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The
Inspiration:
For the Barman Brothers, Madhusudan and Gopal, Inspiration
came as early as at the age of four, from their own father,
Late Barendra Mohan Barman, who established their foundations
as rhythm artist in Tabla and Sreekhole, the two popular percussion
instruments of Indian Classical Music. The boys displayed
amazing dexterity in the art forms and could hold the audience
spellbound even at the tender age. Gopal Barman, the younger
of the two brothers, went on the specialize in the intricacies
of the Sreekhole from Prof. Sanatan Saha of Rabindra Bharati
University, Calcutta. It was finally the experienced guidance
of Pandit Sankar Ghosh, the Tabla maestro of international
repute, that gave the Barman Brothers the confidence to perform
on the world stage, ever since there has been no looking back! |
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The
Dramatic New Sound of Drums:
The music produced by the Barman Brothers was a novel
jugalbandi or duet of the popular Tabla played by
Madhusudan and the Sreekhole mastered by Gopal. While
the Tabla is making waves in the music of the east
and west, the Sreekhole is a lesser known Indian Classical
instrument, used primarily in devotional songs. The
two brothers recognized the beauty of the sounds combined
and created a series of novel blends which is nothing
less than dramatic. |
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As
pioneers of this dramatic new duet, the dynamic young duo
have not only been able to take Indian Classical Music to
a new dimension, they have also been able to reach out to
a much larger audience, far beyond the Classical mileu,
the new combination has already left a powerful yet refreshingly
different impact on music lovers, both in India and abroad.
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The
Sweat & Success:
Propelled by their innate love of music and the will the excel,
the two Barman Brothers soon made their mark in the forefront
of the Indian Classical Music.
Madhu,
went on the receive the prestigious National Scholarship
in 1986-88 from the Ministry of Human Resource Development,
Govt. of India,for his remarkable maestry of the Tabla.
Both
Madhu and Gopal were bestowed the honourary title of 'Sangeet
Visharad' by the Pracheen Kala Kendra, Chandigarh. Due to
the immense sense of rhythm and indepth understanding of
music in its purest form they have mastered the art of other
percussioninstruments like the Dholak as well as the Spanish
Guitar, Harmonium, Keyboards etcThe young Barman Brothers
received welcome support as
accompanists to renowned Classical Artists of India.
Their prolonged association with AIR and TV gave them
an opportunity to prove their mattle as rhythm artists
in non-classical items also. |
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In persuit of an endeavour to create audio-visual magic, they
have ventured to create a unique n vast performance with 200
musicians & 130 dancers using al hidian classical instruments
fused with western traditional instruments crossing all boundaries
of music from eastern to western to folk covering various
states of the country definitive of richness and mystery of
our music that only listeners to the particular brand of music
can only relate and express as to the feeling of joy that
such fusion can create.
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Playing to the World:
1989 - Madhusudan
and Gopal Barman's performance for NHK (television, Japan),
with "The Music of Drums" conducted by the great
maestro Pdt. Shanka Ghosh left a lasting impact on the audience.
1990 - The audience
in England and Walse experienced the magic of the novel performances.
1995 - The Barman
Brothers enthralled the audience in england and Belgium through
their performance of BBC and Granada television. 2000
- Acclaimed by journalists in Bangladesh while performing
for Indo-Bangladesh drama festival as a wonder from the
great land of India.
2001 - Collected
Laurels while performing at 'World Music Festival' in Spain
by representing India and showing to the world about our
knowledge in rhythm. Making a foray into films:
The field track of proven excellence for a number of years
in music and the zeal in discover new frontiers has led
them to the commercial world of Indian films. the debut
success of the Bengali movie "Bhagyadevta" opened
new doors of challenge in the world of cinema. Followed
Bollywood with "Meri Pyari Baheniyan Banegi Dulaniyan"
and "Krantikari" and other future projects leave
them with a passion to create the symphony which is unheard
off.
Television was not far behind as they have successfully
created signature tunes for various TV channels and for
the brand "Cygnus" including The News for Cygnus.
Also escorted successfully is the music for some top rated
serials including the superhit "Goenda X". |
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