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The demo music for this artist, playing Tabla, was recorded with the Indian Classical Guitarist SP-01 as part of a project for his new album. For more information, please visit the page for the artist SP-01.
Credits:
He has been playing Tabla at Indian weddings for the last 20 years with a London band and has also performed in Los Angeles, California.

Style:
Available as a soloist or as part of an Indian Duet, playing Indian Tabla & World Folk Music, playing Indian Tablas, Dholki, Naal, Bengoli Khol, Egyptian Rak and Darabouka.

Training - Tabla:
He trained under the late Mr Gurmeet singh Virdi

Training - Egyptian Darabouka:
He was introduced to, and trained on this instrument, by the great Egyptian Tabla Player Mr Hosam Ramsay.

Training - Khol:
He received training in Calcutta under Mr Anjanda Bandopadya.

Training - Ravindra Nat Tagore Sangeet:
He trained under Dr Ananda Gupta

Performing Experience:
He has played with sitar players at weddings and local restaurants in Hampshire. He has played extensively at Festivals and private functions all over UK and Europe and has made several radio and television appearances as well as appearing in countless newspaper articles and profiles.

Radio appearances:
2003 BBC Radio 3: "A Place called England" with Boka Halat
2001 Radio Art Asia: "Kinare Kinare" as a chat show guest
1996 BBC Radio 4: "Kaleidoscope" with One World Band
1994 BBC Radio Solent: with Sound shift

Schools:
He is involved in teaching students ranging from infants to A-level standard in schools and colleges throughout England. This includes running drum workshops, and weekly peripatetic teaching. Through educational work, he has also worked in close association with the Bournemouth Sinfonietta.

Tours:
Currently, He is touring nationwide with the multi-cultural band, Boka Halat, at venues such as the Sidmouth International Folk Festival and the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank. Several of the groups he is involved with have toured internationally. With the group 'Millan', he travelled for three weeks in Norway, performing concerts across the whole country.

He has been to France with 'Roots Progress', conducted by Roger Watson of TAPs. Additionally, he toured in Switzerland with an Indian group playing Indian classical, Ghazal and folk music.

Festivals:
He has performed at many festivals playing styles ranging from Jazz to World Music. He has also played at village halls, sports events and shows such as the Southampton Boat Show. He also plays regularly at Indian weddings and festivals with a well-known London based music group.

Biography:
He was born in Uganda in 1949, and moved to the UK in 1969 and has always had a passion for playing percussion. As a young boy, he accompanied his brothers in their musical performances at various venues in Uganda. Their performances were also broadcast on Ugandan Television and Radio.

In the UK, he has been involved in many styles of music. He studied the Tabla in 1987 under the renowned guru, Gurmit Singh Virdee, an accomplished Tabla teacher. Within the last few years, he has diversified his skills by learning new styles of percussion.

He studied the Darabouka Under Hossam Ramzy, a master in Egyptian Percussion, which opened the door into world music. He was also introduced to western music by Roger Watson of the Traditional Arts Projects organisation (TAPs).

In January 2002 he visited Calcutta to study the Tabla talas of Rabindranath Tagore's music. Somewhat different from the traditional talas originating in North India, these new styles have afforded him even greater flexibility in his playing.

Indian & Egyptian Percussion:

- Indian Percussion:

Tabla (or Tabla-Bayan)
The Indian Tabla is an asymmetrical pair of small, tuned, hand-played drums (of the kettle-drum type) of north and central India, Pakistan and Bangladesh; the smaller Tabla drum is made of wood, the larger Bayan of metal.

Dholak (or Dholki)
The Dholak is a double ended drum traditionally used in weddings across the Indian subcontinent.

Naal
The Naal is a double ended drum that sounds like a cross between the Dholak and the Tabla. The skin has an adjustable metal fastening.

Khol (or Mridang)
The Khol is a double ended folk drum made traditionally out of ceramic. The heads are held in place and tuned by strap tension. It is very popular in the kirtans of Bengal.

- Egyptian Percussion:

Darabuka (or Darabukka)
The Darabuka is held under the player's arm and played by striking with his hands and fingers. Traditionally, these were made with animal or fish skins.

