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BROTO'S TABLAS IN SPACE:
When space tourist Dennis Tito paid $20 million to blast off into space with Russian cosmonauts, he took with him and played Broto's debut CD "American Raga" along with Bach and George Harrison. After hearing about this Broto said "Put me in the satellite - I don't ever want to come down!"
"It is a delightful fusion of ancient Indian ragas and American Jazz." All About Jazz (review)
Ganga's latest release of selections from shows featuring the great "Bauls"; at the Coolidge Auditorium of the Library of Congress - DC; Museum of Modern Art, New York City; and the Festival of American Folklife on the National Mall - Washington, DC sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution
Recorded live - The Kennedy Center, Washington, DC
With sarod maestro Aashish Khan and violinist N. Shashi Dhar in Lowell, MA

EMI re-release in '09.
Virgin Records, distributor.
2008 Release - The Roy Family sings Folk songs from the villages of India
Classical sitar and tabla duet

BROTO ROY'S GROUPS - AVAILABLE FOR BOOKING UNTIL DECEMBER 2012

THE BROTO ROY ENSEMBLE
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Watch the Kennedy Center show at
Kennedy Center Archives
Indian Classical Duet with sitarist Indro Roy Chowdhury
Music and Dance of Afghanistan
Music and Dance of India
GANGA - Folk Music of India
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Broto has recorded and performed live as accompanist and leader
with following musicians over the past 20 years:
  • Guitarists: Fareed Haque (of Garaj Mahal), Paul Bollenback (Challenge Records), Sanjay Mishra (Jerry Garcia), T.K. Smith.
  • Keyboards: (organ B3) - Joey DeFrancesco; Dan Nimmer (Wynton Marsalis), Harry Appelman.
  • Bass: Scott Ambush (Spyro Gyra), Bill Kemp.
  • Horns: Marshall Keys, Ron Holloway, Carl Grubbs.
  • Drumkit: Jeff "Tain" Watts (Branford Marsalis), Dennis Chambers (Santana), Steve Smith (Maria Carey) and Mike Smith.
  • Vocalists: Humayun Khan

Broto has appeared as accompanist on the following recordings:

  • "Bringing It Home" with Ganga 2011.
  • "Rescue" with Sanjay Mishra and Dennis Chambers.
  • "Soul Grooves" on Challenge Records. Paul Bollenback, guitar; Joey DeFrancesco, organ; Jeff "Tain" Watts, drums and Broto Roy, Tabla.
  • "Struttin", with Ron Holloway, sax, Milestone Records, Fantasy
  • "The Way of the World" and "Hear You Laughing" with Tom Prasada Rao
  • "High Tea",New St. George
  • "The Crossing", as part of the Sanjay Mishra Trio
  • "Journey's Crossing", Joe Cunliffe & Giorgia Cavallaro
  • "Tears of the Sun", Terra Nova
  • "Yoga Hotel", Maura Moynihan
  • "Waterdance", Linda Nelson
  • "Zeticus", Zaki
Indian Classical Music:
  • "Salvation", Gaurav Mazumdar, sitar, Buzkhashi
  • "Live at Lowell", Aashish Khan, sarod, Buzkhashi
  • "A Simple Reed", Folk Era Records (1997) "Indian bamboo flute and Tabla"
Cassette Release:
  • "GANGA, Musical Ambassadors from India"(1994), International Management, "Folk songs from the villages of India".
For performances of Broto at the Kennedy Center, click on the link below and type Broto Roy to find all Broto's Archived shows!
Kennedy Center
These CDs are available at CD Baby, The Orchard, Amazon.com and are downloadable at your favorite download sites.
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