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Amit S. Patel ’07 sat on a rug tapping the tabla, a pair of Indian drums. Patel accompanied Om L. Lala ’06 and Rajiv Venkataramanan ’08 as they sang a bhajan to Shiva, a song they had learned while children in the same Hindu Saturday school. As the beat got faster, the whole room clapped along in rhythm...
...where he is preparing his West End musical of The Lord of the Rings), is a world traveler from way back. Born A.S. Dileep Kumar, he began playing piano at 4, and when his father died five years later, the precocious child hit the road, touring the world with tabla maestro Zakir Hussain. The family converted to Sufi Islam, and Dileep took the name Allah Rakha Rahman...
...Indian directors and actors are escaping that mold, and now Rahman is breaking out too. The composer has long been a musical magpie, borrowing freely from an array of traditions: South Asian, Sufi, Irish folk, rock, reggae, even ragtime. And the outside world is discovering that beneath the tabla and synthesized sitar, his music isn't strictly subcontinental. "The sound of Middle Earth has to be a unique sound," says West End producer Kevin Wallace, who chose Rahman to score The Lord of the Rings. "And Rahman is a great classical composer who has also absorbed different cultures to produce...
English-born McLaughlin, known as the “Guitar Hero,” performs with Hussain, a Grammy-winning tabla player. Remember Shakti is a unique blend of Eastern and Western musical tradition. 8 p.m. $35-$45. Sanders Theatre...
...addition to the traditional accompaniment of harmonium and tabla (Indian drums), Stringer employs electric guitars and violins. Uttal frequently underscores his chanting with riffs reminiscent of bluegrass and reggae. "You can sing chants the way they are sung in India," says K.D., whose last album, Door of Faith, was produced by kirtan devotee Rick Rubin, who has worked with Johnny Cash and the Beastie Boys. "However, I was born in America--I grew up on rock 'n' roll--and my natural musical emotions are different from an Indian person...