Dibyarka Chatterjee is a tabla artist steeped in the Farrukhabad Gharana and trained in the guru–shishya parampara by his father and guru, Pandit Samir Chatterjee. Born into a deeply musical family, Dibyarka’s affinity for rhythm emerged early—he began learning tabla at age five and was performing on Kolkata’s Akaashbani Children’s Radio soon after.

After moving to New York at age ten, Dibyarka continued to perform widely, bridging Indian classical music with global traditions. He has appeared with many of India’s most respected artists, including Pandit Jasraj, Pandit Buddhadev DasGupta, Pta. Lakshmi Shankar, Ustad Shujaat Khan, Pdt. Ramesh Mishra, Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan, Pta. Shubhra Guha, and others.

Dibyarka’s versatility has led to collaborations across genres—from world-music ensembles to contemporary theater. He has performed with the Dance Theatre of Harlem (South African Suite), Battery Dance Company (Songs of Tagore), and artists such as Salman Ahmad (Junoon), Douglas Cuomo, John McDowell, and Gary Lucas & Najma Akhtar (on the album Rishte). His work also includes original compositions for the off-Broadway productions Nuraldeen’s Lifetime and Lee/gendary.

His performances have taken him to premier venues including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Asia Society, Place des Arts (Montreal), the United Nations General Assembly, and the Google Amphitheater in Palo Alto, as well as major festivals in Kolkata and Bhopal. He has been featured on programs such as NPR’s New Sounds, The Leonard Lopate Show, and Raag Aur Taal on WKCR.

Dibyarka holds an MFA from Goddard College, where he focused on the history, theory, and philosophy of Indian music. He has served as a guest lecturer at Columbia University, Dartmouth College, NYU, Manhattan School of Music, and other institutions, and teaches tabla across New York and New Jersey. He is a recipient of the 2017 Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant, awarded in honor of Charlotte White.