My Journey of Rhythm with Djembe | Taufiq Qureshi | TEDxPVGCOET

Taufiq Qureshi, an ace percussionist of India, referred to as a game changer, is also an acclaimed composer. Taufiq is recognized for his path-breaking and trend-setting work, as a performing artiste and as a composer/arranger in the field of world music. He has been ably successful at taking the nuances of traditional rhythms of India to an alternate form of world music and offering it to a larger audience, comprising all age groups from different parts of the world.
Taufiq has pioneered and developed a distinct technique of playing the African percussion instrument, Djembe, in the context of Indian rhythmic compositions.
Taufiq's album Rhydhun, amongst others, is said to be a benchmark for world music in India, set way back in the year 2000. He has been featured as a performing artiste in the 2009 Grammy-award winning album, 'Global Drum Project'. Taufiq's albums have been released the world over and he has performed at prestigious Music festivals all over the globe. He has been a recipient of the Gold Award for Best Music at the Cannes Ad Film Festival and at the London International Festival for some of his exemplary advertisement ventures. Taufiq has lent a third dimension to many chartbuster songs and background score tracks of the Indian film industry genre of music, by virtue of his inimitable sense of rhythm arrangement and feel for sound.
This exceptionally versatile percussionist, is the worthy torchbearer of a rich legacy of percussion, being the son and disciple of the legendary Ustad Allarakha and brother of the maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain by whom he has been greatly influenced. Taufiq has been fortunate to have received guidance from Ghatam Vidhwan, Pandit Vikku Vinayakram.
Over the last fifteen years, he has been imparting training to deserving students, some of whom are now making their mark and carrying forward his work. Taufiq Qureshi, an ace percussionist, referred to as a game changer, is also an acclaimed composer. Taufiq is recognized for his path-breaking and trend-setting work, as a performing artiste & as a composer on the world music scene. Taufiq has been successful at taking the nuances of traditional rhythms of India to an alternate form of world music. He has pioneered & developed a distinct technique of playing the African percussion instrument Djembe, in the context of Indian rhythmic compositions. Taufiq's albums have been released all over the globe. Some of his accomplishments include the Gold Award for Best Music at the Cannes Ad Film Festival & at the London International Festival for his exemplary advertisement ventures, a feature in a Grammy-winning album, & numerous background scores and tracks for the Indian film industry. He is the worthy torchbearer of a rich legacy of percussion; the son & disciple of the legendary Ustad Allarakha & brother of the maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@zakUSDedelman]

Too much brilliance. Thanks a million

[@hardikvaidya]

Just the beauty of watching him perform! 🙏🏻

[@johnmorrow1253]

Wonderful inspiring playing out of this world many thanks, djembe is also good for crash bang wallop in the park with anyone who fancies a go too.

[@antonio.beirao]

Thank you for sharing! I’m a big fan! Love from Brazil 🙌🏼❤️

[@sridhara7932]

Wow !! Amazing!! Loved every moment ❤

[@Lordofthedrum1]

Thank you . You are truly the percussion guru!

[@prinks1993]

Ustaad Taufiq Qureshi sahab is just amazing wish i could learn djembe in indian classical style by himself ... From the beginner's perspective for now (hope to be great in later life) just a wow is perhaps the best way to communicate all the feeling of mine and my djembe in one word 😌 just a dream I wish to come true one day

[@adelegangai8173]

thank you

[@praveenpaliwal9047]

Amazing

[@urveen1]

OMG 😱, Extremely pleased to learn about you .

[@Sudipto17Kolkata]

Fascinating

[@kanchanravi6616]

Thank you for this

[@sreeharimeledam1152]

what a musician❤

[@m.taylor6808]

You are an amazing Master percussionist. Perhaps instead of playing on a djembe, learn the secrets of the djembe by studying the instrument instead of playing on it; play/learn djembe instead of playing on it. Give it the due diligence, respect and depth of study that you clearly gave to the other things you are doing with music.

[@nileshamb1]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️👌🏻👌🏻

[@karan_rathore]

Great sir, kash me apse tabla sikha sakta