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Downpour of Rhythm on Guru Poornima (1 of 3)

On July 25, 2010, despite the heavy rainfall, hundreds of Amdavadis gathered to be apart of the largest music Guru Poornima celebrations in Gujarat. While nature sent down its droplets of water outside, inside the auditorium, there was downpour of rhythm. The audience witnessed how talent has been cultivated in India and abroad under the tutelage of Tabla Guru Pandit Divyang Vakil and his music institute Rhythm Riders.

Here is part 1 of a review of the performances:

The first to take the stage was Shaurya, who we have written about before.  This young boy who played with a confidence beyond his age and mere three years of training.  His love for tabla was clear in performance.

Following Shaurya, was another student of three years – Heena Patel.   Born and raised abroad, Heena gave up a career in engineering for a dream to be Canada’a first professional female classical tabla player.   She performed a difficult solo with charisma, displaying her potential and ability to be considered in a male-dominated field.

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2010
08/02
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Tabla Guru Purnima contd

Evan Boyd

Evan Boyd

Evan learns tabla from the Taalim School of Indian Music and made a special trip out to India to be with his Guru – Pandit Divyang Vakil on the special day of Guru Purnima.  His tabla solo was full of humour and his enjoyment and energy was enjoyed by all.   You can watch Evan’s solo here.

Rahul Shrimali Tabla Solo

As usual, young rising tabla star 16 year old Rahul Shrimali displayed his expertise during his tabla solo.   He may be young in age, but has immense talent and dedication to tabla and shows maturity beyong his years in his playing.   You can watch a video with clips from both of  Rahul’s tabla solo during the weeklong Guru Purnima celebration.

2009
04/21
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Inspiring Young Tabla Student

Summer vacation has started in India, which means that our tabla classes generally have lower than usual attendance.  For many, summer break means time away from the city, but for others, its means something else.   Many of our students stay in Ahmedabad for the vacation, passing their days playing and enjoying the fact that they have no school, no tuitions, no homework.   We often tell the students to use some of these extra hours to practice tabla.  The summer break can be a great time to bring up your playing level.

We hope that students take the message to heart, but don’t know who will.   In our last beginner class, all of us got a pleasant surprise.  One of our youngest students has increased his practice 3 fold.  Six year Shaurya is spending 2 hours in the morning practicing on his own and 2 hours in the evening practicing under his mother’s supervision (up from the 1.5 hr of daily practice during the school year).  WOW! four hours a day.  He doesn’t need to be told to practice, he sits and practices out of his own initiative.   What a shining example of dedication for all!

2009
04/19
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The love of the Young Students

The young students of Rhythm Riders are always a delight.  I justed wanted to recount an experience that occurred in our beginner tabla class today. 

Adit, nicknamed “Add-it”, has been learning at RRMI for nearly 4 years.   Last time in class, Nishantbhai remarked, “You have been playing very well for the last 2 to 3 classes, so when are you bringing chocolates to class?”  (Distributing chocolate is a common way to celebrate good news).

The comment was made in good humour, but low and behold, today, Add-it showed up with 5 candy bars.  One each for the three teachers and two for Guruji.  =)

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12/02
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