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Rare Compositions of Benares by Pandit Sharda Sahai Pandit Sharda Sahai is an internationally renowned tabla maestro. As well as being famous for his classical skills he is known for his collaborations with Nana Vasconcelles, Andy Sheppard, Nexus etc. as well as his amazing public performances in WOMAD in the UK, EXPO in Sydney and the Winter Olympics in Canada.
Shardaji is one of the few artists who besides being a great performer is sought after for his teaching and has taught in Universities in the UK and the USA. He is the leader of the Benares style of tabla playing and fifth generation in line from its founder. This unique and rare recording is the third in a trilogy by this legendary maestro. This album incorporates compositions that have been handed down five generations and are rarely heard in public let alone put on a CD.
After the previous albums, The Art of Benares Baj and The Spirit of Benares, Shardaji felt the time was right for the 'conclusion' to the introduction to the Benares gharana. It is not a coincidence that Pt. Ramesh Mishra of Benares accompanies Shardaji on this recording as this is how the generations before them played together.
Audiorec Classical have put this special recording together and it will be launched on an ancient and sacred platform by the name of Manch Pravesh which will be played in the Purcell room on 5th April. This recording is one that tabla players will be listening to hundreds of times in order to learn to play these rare Benarasi compositions. To all other listeners, a most beautiful journey of Indian classical music to the shores of the Ganges.
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CD/Cassette - 1- Improvisation: Vilambit Laya
- Teental 16 beat
- Rare Compositions of Benares: Madhya Laya
- Teental 16 beat
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Pandit Sharda Sahai is an internationally renowned tabla maestro, famous for his classical skills and collaborations with Nana Vasconcelles, Andy Sheppard and Nexus, as well as his performances at WOMAD and other festivals around the world. He is the leader of the Benares style of tabla playing and this rare recording is the third in an extraordinary trilogy. The album incorporates compositions that have been handed down five generations and which have rarely been heard in public. Shardaji is accompanied on this thrilling and beautiful journey to the shores of the Ganges by Ramesh Misra (sarangi). - New Classic/Online World Music Magazine
Kiassisk. Nordindien. En tabla-solo kan være fortryllende, men en hel CD med solo tabla er ofte en lidt af en blandet fornøjelse, synes jeg.
Første halvdel af CDen er improvisationer i teental, en 16 slags rytme, og i langsomt tempo. Anden halvdel er ‘sjældne kompositioner’, i samme tala, men i medium tempo - og krydret med lidt forklaring og en del bols undervejs. Sidstnævnte er setier af ‘trommeord’, der svarer til serier af slag på trommerne. Ramesh Mishra akkompagnerer på sarangi.
CDen er den sidste i en trilogi, og ifølge udgiveren noget, tablaspillere vil lytte til hundredevis af gange. Utvivlsomt, for spillet er fint nok, men som ikke-tabla-spillende lyttet må jeg nok tilstå, at jeg hat det med at tabe interessen hen ad vejen. Første halvdel er en tong sag, og anden halvdel virker eftet min mening rodet. Men hvis man er lidt ‘fanatisk’ med tabla kan den nok være spændende. – Rating * * * Niels Rønnest / DJEMBE September 2003
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