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	← Older posts February Fever Posted on February 10, 2012 posted in Concerts, Taan - World Fusion, Talavya, Tour Dates So first off, our apologies for the lack of posting on here for quite some time. While we have not been here, we have definitely not been MIA (Missing in Action). In fact, one of the reasons for the lack of posts is because the of the large amount of stuff that is happening in the real world (which we’ll be sharing soon). With a winter that does not seem to have an end in sight, we’re turning up the heat with lots of great music. February is a whirlwind month for us. Here’s a glance at what its going to be like. Feb 16th – Talavya and Taan in Ahmedabad Feb 18th – Talavya in Bangalore at OPUS at 9:15pm Feb 19th – Talavya at the Fireflies Festival of Music Feb 20th – 21st – Recording for one of Rushi’s new tracks Feb 23rd – Talavya in Mumbai at TEDxASB Feb 26th – Talavya and Taan in Gandhinagar Leave a comment bangalore fireflies festival of music opus bangalore taan talavya World Music Talavya @inkconference Posted on December 12, 2011 posted in Concerts, Kaumil Shah, Rahul Shrimali, Rhythm Riders Artists, Rushi Vakil, Sahil Patel, Tabla Ecstasy, Tabla Ensembles, Talavya Brilliant jamming by @talavya @heenatabla @inkconference #inkconference yfrog.com/ochcpxwj - @_fakeiplplayer [Picture by @_fakeiplplayer After four magical days in the Pink City of Jaipur, we are back in Ahmedabad, physically tired, mentally energized. This past Friday, we had an exhilarating performance at the INK Conference (in association with TED). We performed a customized version of Tabla Ecstasy to fit within the INK / TED format of 18 minutes. Joining us on the harmonium was Heena Patel (who most know is actually a tabla player). The session began with a great animation by talented young artist (who are we to say young, when we’re just have 0 – 5 years age difference…) Shilo Shiv Suleman followed by a quick introduction by Heena and tabla demo by Rushi and Sahil. And before we knew it, our performance was over and we were overwhelmed by the thundering applause that could compete with the sounds of our tabla. As we went back to our seats, we were again humbled to see the explosion of feedback on twitter and wanted to share it here with you. The tweeter’s details from the twitter profile are also included in italics. They are some really interesting folks so do follow them. We were touched to see so many people get on twitter just to solely tweet about us during the entire conference. THANK YOU everyone for your love. Continue reading → Leave a comment Talavya Fall 2011 US Tour Details Posted on September 9, 2011 posted in Concerts, Kaumil Shah, Rahul Shrimali, Rushi Vakil, Sahil Patel, Tabla Ensembles, Talavya, Tour Dates And less than 6 months after their spring tour, Talavya is headed by the US for another whirlwind tour. Shows are still being added so check back. Thursday September 15, 2011 in San Francisco Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St(415) 826-2402 Doors 6pm, Concert at 7pm Suggested Admission: $15; Tickets are available at door Friday September 16, 2011 in Ojai, CA with Kathak by Jin Won Presenter: Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts Zalk Theatre (Besant Hill School), 8585 Ojai-Santa Paula Road Time: 7:30pm Admission: $15 Advance, $20 Door Click here for more information Sunday September 18, 2011 in Chico, CA Chico World Music Festival CSU Campus, Chico, CANoon / 2:30pm Admission: Free Click here for more info Monday September 19, 2011 in Berkeley, CA Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison St Doors open at 7pm, Concert at 8pm Purchase tickets here Click here for more info September 20th in Carbondale, CO Steve’s Guitars, Carbondale, Colorado Doors 7:30pm, Concert 8:30pm Admission: $15 For information, visit http://www.stevesguitars.net/ Call 970-963-3304 to reserve seats September 21 – September 22 in Boulder, Colorado Email info@talavya.com for more details September 23 in Houston, TX BAPS Swaminarayan Temple, 1150 Brand Lane, Stafford, TX Time: 8:00pm Free Admission Sunday September 25, 2011 in Long Island, NY with Kathak by Jin (JoungJin) Won Vaishnav Temple of New York, 100 Lakeville Road,New Hyde Park, NY 11040 Time: 4pm Tickets: $15 Advance, $20 Door Purchase tickets here Saturday October 1, 2011 in Chicago, IL Presenter: Chicago South Asian Film Festival Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E Randolph Street Doors 6pm, Concert 6:15pm Free Admission; First come, first serve More information Sunday October 2, 2011 in Wayne, NJ with Kathak by Jin (JoungJin) Won and Sitar by Abhik Mukherjee Presenter: India Cultural Society / Mahatma Gandhi Center Passaic County Technical Institute,45 Reinhardt Road Time: 4pm Tickets: $100, $50, $20 Buy Tickets here Monday October 3, 2011 – Bollywood Workshop in Queens, NY Jackson Heights Library Time: 6pm Friday October 7, 2011 in Edison, NJ with Kathak by Jin (JoungJin) Won Shree Krushna Vrundavana Temple, 215 May StreetDoors 7pm, Concert 7:45pm Tickets: $15 Advance, $20 Door More information Saturday October 8, 2011 in Richmond, VA with Kathak by Jin (JoungJin) Won Greater Richmond Convention Center, 403 North Third Street Time: 5pm FREE Admission More information Sunday October 9th in Nashville, TN Email info@talavya.com for details Leave a comment Music Monday: To be Gharanedar Posted on August 8, 2011 posted in Music Mondays, Pandit Divyang Vakil For today’s Music Monday, I am not sharing a piece of music per say, but a documentary that has many pieces of music in it. Titled “Khandaan” this video explores what it means to be a khandaani musician or gharanedar (belonging to a family of musical lineage) from the viewpoint of Ustad Shujaat Khan, son of Ustad Vilayat Khan. The video gives great insight into the unique experiences that a musician from a musical family has. Of course, he also play various compositions in the video as well while sharing stories of how he learned the pieces. Very well done video that I think you will enjoy. It is in 5 parts. Do take the time to watch them all. Khandaan – Part 1 Khandaan Part 2 Khandaan Part 3 Khandaan Part 4 Khandaan Part 5 Gharana / Khandaan Chart of Ustad Shujaat Khan c/o IMC Net Dot Radio What is Music Monday? Leave a comment gharana gharanedar indian classical music khandaani shujaat khan vilayat khan Music Monday with a Maestro: Laykari Posted on August 1, 2011 posted in Music Mondays, Pandit Divyang Vakil Today’s Music Monday is not a piece of Indian classical music, but has a lot to do with Indian classical music. This video is of a classic drum solo by Simon Philips. Why have I selected this piece? The solo is set to 7 beats and it features intense layakari and commanding rhythms. The balance between rhythm and sound (utilizing the different sonds of drums – highs and lows and metals; and comparing it to the flow of rhythm) is a very important feature of this piece. Try to catch the different rhythm patterns he is playing within the cycle of 7. Simon Philips – Drums Solo What is Music Monday? Leave a comment drum solo indian rhythm laykari music monday simon philips ← Older posts