#Torontotablaensemble

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Toronto Tabla Ensemble’s lates CD available on iTunes.

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Join us on August 22, 2018 for Bhumika – prologue. A preview of the album before it officially releases on September 9, 2018.Songs from the new album will be played by Toronto Tabla Ensemble featuring guest artists: Raginder Singh Momi on violin and Kathak dancer Labonee Mohanta.Intimate setting,limited seating, get your tickets ASAP. tickets

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Toronto Tabla Ensemble (TTE) presents an exciting new concert featuring classical Indian art forms and their contemporary arrangement in an ensemble format. They will present original compositions by artistic director Ritesh Das both from their recent album Bhumika as well as new works which will feature on upcoming recordings. The Ensemble’s innovation is to take a traditionally solo or accompaniment percussion instrument found in North Indian Classical Music and bring it to the centre of the stage through powerful collaboration with world music and dance forms. For this installment, they will be joined by guest Kathak dancer Labonee Mohanta and Odissi dancer Anindita Nanda who will present solos in their respective pure formats before joining the Ensemble with new choreography in an energetic meeting of rhythm, footwork, and movement. California-based mridangam player Sekhar Sarukkai will join TTE for the second time after making his debut at the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival in 2018.

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Toronto Tabla Ensemble presents ‘Raghupati’ a new single and music video. Ritesh Das, Founder and Artistic Director of the Ensemble reimagines a landscape of harmony, peace and unity. This song has great significance for Indians bringing sentiment to the unity encouraged by Mahatma Gandhi during the challenges of colonization during the 24 day long Salt March in 1930. This song is revived by the Ensemble bringing a new positive energy to the composition.   The track presents a synchronized collaboration with powerful vibrations of footwork from Kathak Dance, a compelling foundation of tabla percussion, resonating vocals, and the beginnings of melodic sarod instrument accompanied by the flute.  

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What is the Toronto Tabla Ensemble Shool? Explained by two 9 year old students: Menon and Nikhil.

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Toronto Tabla Youth Ensemble he Toronto Tabla Youth Ensemble (TTYE) is an elite pre-professional training and performance troupe, ages 8-16, under the direct tutelage of tabla maestro Ritesh Das.  It is the most prestigious pre-professional youth tabla ensemble and leadership program in Canada.  Students must audition and undergo a rigorous training program in tabla technique, classical North Indian music, etiquette, history and philosophy of Indian art and culture.

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Sare Nau from PARAMPARA

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Beginners Tabla Class in Mississauga. Training tabla players: Tabla class program consists of rigorous training in theoretical and practical aspects of the Hindustani classical art of tabla. The courses are overseen by academic director of the Toronto Tabla Ensemble, Ritesh Das. Training professional artists: While continuing advanced studies in tabla under Ritesh Das, the student also focuses on obtaining skills in arts administration and arts presentation. The advanced tabla study consists of further repertoire as well as experience in teaching tabla classes, accompanying classical music and dance, and composing.

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlU60jc7UTs)

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ue3_L1Cmr0)

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW5D3J-01JM)