Two of my guitar students in Estonia knew, how much I love India with its culture and that when I left Geneva I had to give away tabla that school was lending me. I remember the moment: it was like tearing off a piece of my heart… Today, they gave me a present… Thank you […]
read moreToday had an amazing experience of playing and improvising Afghanistan traditional music together with great professionals: Homayun Sakhi on rubab, Siar Hashimi on tabla from Afghanistan and Abbos Kosimov on doyra from Uzbekistan. My guitar duo partner, some colleagues on Chinese flutes, another rubab and doyra. Very inspiring!
read moreI always though, that in music only melody can make person shed a tear. But today… For first time in my life I experienced a live concert of one of the top Indian tabla players in the world: dark auditorium, illuminated stage with only one guy on it with his two small drums. Solo tabla […]
read moreThis week I will experience something very special: One masterclass from Afghan great rubab player and another masterclass from very good Indian tabla player! 🙂 Rubab: a lute-like musical instrument originating from central Afghanistan) Tabla: a membranophone percussion instrument similar to bongos, which is often used in Hindustani classical music and in traditional music of […]
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