throughout India and made their UK debut in 2003 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. In 2012, Bickram was awarded the prestigious Banga Bhushan Award, the second highest civilian state award in West Bengal and in 2015, he received the Sangeet Maha Samman, the highest musical recognition in West Bengal.