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One Kathak dancer with Multiple Tabla Players

It can be difficult to get a good tabla player to accompany Kathak dance. Many can play tekha (or the taal), but are not able to play exact compositions that perfectly match with the dancer’s footwork and Kathak composition. Continue reading

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Tālavya (formerly Tabla Ecstasy) Taking the US by storm

Tabla Ecstasy’s US tour has gotten off to a fantastic start. It’s been 5 concerts in 6 days and performances from Virginia down to Georgia. Great concerts, great food and great hospitality all around. Ecstasy’s first stop was Charlottesville, Virginia … Continue reading

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Counting in Five

Counting in Five How Indian music changed the lives of five Americans. by Sandy Gordon RUTHERFORD, NJ – The song was familiar to suburban ears: planes droned down through the dusk, and in the silence between, the autumn wind rustled … Continue reading

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Jai Ho Guruji! – Guru Poornima 2009

Last night Rhythm Riders kicked off weeklong celebrations of Guru Poornima in Ahmedabad and was a start it was.   With people overflowing the hall, students and audience members alike sitting and standing in every available space, the space was charged.  … Continue reading

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Canada Tour 2008 – Pandit Divyang Vakil, Won Joung Jin, Loren Oppenheimer

Recently, Pandit Divyang Vakil (Guruji) and Kathak dancer Won Joung Jin and Taalim School faculty member Loren Oppenheimer returned to India and New Jersey, respectively, after a successful tour of Canada. The whirlwind Rhythm Riders tour included almost 2-3 events on a daily basis. Guruji gave lectures and workshops on spirituality and tabla, Jin had Kathak workshops and performances, while Loren performed tabla solo and Kathak accompaniment in addition to teaching tabla. Continue reading

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