Raga-Jazz to Indian Classical tabla and Folk to Bengali soul, Broto Roy declares a pluralistic, knowledge-based vision for global unity in the 21st century with a respect to multi-culturalism. We are all one; we are all linked inextricably - life is about building bridges (not walls) over rivers of time. Stand up and fight by exposing & educating. What the Buddha found, we can find. We are only as great as the doors we open. We make music to share. Multiply, not divide. Music, not genres, is my motto. Aloha and Namaste. All are welcome.

Many thanks to ARTSFAIRFAX for the artist’s grant of December 2020!

NEW SONG -

Broto’s tabla accompanies the great poet RUMI's lyrics and song

"Spiritual and visceral" - The Washington Post
"A fount of JOY, musical expertise and production." - Gandhi Memorial Center 9-1-20
"Exceptional artistic achievements." – ARTSFAIRFAX 3/24/20
"Original." "fascinating interplay." "Indian music meets western Jazz." World Music Central
"Always refreshing, tablas and the glee of ragas in jazz." All About Jazz
"flourishing solo music career" Library of Congress
"An accomplished navigator of pathways between East and West." - Smithsonian
"Spiritual" The Fairfax Times
"Traditional Indian with jazz, tautly rhythmic and improvisational." - Dallas Morning News

"Concert mythique et magique." - EuroNews
"Master musician." - Times of India
"The impact is great" - The Statesman, Kolkata India
"East and West - music as a unifying force" - Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Evoked cultural and mystical traditions" Washington Post
More Reviews
In Goa, India

LATEST CD

"All Barriers Fall" on iTunes and Amazon Broto's all original Indian influenced Chamber Jazz is on Worldwide rotation including Track #1 "Disciple" on Finland National Public TV Finland

With the new album I'd like to make a reference to "May you live in interesting times" which is a reference to the supposed ancient Chinese curse, but it's also a dog whistle to people who are feeling apocalyptic about the state of the world; environmentally, politically and spiritually. (Continued)

9/14/21 - Kennedy Center, Eisenhower Theater with dancer Manish & the
Bowen-McCauley Dance Company Photos

9/8 - Meridian International Center with dancer Manish & the Bowen-McCauley Dance Company Photos

9/25 - The Broto Roy Quartet at Reston Multicultural Festival. Photos

Available at iTunes & Amazon

All Barriers Fall - 2018 Buzkhashi

Ancient Algorithms - 2015 Buzkhashi

American Raga

Total Immersion

American Raaga - EMI-India Re-release

Salvation - Buzkhashi

Remembering The Future - Coming in 2022

Setting Down Roots - Buzkhashi

Bringing It Home - Buzkhashi

VIDEOS - QUARTETS, TRIOS, DUETS, SOLOS & DANCE

SELECTED PERFORMANCES
The Kennedy Center, Washington DC; The Smithsonian Institution’s Freer and Sackler Galleries of Asian Art; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City; National Sawdust, Brooklyn; Knitting Factory, New York City; The Kitchen, NYC;The Dallas Opera, Dallas Texas; Kerrville Folk Festival Texas; Musiques du Monde, Morocco; Volkerkrund Museum Berlin, Germany; India; National Folk Festivals: Lowell Massachusetts; Michigan; Ohio; 3G Garcia Festival, Wisconsin; Smithsonian Folklife festivals: 2010; DC Jazz Festival; Baltimore Museum of Art; Washington Square Church, NYC; Knitting Factory, New York City; Colgate U; SUNY, Syracuse NY; Elmira College, NY; St. John’s U; Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, California; Reston Festival; U of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg; Virginia Polytechnic Institute; U of Virginia, Charlottesville; New Jersey: Seton Hall U; Georgetown U, Washington, DC; Penn State U, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania; South Carolina U, Columbia; Mount Holyoke Connecticut; Bicentennial Festival of the Constitution, Philadelphia Pennsylvania; The Kitchen, New York City; Virginia Festival. Worldwide Radio & TV Interviews: Voice of America; CNN, Finland yle1 TV; Stockholm, Sweden and many more.