Keharwa Tal - Tabla for Accompaniment or Practice

1. Keharwa Tal - Slow Tempo (15:00)

2. Keharwa Tal - Medium Tempo (15:00)

3. Keharwa Tal - Fast Tempo (15:00)

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About the Artist
Ashwin Batish ------------------------------------------------ Composer, Performer, Teacher of Music, Recording Artist

Speciality- Sitar and Tabla

Birthplace- Bombay, India

Education- Musical- Training in North Indian classical music from his father Pandit Shiv Dayal Batish

Academic- Associate in Arts (Accounting) - Cabrillo College, Santa Cruz, California; Bachelor of Science (Accounting) - San Jose State University, San Jose, California

Teaching- Master Instructor - Batish Institute of Music & Fine Arts, Santa Cruz, California. Previous Positions- Music Faculty San Jose State University - East/West Fusion. Guest Lecturer - Mills College, Oakland, California. University of California, Santa Cruz. Cabrillo College, California.

Recording Artist- Batish Records, California, U.S.A.

Discography- Morning Meditation (CD/Cassette 1980) The Third Stream (CD/Cassette 1981) In Concert CD/Cassette (CD/Cassette 1984) Om Shanti Meditation - Swarmandal (CD/Cassette 1985) Sitar Power #1 (CD/Cassette 1987) Sitar Power #2 (CD/Cassette July 1994) Ashwin Batish Live at KKUP Radio (CD 2000) Educational Works- Tabla for Accompaniment or Practice 32 or 10 CD set (1991) Ragopedia - Exotic Scales of North India co-author (1989) Sitar Tutor Video #1 - Introduction to the Sitar (1994) Sitar Tutor Video #2 - Begining Sitar Exercises (1994) Changing Your Sitar Strings Video (1999) Tweaking Your Sitar Video (1999) Tabla Tutor Video #1 - Introduction to Tabla (1994) Tabla Tutor Video #2 - Production of Tabla Bols (1995) Tanpura Tutor Video (1995) Harmonium Tutor Video #1 - Introduction to the Harmonium (Co-Authored with Pandit Shiv Dayal Batish) (1994) Dilruba Tutor Video #1 - Introduction to the Dilruba (Co-Authored with Pandit Shiv Dayal Batish) (1996)

Music Videos- Ashwin Batish at WOMAD - Interview and Highlights (45 min.) Batish Family at UCSC - In Concert (60 min.) S. D. Batish and Ashwin Batish - KKUP Radio Interview/Performance (82 min) Ashwin Batish and S.D. Batish in concert at the Renaissance Fair (52 min.) Music of North India Concert - Ashwin Batish, Sitar and Sham Kane, Tabla In Concert (Part 1) - Ashwin Batish, Sitar and Zakir Hussain, Tabla In Concert (Part 1) - Ashwin Batish, Sitar and Zakir Hussain, Tabla

Performances- Winnipeg Folk Festival, Canada Vancouver Folk Festival, Canada Montreal Jazz Festival, Canada Earthsong Festival, Hamilton, Canada Womad Festival, Toronto, Canada Oxfam Worldfest, California, USA World Music Festival, Michigan, USA Quebec International Music Festival, Canada Nassau Community College Folk Festival, New York Worldbeat Festival, Ottawa, Canada National Arts Center, Ottawa, Canada Club Nu, Miami, Florida New Jazz Festival, Moers, Germany

Product Description
Tabla For Accompaniment or Practice is a collection of 10 CDs of the hottest rhythm cycles of North India. This unique collection has been compiled especially for practicing classical and folk music of North India. It is also an invaluable resource for Jazz/World musicians and composers interested in jamming with Tabla grooves. This 3rd CD is on Keharwa Tal, a rhythmic cycle of 8 beats. The sound syllables of this rhythm cycle are recited as Dha Ge Na Ti | Na Ka Dhi and counted 1 2 3 4, 5 6 7 8. Keharwa is a very popular Indian tala. It is not strictly a classical tala but more a folk and dance rhythm. The popular Bhangra form is built around this rhythm. One must remember that good tabla players will add ornamentations to their playing. Sometimes a rhythm sounds barren without these added ornamentations. There are three tempos included on this CD - slow, medium and fast. For this recording project, each tempo was picked selectively by Ashwin and his father Pandit Shiv Dayal Batish so as to allow a perfect rhythmic environment for practice as well as performance. The sound is crystal clear. The recording were originally recorded direct to DAT at 48k sampling and latter stepped down to the Compact Disc 44k rate. What that means is that they sound great! Each tempo is played for about 15 minutes and was recorded with a metronome beat. It is therefore very steady. Please understand, this CD is * NOT * some virtuoso Tabla playing. We've purposely kept the grove steady and repetitive with some subtle variations of the main groove (Theka prakars). The playing doesn't deviate much from this main groove. Our intent was to create a work that is usable for practicing and jamming with. Too much virtuosic playing would have distracted from this goal. As a practice tool, we recommend you pop this CD into your machine, select a tempo and start jamming with it on your favorite instrument. Here is a list of all the 10 CDs we have made to date. You can order all of these individually from the Amazon.com catalog. Each CD consists of the Theka in three different tempos - slow, medium and fast. Each track is 15 minutes per tempo. In the case of Tintal and Ektal, we have included bonus tracks of the very slow Theka. Rupak Tal

