Brilliant jamming by @talavya @heenatabla @inkconference #inkconference yfrog.com/ochcpxwj

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.

One of our favourite comments (from twitter and attendees) - Talavya is the Beatles of Hindustani Music!

Also on the note of thanks. Thank you for the INK team for putting the conference together! Big shout out to the production / technical team of the conference as they made the experience so smooth and easy. Before a show, the least an artist can ask for is some piece of mind with regards to the technical set-up so that they can get into the mood of the performance. The technical team took care of all the details from our sound check the night before to preparation right before the session. They were extremely efficient, especially with the amount of stage changes they were dealing with. Of course the INK team also did a fantastic job with curation. Heena will be sharing her thoughts and review of the conference in a later post. Heena live-tweeted most of the sessions, that you can find on her profile @heenatabla and of course you can also follow us @talavya

 

TWITTER FEED ON @TALAVYA PERFORMANCE @INKCONFERENCE

Getting ready to groove to "Tabla Ecstasy" by @heenatabla and the rest of her her maestro's ensemble, Talavya #inkconference

• • @minalh (Minal Hajratwala - Writer & writing coach; author of award-winning book LEAVING INDIA: My Family's Journey from Five Villages to Five Continents; Fulbright Senior Scholar; repat http://www.minalhajratwala.com)

    
    

@heenatabla [with Talavya]is now performing live at #inkconference - She's fabulous, onstage and offstage!

• @parmeshs (Parmesh Shahani - Global nomad, dot connector. Head of Godrej-India Culture Lab. Editor-at-Large for Verve. Author of Gay Bombay. http://parmesh.net)

 

From a fun drumjam session to the talented tabla session with @Talavya @heenatabla we've covered it all at #inkconference

• inkconference (The INK Conference taking from where TEDIndia left off | An idea platform for emerging economies | A movement to change how young people view their world | http://www.INKtalks.com)

 

@heenatabla !!!!!!!!amaaaaaazinkkk!!!!

• @shilo1221 (Shilo Shiv Suleman - Artist. Storyteller. Navigator, Animator,Children book illustrator,TED INK fellow,speaker at WIRED and all things that Shimmer http://t.co/8Qm6u9l http://bonifisheii.blogspot.com/)

 

@heenatabla. Talavya on the stage at mixes rhythm +sounds #INKConference twitpic.com/7qos8j

• @indiagames (India Games - India's best source for Information and Access to the top Mobile, Online & Console Games http://www.indiagames.com

#inkconference lol... and that was the slow part! go tabla players @heenatabla - @minalh

Theyre having a conversation with Tabla's. We want in :) @Talavya @heenatabla #inkconference - @Inkconference

 

#inkconference @heenatabla I like how head movements and facial grimaces are an essential part of tabla playing. - @minalh

#inkconference these guys are having a blast on stage!! Feeling the bounce! @heenatabla - @Shilo1221

 

Look around you - everyone's smiling just looking @Talavya grinning while they make musical magic #inkconference :D

- @inkconference

 

And they move like a wave as they drum away @Talavya @heenatabla #inkconference - @Inkconference

 

super performance on stage - awesome energy - most LIVELY so far #inkconference @heenatabla @Talavya

• @mukeshrijhwani (Mukesh Rijhwani - father of twin daughters | patent holder | Software guy | Social media analyst | kindle lover | budding author | Veggie | blogger http://j.mp/mukwpblog)

 

I have fast typing fingers but nothing like @talavya ! All I see is a blur above the drums. #inkconference @heenatabla -@minalh

 

Tablas and harmonium rock. Brilliant jamming by @talavya @heenatabla @inkconference #inkconference yfrog.com/ochcpxwj

• • @_fakeiplplayer (Anupam Mukerji - One-time anonymous blogger. Author of The Gamechangers. Now cricket columnist & founder of online interactive radio station www.pitch- invasion.in http://www.fakeiplplayer.com)

     

