Born in India, Arup Kanti Das was brought up in a family with rich musical traditions.
He started studying Tabla under the guidance of Dhirendra Prasad Hazari at the age of 9.
Arup's early talent inspired his teacher to entrust him to Pandit Shyamal Bose of Calcutta, one of the most famous tabla players in India. His style is known as Farukhabad gharana (school).
Arup graduated from the university of Calcutta and has a diploma which awards him the title "master of music" from the Bangiya Sangeet Parishad of Calcutta.
Thirty years have passed and Arup continues studying the possibilities of the magical instrument, in these years he has played with many famous Indian musicians.
In order to promote Indian Classical music he has travelled all over Europe, performing in many countries( Italy, France, Yugoslavia, Great Britain, Belgium, Greece, Switzerland, Germany, Spain and Holland) and held various conferences and seminars demonstrating the beauty of this instrument.
Jazz, ethno jazz, ethnic, techno programming, world music, new age, fusion, pop and Italian folk music are just some of the areas which have seen Arup as their promoter, he has widened his musical field experimenting and performing in all the styles stated before, playing also with famous western musicians and from time to time introducing new instruments like kangira, bendir, darabukka, dholak, bongos, udu drum, pakhawaj etc.
During the year 1996 he played for Antonella Ruggiero and then went on to perform as a supporter for Sting's "Mercury Falling Tour96" in Italy.
He continued to collaborate until 2000 with Antonella Ruggiero and Riccardo Fioravanti for an Etno-Jazz project known as "Elementi". He played very recently for the "Progetto per la bellezza" tour with Ornella Vanoni and the Delta V.
Since 2002 he's collaborating with the italian writer and musician Andrea De Carlo .
Arup teaches Tabla and percussions in various Cultural centres in many Italian cities.
Live in Italy
Kushal Das(sitar), Chandrachur Bhattacharjee(sitar), Binay Krishna Baral(bansuri)(Indian Classical)Alberto Nacci Duo - jazz
Elementietno - jazz
Ethnologyetno - jazz
Gianni Coscia Duo - folk/jazz
Rhythm Factory - world
Global Contamination - world
Oneness - world
The Third Planet - world
Avarta - world
Parisi Ensemble - folk
Antonella Ruggiero - pop
Delta V/Ornella Vanoni - pop
Ashanka Sen Duo - classica indiana
Stefano Cerri Fab Four String Band - fusion
Angelo Ricciardi Ensemble - techno/tibetan
Taranta Tribe - tarantella/folk italiano
Trio Olos - etnica/rinascimentale
Neji Trio - world
Andrea De Carlo - Musica e Parole
Denis Stern Project - Album: way To Alhambra
Ospite con "Cues Trio" - con Dave Lievman, Roberto Tarenzi, Tony arco e Marco Vaggi
Linea "C" - con Walter Calloni, Attilio Zanchi, Massimo Colombo, Michael Rosen e Luca Pasqua
Gal Trio - Con Giulio Visibelli e Lorenzo Frizzera
Phill Drummy/Arup Kanti Das Duo - India/australia
Yatra - Con Jamal Ouassini
Trialogo - Yuval avital
Arup Kanti Das Indian Trio - Con Ashanka Sen e Malay Ghosh
Arup Kanti Das Project - con Roberto Tarenzi e Lorenzo Frizzera
Adalberto Zappala/Arup Kanti Das Duo - Indian Classical
Vittorio Centrone - Cantautore Pop
Mr. Nyberg
Discography
World/Fusion
Invisible Path - Oneness, Da Costa Productions, 2000
Natura Mediterranea - Paolo Pelegatti, Celestio Editions, 1998
Maya's Dream - Ethnology, Aliprandi Editions, 1998
Heartland - Heartland, M Records, 1999
Here we are - Craig Pruess Productions , 1992
Fab Four String - Stefano Cerri, Harris Productions, 1999
Quartiere Libero - Hora nueva
I Veri Nomi - Andrea De Carlo
Way To Alhambra - Denis Stern Project e Distribuito da "Universal"
Melt In Time - The Third Planet
Shraboni - Purnima
Canzoni - Musica e Testo di *Rabindranath Tagore, Distributo da "A Oriente"
Colonial Caf.. - Prodotto da Luca Orioli
Pop
Registrazioni Moderne - Antonella Ruggiero, MCA, 1997
Citt.. della Gioia - col. sonora telefilm "Dio vede e provvede", 1998