- 7 Beat Cycle,

Catalog# BR7501CD, UPC# 745756750129 Dadra Tal

- 6 Beat Cycle,

Catalog# BR7502CD, UPC# 745756750228 Keharwa

- 8 Beat Cycle,

Catalog# BR7503CD, UPC# 745756750327 Dhamar Tal

- 14 Beat Cycle, Catalog# BR7504CD, UPC# 745756750426 Ek Tal

- 12 Beat Cycle, Catalog# BR7505CD, UPC# 745756750525 Jhaptal

- 10 Beat Cycle, Catalog# BR7506CD, UPC# 745756750624 Deepchandi Tal

- 14 Beat Cycle, Catalog# BR7507CD, UPC# 745756750723 Jaltital

- 16 Beat Cycle, Catalog# BR7508CD, UPC# 745756750822 Tintal

- 16 Beat Cycle, Catalog# BR7509CD, UPC# 745756750921 Jhumra Tal

- 14 Beat Cycle, Catalog# BR7510CD, UPC# 745756751027 All the tracks have been recorded in the key of C. These CDs are not mass produced but burned individually at our facility in Santa Cruz, California. We quality check each one after the burn. The beauty of having this product on CD is the accuracy of pitch and clarity of tone. Visit our web site at http://batish.com/ for more information on our institute and other educational self help products. You can also email us at info@batish.com if you have a question regarding this CD.

Keharwa Tal - Tabla for Accompaniment or Practice

Tracks:

Keharwa Tal - Slow Tempo (15:00)
Keharwa Tal - Medium Tempo (15:00)
Keharwa Tal - Fast Tempo (15:00)

Album Description

Tabla For Accompaniment or Practice is a collection of 10 CDs of the hottest rhythm cycles of North India. This unique collection has been compiled especially for practicing classical and folk music of North India. It is also an invaluable resource for Jazz/World musicians and composers interested in jamming with Tabla grooves. This 3rd CD is on Keharwa Tal, a rhythmic cycle of 8 beats. The sound syllables of this rhythm cycle are recited as Dha Ge Na Ti | Na Ka Dhi and counted 1 2 3 4, 5 6 7 8. Keharwa is a very popular Indian tala. It is not strictly a classical tala but more a folk and dance rhythm. The popular Bhangra form is built around this rhythm. One must remember that good tabla players will add ornamentations to their playing. Sometimes a rhythm sounds barren without these added ornamentations. There are three tempos included on this CD - slow, medium and fast. For this recording project, each tempo was picked selectively by Ashwin and his father Pandit Shiv Dayal Batish so as to allow a perfect rhythmic environment for practice as well as performance. The sound is crystal clear. The recording were originally recorded direct to DAT at 48k sampling and latter stepped down to the Compact Disc 44k rate. What that means is that they sound great! Each tempo is played for about 15 minutes and was recorded with a metronome beat. It is therefore very steady. Please understand, this CD is * NOT * some virtuoso Tabla playing. We've purposely kept the grove steady and repetitive with some subtle variations of the main groove (Theka prakars). The playing doesn't deviate much from this main groove. Our intent was to create a work that is usable for practicing and jamming with. Too much virtuosic playing would have distracted from this goal. As a practice tool, we recommend you pop this CD into your machine, select a tempo and start jamming with it on your favorite instrument. Here is a list of all the 10 CDs we have made to date. You can order all of these individually from the Amazon.com catalog. Each CD consists of the Theka in three different tempos - slow, medium and fast. Each track is 15 minutes per tempo. In the case of Tintal and Ektal, we have included bonus tracks of the very slow Theka. Rupak Tal