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Teachers & Performers of Indian Music & Dance

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN TABLA, THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU
This is the first volume of the most complete series on the tabla. Fundamentals of Tabla

It is available around the world. Check your local Amazon for pricing.

Name: Jonathan Mayer
E-Mail: info@jonathanmayer.co.uk
Field: Sitar
Location: 64 Monkswood Ave, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1LD UK
Telephone: 44 7958 779873
Misc. Info: Please check out http://www.jonathanmayer.co.uk/ for full details.

THESE BOOKS MAY NOT BE FOR YOU
A superficial exposure to music is acceptable to most people; but there is an elite for whom this is not enough. If you have attained certain social and intellectual level, Elementary North Indian Vocal (Vol 1-2) may be for you.

This has compositions, theory, history, and other topics. All exercises and compositions have audio material which may be streamed over the internet for free.
Are you really ready to step up to the next level? Check your local Amazon.

Name: Mr Gurdain Rayatt
E-Mail: mail@gurdain.com
Field: Tabla
Location: North Watford, Hertfordshire, UK
Telephone:
Misc. Info: Gurdain began his train­ing aged 3 from his father Harkirat Rayatt (disciple of grand­father Bhai Gurmit Virdee), later became a disciple of late Pandit Shankar Ghosh and is now a disciple of Pandit Yogesh Samsi. He per­forms clas­sical solos, accom­pani­ment and cross cultural and contem­porary per­formances includ­ing American Slide Guitar, electronica, jazz and world music. He has recorded and per­formed with many notable mus­icians includ­ing Anoushka Shankar, Niladri Kumar, Pandit Birju Maharaj, Pandit Shahid Parvez, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan etc. He teaches in Watford and also pro­vides tuition on­line. His father’s organi­sation Chakardar runs an annual 5-day tabla summer school catering for many stu­dents ongoing riyaaz and development

Name: Harkirat Singh Rayatt
E-Mail: harkirat@chakardar.com
Field: Tabla Player, Teacher
Location: 51 Braham Crescent, Watford, Herts WD25 7NN, England, UK
Telephone: + 44 7714 065078
Misc. Info: Internationally recognised Tabla teacher (40 yrs+) – all levels from beginner to advanced /professional level through face to face sessions & online via Zoom, Facetime, etc, so please contact us to discuss your requirements. Classical or light both catered for. Structured professional teaching with written lessons provided covering London & surrounding counties. Current classes in Watford, Barnet, Southall, Hounslow, Slough, Gravesend, Erith, Ilford, Birmingham, etc. Teaching is supplemented with Music concerts, work­shops, masterclasses, annual residential music summer school (20 + years). Direct lineage back to Punjab, Benares & Farukhabad. Material from all gharana’s is taught systematically. Results are that have produced some of the best young performers on the scene today in the UK. Website: www.chakardar.com & follow us through Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. www.tablaonline.com ..

Name: Ranjeet S Sokhi
E-Mail: saaz_music@yahoo.co.uk
Field: Tabla, Vocal, Sitar
Location: 45 Hillside Road, Upper Stondon, Bedfordshire, SG16 6LP, England, UK
Telephone: 01462814476
Misc. Info: For advice on Indian clas­sical music in the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire area please visit www.saazmusic.org.

Name: Shruti Sriram, Artistic Director ‘Sanskriti:’
E-Mail: shruti.sriram@gmail.com
Field: Carnatic vocal music, Bharathnatyam in the Kala­kshetra style
Location: 20 Brisbane Road, Ilford, Essex IG1 4SR,UK
Telephone: 0208 554 4054 or 07896 878 077
Misc. Info: Training is pro­vided (all ages 5 and above), at beginner, intermediate and advan­ced levels. ISTD dance grade exams offered (www.istd.org) Please refer web­site for detailed infor­mation. Web­site – Sanskritiuk.net Insti­tution – Sanskriti – South Asian Natya (dance) Sangita (Music) Kriya (Act of per­forming/theatre) Iti ..


Other Sites of Interest

Implicit learning of Indian Music by Westerners

Nowadays: The Role of Internet for Propagation and Proliferation of Music

Multicultural Music Instruction in the Elementary School: What Can Be Achieved?

Training in Indian Classical Dance: A Case Study

Rasabodha: Understanding Indian classical dance by recognizing emotions using deep learning

Embodying culture : gurus, disciples and tabla players

Distance Education in Indian Music : Feasibility and Prospects

My Experience in Bharata Natyam (Indian Dance)

Learning Embodied Semantics via Music and Dance Semiotic Correlations


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