Riqq (or Reque)
Also known as the 'Egyptian Tambourine', this instrument is a small drum with jingles. It is sometimes referred to as a Dafe (or Duf), although these tend to be without the jingles.

Guitarists

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Demo CD

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>All Artists >PA-01

Agency Ref# PA-01

Credits:

He has been playing Tabla at Indian weddings for the last 20 years with a London band and has also performed in Los Angeles, California.

Style:

Available as a soloist or as part of an Indian Duet, playing Indian Tabla & World Folk Music, playing Indian Tablas, Dholki, Naal, Bengoli Khol, Egyptian Rak and Darabouka.

Training - Tabla:

He trained under the late Mr Gurmeet singh Virdi

Training - Egyptian Darabouka:

He was introduced to, and trained on this instrument, by the great Egyptian Tabla Player Mr Hosam Ramsay.

Training - Khol:

He received training in Calcutta under Mr Anjanda Bandopadya.

Training - Ravindra Nat Tagore Sangeet:

He trained under Dr Ananda Gupta

Performing Experience:

He has played with sitar players at weddings and local restaurants in Hampshire. He has played extensively at Festivals and private functions all over UK and Europe and has made several radio and television appearances as well as appearing in countless newspaper articles and profiles.

Radio appearances:

2003 BBC Radio 3: "A Place called England" with Boka Halat

2001 Radio Art Asia: "Kinare Kinare" as a chat show guest

1996 BBC Radio 4: "Kaleidoscope" with One World Band

1994 BBC Radio Solent: with Sound shift

Schools:

He is involved in teaching students ranging from infants to A-level standard in schools and colleges throughout England. This includes running drum workshops, and weekly peripatetic teaching. Through educational work, he has also worked in close association with the Bournemouth Sinfonietta.

Tours:

He has been to France with 'Roots Progress', conducted by Roger Watson of TAPs. Additionally, he toured in Switzerland with an Indian group playing Indian classical, Ghazal and folk music.

Festivals:

He has performed at many festivals playing styles ranging from Jazz to World Music. He has also played at village halls, sports events and shows such as the Southampton Boat Show. He also plays regularly at Indian weddings and festivals with a well-known London based music group.

Biography:

He was born in Uganda in 1949, and moved to the UK in 1969 and has always had a passion for playing percussion. As a young boy, he accompanied his brothers in their musical performances at various venues in Uganda. Their performances were also broadcast on Ugandan Television and Radio.

In the UK, he has been involved in many styles of music. He studied the Tabla in 1987 under the renowned guru, Gurmit Singh Virdee, an accomplished Tabla teacher. Within the last few years, he has diversified his skills by learning new styles of percussion.

He studied the Darabouka Under Hossam Ramzy, a master in Egyptian Percussion, which opened the door into world music. He was also introduced to western music by Roger Watson of the Traditional Arts Projects organisation (TAPs).

In January 2002 he visited Calcutta to study the Tabla talas of Rabindranath Tagore's music. Somewhat different from the traditional talas originating in North India, these new styles have afforded him even greater flexibility in his playing.

Indian & Egyptian Percussion:

- Indian Percussion:

The Indian Tabla is an asymmetrical pair of small, tuned, hand-played drums (of the kettle-drum type) of north and central India, Pakistan and Bangladesh; the smaller Tabla drum is made of wood, the larger Bayan of metal.

The Dholak is a double ended drum traditionally used in weddings across the Indian subcontinent.

The Naal is a double ended drum that sounds like a cross between the Dholak and the Tabla. The skin has an adjustable metal fastening.

The Khol is a double ended folk drum made traditionally out of ceramic. The heads are held in place and tuned by strap tension. It is very popular in the kirtans of Bengal.

- Egyptian Percussion:

The Darabuka is held under the player's arm and played by striking with his hands and fingers. Traditionally, these were made with animal or fish skins.

Also known as the 'Egyptian Tambourine', this instrument is a small drum with jingles. It is sometimes referred to as a Dafe (or Duf), although these tend to be without the jingles.

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