Heiko Dijker is an Amsterdam based tabla player, composer and producer, his playing is marked by enthusiasm, depth of knowledge and rhythmic poetry. Heiko left Holland at a young age to find true soulfulness in music and life. Hitch-hiking around the world, he was drawn into classical Indian music. After years of traditional training with Shri Bhaswaraj Bhendigeri in India, living in a small clay hut and practicing in the Himalaya, he continued to learn with grandmaster Faiyaz Khan in the Guru-Shisya (master-disciple) system. For over 10 years, he was totally absorbed in Sadhana, practicing and listening classical Indian acoustic music.
Heiko has joined his traditional skills with composing and music production, creating several albums. Holding a masters-degree in classical tabla of the Rotterdam conservatory, Heiko has been working and collaborating with notorious musician and dancers such as Shankar Mahadevan, Pandit Birju Maharaj, Ustad Fariduddin Dagar, Bahauddin Dagar, Meeta Pandit, Saskia Laroo, Ustad Sabir Khan, Kailash Ensemble and many more.Alongside his worldwide performances, Heiko has been an accompanist of great masters like Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia and Pandit Buddhadhitya Mukherjee at the Rotterdam Conservatory and is a teacher at the SKVR music school in Rotterdam as well as lecturer around the globe.
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