22nd February 2010: Tabla Special

Having a tabla themed show was always going to be fun, and I hope you weren't disappointed.

We had three pieces tonight, the first two being performances in teen taal (16 beats), and the show closer was radically different to anything we've played before. In addition to Ustad Zakir Hussain's tabla beats, there was also the ghatam, the dhol, the dholak and more. One of the most energetic mpieces we've ever had, this ventured away from the mould of Indian Classical and incorporated flavours of Punjabi folk (north India), Rajasthani folk (western India) among others. If you couldn't tune in, make sure you listen to it by playing the tracks on the right sidebar of this blog (link available until 7th of March).

Here are the tracks that played:

1. Pt. Suresh Talwalkar - Drut Teentaal

2. Pt. Swapan Chaudhuri - Vilambit Teentaal

3. Ustad Zakir Hussain - Taal Mela

Join us again next week for another theme-based show!

Karan Mehra

Gharana Music
WREK Atlanta, 91.1 FM
Mondays 8-9 p.m.
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Email: gharanamusicatlanta@gmail.com

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5th October, 2009

An interesting show to say the least, all the performers whose music we played today have had Western influences, yet play music that is truly Hindustani.

Srinivas Reddy on sitar began playing rock and jazz until his "life-changing" meeting with Sri Partha Chatterjee, who would go on to become his guru. (http://www.srinivasreddy.org/)

Sameer Gupta on tabla began, and continues to play improvisational world, fusion and jazz, with several other active musical projects. (http://www.sameergupta.com)

Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya, a highly accomplished slide guitar player uses it for Indian Classical music. (http://www.debashishbhattacharya.com)

Here is what played:

1) Srinivas Reddy (sitar) and Sameer Gupta (tabla) - Raag Hemant (Alap and Vilambit), from the album "Hemant & Jog"

2) Pandit Debashish Bhattacharya (slide guitar) with Swapan Chaudhuri (tabla) - Raag Pahadi Jhinjhoti (Madhya Gat in Jhaptal)

If you liked what you heard (you can listen to the last 2 shows by clicking on the links in the sidebar on the right), go ahead and buy the music!

Gharana Music
WREK Atlanta, 91.1 FM
Mondays, 8-9 p.m. EST
www.wrek.org
(+1) 404-894-2468
Email: gharanamusicatlanta@gmail.com

http://twitter.com/gharanamusic