"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"
11 minutes
3 months ago
The Ones Who Didn’t Perform
I like to hear from you Not every student wants the stage. And not every great player ends up on one. In this episode, Ritesh Das reflects on a quieter kind of journey in the world of tabla—one not measured by applause or public recognition. Through personal stories from Kolkata, Toronto, and decades of teaching, he honours the students who showed up week after week, not for performance, but for depth. Mothers who watched. Adults who played after work. Disciples who returned after years away....
"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...
