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Talavya in Seattle / Summer Heat Tour

Talavya’s last show in Western United States is in Seattle before they head to Canada to conclude their tour.  Don’t miss these flying fingers from India as they play a free show at the Vedic Cultural Center. Globe-trotting percussion ensemble … Continue reading

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Talavya in Bellingham, WA / Summer Heat Tour

Talavya is headed to North America to raise pulses during the summer heat. Four festivals and shows in between, don’t miss these drum masters as they share the power of Indian percussion. Globe-trotting percussion ensemble Talavya brings the Indian hand-drums … Continue reading

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Introducing Tālavya (formerly Tabla Ecstasy)

Tālavya

Sanskrit word meaning taal (metre) and laya (tempo)
Pandit Divyang Vakil’s contemporary classical tabla ensemble
What began as an experiment has bloomed over ten years. Created with the intention of expanding the audience for classical tabla and sharing the joys of an instrument often sidelined, Pandit Divyang Vakil’s contemporary classical tabla work has been embraced by audiences around the world. Continue reading

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Tālavya (formerly Tabla Ecstasy) back in India!

It was a whirlwind trip.  We couldn’t update the rest of our tour as it was pack, travel, perform for the next three days in the Maritimes after our Chester show.  We’ll be posting retroactively now that we have our … Continue reading

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Tālavya (formerly Tabla Ecstasy) – Atlantic Debut – Chester, NS

We (Tabla Ecstasy) had our Atlantic debut in the sweet little town of Chester, Nova Scotia. We were asked by many how we ended up performing in Chester, to which we say it was meant to be. We’ve been having a lovely time. We’re staying in a place overlooking the water, had rehearsal in a room that had three huge windowed walls to look out onto the ocean and have been eating fresh food from farms. Incredible people + incredible nature –> the perfect recipe for a great show. Continue reading

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