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Author Topic: Tabla Phenomenon - Rimpa Shiv  (Read 960 times)
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« on: April 05, 2007, 07:43 PM »

Some day we'll be as good as this 11 year old girl!

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« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2007, 10:16 AM »

I'm impressed, especially considering her age, but it was a bit to "shred" for my tastes.  Seemed like lots of technique, without enough feel.   You can hear tons of wicked technique in someone like Zakir Hussein's work, but at the same time he manages to make it lyrical, more than rhythmic fireworks.   Again, thats for my tastes. 

That said, it's all about context.  Maybe in the context of a demonstrative recital, that kind of thing is apropos.  But as listening music, eh. 

And still, always happy to see a thread about tabla Smiley
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« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2007, 01:17 PM »

I think it is an appropriate demonstration of her talent. If she was accompanying a sarod or sitar, I'm sure she would play accordingly, but she is reciting bols and playing them back to demonstrate her ability to do so, which does involve a little "shredding" as you call it. Obscuring the tala for extended periods and then bouncing back on it is part of the aesthetic appeal of a tabla solo, and the complexity of her bols as well as the length of the recitation is pretty impressive for such a young girl!   
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« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2007, 11:32 PM »

...it was a bit to "shred" for my tastes.  Seemed like lots of technique, without enough feel.   You can hear tons of wicked technique in someone like Zakir Hussein's work, but at the same time he manages to make it lyrical, more than rhythmic fireworks.   Again, thats for my tastes. 

Yeah, I'm sure all the hype about her has boosted her confidence in such a way to where she is so amped up to throw in every note she can. But it can go either way with Zakir depending on the musical context. I've heard his classic indian playing and it was very tasteful. And then I've also seen him with Tabla Beat Science and it was "rhythmic fireworks" as you said! Still tasteful, I love both styles--
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