RT @_fakeiplplayer: Tablas and harmonium rock. Brilliant jamming by @talavya @heenatabla @inkconference #inkconference... - Cubasj (Joseph Cubas)

 

Don't think I've ever seen anyone's fingers move as fast as these tabla players at #inkconference @heenatabla are amazing! -@Shannaneegans (Shanna Carpenter)

 

@talavya @heenatabla #you guys look like the beatles of hindustani music!! Incredible!! #inkconference -@Shilo1221

 

Whatay performance! Salute to @talavya @heenatabla :-D #inkconference

• @Liveadda (Live from @blogadda We cover LIVE events in India. We have covered NASSCOM, TiE, INK, Proto, Headstart, Wordcamp and many more. We are an offshoot of @BlogAdda http://www.blogadda.com/)

 

Exceptional start to the afternoon session @inkconference - tabla ensemble extraordinaire by @talavya and @heenatabla #wow3

• @PKGulati (P K Gulati - Serial Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, Mentor, Idea Accelerator, Writer, Commentator, Twestival Champ, TiE Global Trustee/TEDSter/Techophile- Seek New Ideas/Teams http://www.gocomics.com/features/112/feature_items/411815)

 

I just witnessed fastest moving fingers! @Talavya was awesome. @heenatabla #INKConference

• @Nirav (Nirav Sanghvi - Founder, BlogAdda.com @blogadda - The largest community of Indian Bloggers. Interested in blogging? bloggers? Let's talk. http://blogadda.com)

 

Exceptional start to the afternoon session @inkconference - tabla ensemble extraordinaire by @talavya and @heenatabla lockerz.com/s/163302904 - @PKGulati

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@Talavya absolutely killed it at #inkconference. The highlight of many highlights today. Power, grace, discipline, immense musicality.

• Gupltaviolin87 (Robert Vijay Gupta - Musical activist. @LAPhil violinist bringing classical music to the homeless, mentally ill, and incarcerated through @Street_Symphony. TED Senior Fellow. http://about.me/robertvgupta)

 

@inkconference @talavya really moved my soul like my working humdrum cannot.

• @Sporeboy1 (NicFoo - i am a boy chasing ideas & cultures, sharing through words, photography & music. http://sporeboyindelhi.tumblr.com)

 

Awesomeness!!!"@inkconference: Theyre having a conversation with Tabla's. We want in :) @Talavya @heenatabla #inkconference"

• @SwanandKirkire (Swanand Kirkire - lyricist singer actor director.... Yedaa Character)

 

@Talavya @heenatabla - you were AWESOME!!!! -@parmeshs

 

@talavya you guys were outstanding #inkconference

• @Bsomaia (Bejul Somaia - VC in India. ItzCash. Indian Energy Exchange.)

 

@heenatabla @activecultures They [Talavya] were absolutely fantastic!! I'm having a hard time being patient about waiting to see them in nyc. - @Shannaneegans

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@Talavya most welcome to see so much passion from you all. - @Sporeboy1

 

And @heenatabla was simply awesome! #Inkconference -@GBSBindra

 

Thank YOU for those magical moments on stage @Talavya #inkconference - @Inkconference

 

@Talavya @inkconference A rocking performance! - @DSBedi (Deepinder Bedi)

 

@Talavya have to say you were absolutely brilliant yesterday. Thank you for sharing your art with us #inkconference -@Raghavkk (Artist and TED speaker)

 

. @heenatabla and @talavya were sheer awesomeness. Looking forward to take our talk on Indian music ahead #inkconference

• @Harishk (Harish Krishnan - Listen more and Tweet less. Talk to me about Indian Blogs, Cars, Bikes, Food and I will try to enhance your knowledge on the same. I make chai @ BlogAdda.com.http://harishkrishnan.wordpress.com)

   

@Talavya @heenatabla Can't wait to see you again in LA. Meeting you was such a highlight this week! -Guptalaviolin87