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Badal Roy

Other names of Badal Roy: Amarendra Roy Chowdhury

Overview

DOB : 16-10-1939
Date of death: 18-01-2022
Lived For : 82 Years
Star Sign : Libra
Gender : Male

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Badal Roy was a well-known tabla player and percussionist. He was well known for his fusion of Indian rhythms with jazz. He was born as Amarendra Roy Chowdhury on 16th October, 1939, in Comilla, British India (Present day Bangladesh). His father was a government official, whereas his mother was a housewife. He was given the name Badal in his childhood by his grandfather. Roy holds a Master’s degree in Statistics. He was introduced to music by his uncle and trained under his teacher, Alla Rakha. He was greatly inspired by American jazz artists such as Elvis Presly, Pat Boone, and Nat King Cole. After shifting to New York Click to look into! >> Read More... , he had to work hard as a waiter in restaurants to earn money for his survival. On weekends, he used to play tabla in restaurants.

Later, he collaborated with several great music artists such as John McLaughlin, Steve Gorn, Dave Liebman, Pharoh Sanders, Herbie Hancock Herbie Hancock is an American jazz musician, bandl >> Read More... , Charlie Haden, and many more. Some notable albums by Badal Roy are My Goal’s Beyond, On the Corner, Big Fun, Get Up With It, Daybreak, The Grace of the Sun, and many more. Roy has performed at some of the most esteemed international events and concerts like, Rhythmfest, Starwood Festival, SpiritDrum Festival. He was seasoned in playing multiple instruments in addition to Tabla such as, shakers, bells and flexatone. Roy was married to Geeta Vashi. The couple lived in Wilmington, Delaware. They had a son named Amitav Roy Chowdhury. Roy died due to COVID at an age of 82 in Wilmington.