Tag Archives: michael lukshis

Foreigners and the love of Indian Music

We say foreigners, but they say that all music can find their root in Indian music…so are they really “foreign” to it.

Guru Poornima is time of celebration and coming together. Every year many tabla players from the Taalim School of Indian Music in the US and from around the world get their fill of Indian music when they come for Guru Poornima. Continue reading

Leave a comment

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

1 Comment

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

2 Comments

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

Leave a comment

(Music/ Tabla) Guru Purnima 2008 – India

As we look forward to Rhythm Rider’s Guru Purnima celebration this year, where we will be celebrating Guruji’s 30th year of teaching, its time to look back on our Guru Purnima celebrations of the past.  Rhythm Rider’s Guru Purnima function … Continue reading

Leave a comment