Splendour

2021
A man in traditional attire playing a sitar with his eyes closed in a peaceful indoor setting.
Purbayan Chatterjee
Bickram Ghosh playing tabla and electronic percussion with a joyful expression.
Bickram Ghosh
2 tracks 31m
Purbayan Chatterjee and Bickram Ghosh released Splendour on October 19, 2021, featuring two Jaijaiwanti raga tracks with sitar and tabla improvisations.
2 tracks • 31m
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2 tracks Total: 31m

About Splendour

Splendour is a collaborative studio album by Indian classical musicians Purbayan Chatterjee and Bickram Ghosh. The duo released the album on October 19, 2021 in digital media format. No physical label or distributor is documented in available sources.

The album features two tracks rooted in the Jaijaiwanti raga, a prominent melodic framework in Hindustani classical music. The compositions include Jaijaiwanti Vilambit, a slow-tempo exploration, and Jaijaiwanti Drut, a faster rendition. Both tracks emphasize improvisation within the raga structure, showcasing Chatterjee’s sitar and Ghosh’s tabla.

Purbayan Chatterjee contributed as the primary sitarist, while Bickram Ghosh performed on tabla and handled production coordination. The recording session details, studio location, and additional personnel remain undocumented. The release event coincided with the digital launch date, with no prior promotional singles or accompanying music videos.

The album’s reception and commercial performance are not publicly recorded. The work extends the artists’ history of collaboration, which includes prior live performances and studio projects in the Hindustani classical tradition. No liner notes, extended track descriptions, or alternate editions are confirmed.