Tabla Beat Science is a musical group founded in 1999 by Zakir Hussain and Bill Laswell. Its style consists of a mixture of Hindustani music, Asian Underground, Ambient, Drum and Bass, and Electronica. Hindustani Classical Music ( Hindi: हिन्दुस्तानी शास्त्रीय संगीत Urdu: ہندوستانی شاستریے سنگیت Asian Underground is a term associated with various British Asian musicians (mostly Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi and Sri Lankan who Ambient music is a Musical genre in which sound is more important than notes Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary Electronic music designed for a wide range Laswell met with Karsh Kale (who had worked together with Bill for years), and they later teamed up with Talvin Singh and Trilok Gurtu. All six have written for Tabla Beat Science's music.
Personnel
- Zakir Hussain, a premier classical musician and accompanist. Ustad Zakir Hussain ( Hindi: ज़ाकिर हुसैन Urdu: زاکِر حسین born March 9, 1951, is a famous Tabla
- Trilok Gurtu is another renowned Indian percussionist. Trilok Gurtu (born in Bombay on 30 October 1951) is an Indian Percussionist and composer who has also "crossed over" into
- Talvin Singh is an acclaimed Asian Underground artist. Talvin Singh (born in 1970 in London) is a Producer/Composer and Tabla player known for creating an innovative fusion of classical Indian music and drum n bass
- Bill Laswell. Bill Laswell (born February 12, 1955 in Salem Laswell is a bassist, ground-breaking producer, and composer. A bass player (bassist is a Musician who plays a Double bass, Bass guitar, keyboard bass or wind
- Ustad Sultan Khan. Ustad Sultan Khan is a renowned Indian Sarangi player and singer specializing in the Hindustani Classical music tradition. Khan is renowned for his technique and melodic control over the sarangi. The Sarangi ( Hindi
- Karsh Kale plays for Tabla Beat Science on tabla and drum kit. Karsh Kale ( Hindi: कुरश कले Kursh Kah-lay) is an Indian producer composer and musician known for melding the music of his heritage with This article is about the Indian drum For the drum with the same name in Arabic, see Goblet drum.
- DJ Disk plays for Tabla Beat Science on turntable. DJ Disk is a San Francisco Bay Area turntablist of Panamanian, Colombian, and Nicaraguan descent Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating music using phonograph turntables and a DJ mixer.
Discography
- Tala Matrix (2000)
- Live in San Francisco at Stern Grove (2002)
- Talamanam Sound Clash: Further Adventures in Hypercussion (DVD) (2003)
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