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Randall’s Roopak Solo at South Asian Classical Music Society of Chicago Event 3/19/2023

Time of Solo: 1:55 PM Randall's Roopak Taal (7 Beats) Solo will be presented as follows: Akash is playing a lehara in Raag Basant. Theka played at single time, one-and-a-half speed, double time, ending with tehai/tihai Peshkar based on a tintaal peshkar from Ustad AmedjanThirakwa which I adapted for roopak taal. Theme and variations ending … Continue reading Randall’s Roopak Solo at South Asian Classical Music Society of Chicago Event 3/19/2023

Tabla Solo & Special Taals meetup

First half Randall debuted his latest one-hour tabla solo in tintaal.Second half, Randall invited friends to sing or play one song/raag in any taal other than tintaal, to display the variety of taals out there.Performers: Qais (Afghan Folk song in 7 beat Mughali Taal), Hera (Malkauns in Jhaptaal), Sneha (Vrindavani in Chautaal), & Asif ("Bhiru … Continue reading Tabla Solo & Special Taals meetup

Randall Jamrok Tabla Solo for Pt. Samir Chatterjee’s 2022 Annual Students’ Recitals

Randall Jamrok Tabla Solo for Pt. Samir Chatterjee’s 2022 Annual Students' RecitalsIntro 00:00-00:23Kayeda dhagedhine 00:24-2:44Kayeda dhagena dhatidhage (Punjab Gharana) 2:45-4:52Challan (from Ustad AhmedjanThirakwa) 4:53-6:12Gat 6:13-7:28Rela 7:30-8:11Tukra 8:12-8:48Chakradar 8:49-9:46Special thanks to Kevin Merwin for recording video & audio. https://youtu.be/WZylyKDPjyA

Jamrokradar: chakradar that works in 4 taals!

description This is a chakradar that works in 4 different taals: Tintaal, Jhaptaal, Ektaal, & Pancham Sawari Taal. I call it a Jamrokradar. It can also work in other taals with slight modification of spaces (videos forthcoming). bols videos https://youtu.be/pFLVLkrzPRM https://youtu.be/Npx5eSB6ajA https://youtu.be/esjrAkRKI5I https://youtu.be/7lC857gfAao

Improvise Tehai for tabla in any taal! The Jamrok All-Taal Rectangle of Tehai

This is a video about how to construct and use the Jamrok All-Taal Rectangle of Tehai for South Asian Classical Music (compare the Circle of Fifths in Western Music). This rectangle can be used for coming up with tehais for concluding a tabla player's kayeda in any taal. This shows how all the taals are … Continue reading Improvise Tehai for tabla in any taal! The Jamrok All-Taal Rectangle of Tehai

Tabla Practice: 15-Minute Drut Tintaal Workout Lehra 310-500 BPM Gradual Increase

https://youtu.be/BL4EflUHdTU This is a lehra I made for my practice / riyaz Lehra for Tabla practiceDrut Tintaal15 minutes Workout310-500 Gradual IncreaseTuning note DSarangi Bhairavi from Lehra Studio Ultimate00:00​-1:00​ 310 BPM1:01​-2:00​ 320 BPM2:01​-3:00​ 330 BPM3:01​-4:00​ 340 BPM4:01​-5:00​ 350 BPM5:01​-6:00​ 360 BPM6:01​-7:00​ 370 BPM7:01​-8:00​ 380 BPM8:01​-9:00​ 390 BPM9:01​-10:00​ 400 BPM10:01​-10:30​ 410 BPM10:31​-11:00​ 420 BPM11:01​-11:30​ 430 BPM11:31​-12:00​ 440 … Continue reading Tabla Practice: 15-Minute Drut Tintaal Workout Lehra 310-500 BPM Gradual Increase