"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"
21 minutes
5 months ago
What is a Guru - Really ?
I like to hear from you Episode 11: What Is a Guru—Really? In this episode, I return to the source. Not to talk about gurus as personalities or institutions—but to ask: What does the word “Guru” actually mean? And how has that meaning changed—and been misused—over time? Starting from the Vedas, through lived experience, and into the role of the śiṣya (student), I share what I’ve learned over a lifetime of study, teaching, and unlearning. This episode includes: The original Vedic ...
"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...
