"Tabla Beyond Borders: Life, Spirit, and Rhythm with Ritesh Das"
Ritesh Das
17 episodes
2 months ago
I like to hear from you Tabla study is more than learning rhythms — it’s a complete training for attention, memory, timing, and pattern thinking. In this episode, I share what tabla is, how it’s learned through an oral tradition, and how speaking, playing, and listening work together to shape the mind. I talk about my own path from Kolkata to North America, the early challenges of introducing tabla to new audiences, and how years of collaboration with artists from taiko, flamenco, jazz...
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I like to hear from you Tabla study is more than learning rhythms — it’s a complete training for attention, memory, timing, and pattern thinking. In this episode, I share what tabla is, how it’s learned through an oral tradition, and how speaking, playing, and listening work together to shape the mind. I talk about my own path from Kolkata to North America, the early challenges of introducing tabla to new audiences, and how years of collaboration with artists from taiko, flamenco, jazz...
"Tabla Beyond Borders: Life, Spirit, and Rhythm with Ritesh Das"
14 minutes
3 months ago
Listening is the real skill
I like to hear from you In this episode, Ritesh Das explores the often overlooked art of listening—through the lens of a tabla class. From childhood instinct to adult distraction, from classroom interruptions to moments of deep focus, he walks through how real listening is not just a musical technique—it’s a life skill. Drawing from decades of teaching and a story from his own guru Shankar Ghosh, Ritesh shows how listening with full attention can lead to joy, growth, and clarity—on the drums ...
"Tabla Beyond Borders: Life, Spirit, and Rhythm with Ritesh Das"
I like to hear from you Tabla study is more than learning rhythms — it’s a complete training for attention, memory, timing, and pattern thinking. In this episode, I share what tabla is, how it’s learned through an oral tradition, and how speaking, playing, and listening work together to shape the mind. I talk about my own path from Kolkata to North America, the early challenges of introducing tabla to new audiences, and how years of collaboration with artists from taiko, flamenco, jazz...
