Debashish Bhattacharya: Hawaii To Calcutta: A Tribute To Tau Moe - World Music Network

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Hawaii To Calcutta: A Tribute To Tau Moe explores one of the most unexpected and mysterious untold stories in the history of the guitar: how it arrived in India from Hawaii and was popularised by one man, Hawaiian slide guitar legend Tau Moe. 'A Tribute to Tau Moe is a charming, virtuoso set' Robin Denselow The story of the Hawaiian slide guitar's arrival in India is every historian's dream - a twisting tale of great wonder and subtle mystery. Hawaii To Calcutta: A Tribute To Tau Moe is Pandit Debashish Bhattcharya's dedication to Tau Moe, veritable musical folk legend and one of the first to introduce the instrument to India's enthusiastic shores. Tau (1908 - 2004) was born in Samoa and raised in Hawaii. With his wife and children, Moe travelled the globe for over sixty-one years, undertaking an unbelievable