Tabla Grooves | Pandit Sanju Sahai plays Tabla Solo | Benares Gharana | Music of India

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Precise, powerful, and intricately funky, Sanju ‘Vishnu’ Sahai embodies the Benares tabla gharana. As the sixth generation of his family’s illustrious rhythm lineage, he was born into rhythm. His talent was recognised early - at age 9 he was playing major festivals, and completed his music degree at 13 with a Masters following at 18. He is mindful of diluting classical tabla styles, but this has not stopped him taking them into a breathtaking array of contexts. Alongside accompanying top Hindustani musicians he has collaborated with artists spanning flamenco and jazz to opera and Gregorian chant. He has played in schools and prisons as well as for the Queen, and tutors tabla at SOAS in London. Today he lives in the UK, and travels the globe as a star accompanist and soloist.
Here he plays some Benares compositions in the 16-beat tintal cycle, demonstrating his command of the tabla’s full sonic range. Listen to Sanju’s full performances on the Darbar player, accompanying Prattyush Banerjee’s sarod on Patdeep and Dr. Prabha Atre’s vocals on Shyam Kalyan:
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Sanju: “Once I was asked to perform with the Sugababes. The manager wanted me to sit on stage and mime rather than play. I told them “you’ve got the wrong guy - I practice this music 12 hours a day. I love it and this way does not allow me to respect it.”
Recorded for Darbar on 27 Oct 2018, at London’s Barbican Centre
-Sanju Sahai (tabla)
-Tanmay Deochake (harmonium)
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The best from Banaras Gharana and one of the best tabla players overall.

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banaras baaj...the maestro and now the living legend Pt.Sanju Sahai ji. naman to this clarity of bol,the clarity,""vazan" in the bol with the sweetness maintained..love this always... pranam.

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Unbelievable skill. I’ve tried to play Tabla and I appreciate how difficult it is. This kind of skill leaves me speechless. 🙏🏻

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Pandit ji k dil ki softness unke table me saaf saaf mehsoos ki ja sakti h... Lots of pranaam ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Sanju sahai ji And our brilliant harmonium player tanmay ji ✨

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😇

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वाह

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Is he belongs to benarasi gharana?

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Sanju ji not only belongs to Benares Gharana but he is the torchbearer and is the direct descendent of Pandit Ram Sahai ji the founder of Benares Gharana

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Sanju ji not only belongs to Benares Gharana but he is the torchbearer and is the direct descendent of Pandit Ram Sahai ji the founder of Benares Gharana

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Yes. He does.

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Yes - Sanju comes from a long lineage of Benares tabla players. This is what he has to say about it (from an upcoming Darbar interview): "Each generation builds on the ideas of those who came before them - Benares is the youngest of the great tabla gharanas. Our music must always be contemporary - it won’t survive as it should if I only play old Benares styles. I must find a bridge, and always be authentic as I search. I never want to be labelled as something I’m not. Others can go ahead and focus on fusion, but I feel that I have a greater responsibility. My name is important as it represents my ancestors. And musicians still look to Benares - I can’t help but feel that if I compromise too much then others will too."

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The sound is very odd, the two Tabla mics shouldn't be panned left and right as if they are two separate instruments, it is one instrument so should remain together. I have noticed this in other videos also.

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I follow them

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Kya nagma hai

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Tanmay deochake should be compared to Chellam Sir 😂😂😂...he is everywhere...by the way he is one of the best hermonium player 🙏

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I think pandit ji is not less than Jakir Hossain.

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