The Tabla Guy

[@channpal]

My two-year old son loves this guy. He can listen to him for hours. Especially when as my son puts it "Uncle does Fateh". Truly very nice. This is the best Baby Sitter. :-) Thanks DaisyRani331 for posting the video. -Thankful Father

[@GenivaDrum]

IMa PASSIONATE 53 YEAR OLD FEMALE AND i play percussion with so much passion.... I have an awesome tabla teacher and this tabla guy really moves me and helps me to see the beauty of tabla.....Geniva

[@tejab69]

This guy is superb,fantastic,outstanding,mind-blowing, and has made history! There is no way to describe him, he's,he's made history!ROCK ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Ishanzari]

This guy is amazing! Gave me chills how fast he plays... thanks for this video, love this song.

[@CalistoCleaver]

I'v always been impressed by the incredible skill of drummers like this. But this guy takes it to a whole nother level of awesome!

[@jamadun]

He is amazing , i went to the NIYAZ concert last night wonderful i love the way he played tabla and the harmony ,He is a great musician and a good person.I would love to learn from him . Maria..

[@daljbansal]

This guy is on another level... that was amazing to watch... I can imagine it would be better to watch the live performance...

[@playdrums]

Absolutely AMAZING the different sounds these guys can get from tabla drums.

[@bongosurprise325]

What's sad is that people are so quick to assume that he's Muslim, while this instrument is a huge part of Indian culture, and he is wearing a pagg turban, which is indicative of him being Sikh. Ridiculous stereotypes from ignorance and lack of culture.

[@palaashpandey1061]

i know

[@vvig85]

nice concoction of western and indian style..very innovative and creative..hats of to the #15 Surd!

[@TheCrazzMc]

its not just this guy whos amazing his 16 year old nephew and 19 year old are also amazing. their entire family is so talented

[@missydd1]

Wicked! I have listened to this so many times. Shame you don't live in uk as have ideas with another tabla. Love love love love it!!!!!!!!!! X

[@LimitNine]

I love when they cheer him and he smiles @.@ You can tell he loves what he does

[@Calligraphy-dilipaweeratunga13]

My dad showed me this way back when I was in grade 8. Now I have 13yrs tabla playing experience😊

[@BigmanPigman22]

That was terrific! I wish i knew a drummer that could bring those kind of beats!

[@dida233]

this guy is amazing, it sounds great, and the music just makes it go even further. great stuff, keep it up.

[@Rubenplat]

wow! best performance during half time i've ever seen! You rock dude!

[@clarkcu00]

Take that 2000 years of Indian history ... amazing none the less ...

[@UmbrellaWatch]

oh ive always loved the tabla and consider it my fav. saw it played a few times from hindi friends of mine. ,. well well done. would enjoy learning this if i ever could. :)

[@spsmindra3629]

WOW. Actually brings tears. Wow. I'm going to play again.

[@dapauper786]

Amazing bro. Music crosses all boundaries.

[@GuyTri37]

i have seen it on rare occassions when tabla players are doing solos much like this one...it quite interesting when its done..it comes as a sort of surprise..i like it! :-)

[@KhalsaSoulja]

3 Tabla's, now that's something i have never seen before. A lot of practice and effort has gone into that performance and it speaks for itself. Stay strong Singh (\/)

[@MsNeechi]

Great Job. Keep it up...... Can you tell me where you got the background music that's nice too.

[@ZFMONKEY101]

Man... he is amazing at what he does. Who is he... I must hear more

[@CodenameNebulous]

@0verpowerd The tune is called Nightmare. It is by Brainbug. Great tune, hope this helps!

[@SebowTube]

That was funky ;-) ! I had never heard tabla and "techno" working so well together... funny but... good

[@iNicklen]

Its a track by Brainbug called "Nightmare". a classic UK dance track from 1997. I used to mix it.

[@nullarc5]

Jeez I don't know why people thumbed this down! It is the name of the song, and he's done something pretty sick with it...

[@TheCrazzMc]

its not just this guy whos amazing his 16 year old nephew and 19 year old are also amazing. they are all talented so happy that I got to learn by Jasmeet Chana

[@billy653]

This was the first ever video I watched on youtube.

[@sisqo786]

WOW what an amazing blend of western dance music with traditional indian tabla forget 10/10 il give him 11/10 lol

[@yogablossom100]

Wow! Incredible! Congratulations. Amazing

[@Thelaofkazi]

Man that is awesome. Anybody know of any good examples of these tabla rhythms. I might be doing some live percussion work for one of my friend's bands in a month, and they asked me to listen to some tabla rhythms and some other Indian rhythms as well, while they play "nagas." Not sure if I'm going to be playing what he's playing or what. Just would like advice or links. I listen to a lot of world music and different styles, so I'm not completely foreign to the feel of it.

[@Gr8fulGarcia]

WICKED!!! keep it up, dude! (you're the reason i'm learning the tabla;-) cheers!

[@ilinaeternity]

So chill. This guy. Playing tabla in front of an audience. With a sports jersey on.

[@JohnnyKnees1]

Amazing. This guy is so talented.

[@Universesurfer1]

great Performance and powerful ;))

[@tazsinghmakkar5509]

Talking from ten years of experience, the gentleman's right hand literally has a mind of it's own, meaning he can play a whole taal with one and not break. That's whussup frfr

[@mina8596]

Beautiful playing!

[@SPIDERCIDEE]

I love canada this is in the toronto raptors stadium, canadians are so culturally receptive

[@SPIDERCIDEE]

i am canadian

[@Mister_B_]

It's called Air Canada Centre

[@SPIDERCIDEE]

Mr. B yup

[@oromuisca]

Hi, I love traditional style Afghan music...unfortunately many new Afghan musicians adopted typical Iranian type music. I like stuff that sounds tribal with lots of complex tabla rhythms..Can U please refer me to some Afghan musicians...Some songs are so deep,I cry without know full meaning of song,but I'm now looking for something danceable..something that would be played at an "attan" I'm of Colombian descent but love the Afghan food,culture,& people

[@jjobie]

I love the sound of these drums. I've priced them though and they do seem a bit spendy. Is it because of the metal used in the construction, as opposed to wood?

[@machineages]

Awesome man......very nice.....

[@AbhaySinghBisen]

@BHAMRE my dear I am a classical tabla player , and the guy who is playing tabla is really highly skill , see how he is applying tabla to other music instruments that is art and believe me it is very hard , he has done a great job

[@MichiganSingh]

This guy is playing an musical instrument called Tabla. Tabla has been used in Indian Sub-continent for so many years. Although it is not very popular in the west but is becoming popular. A lot of music stars in the US have used Tabla beats in their albums.

[@XxnoitcelferxX]

That's a hell of a half time show lol! Great vid

[@babypickle07]

hahaha thats totally a brainbug song I looove that tune this is AWESOME!

[@DesiTune]

Well done dear...god bless you...

[@neeteen27]

great awesome...simply good..

[@rimearaz]

Bloody awesome mate..

[@raptorsfan5]

gurdeep is amazing keep it up wicked i personally play the tabla and this is some hard shyt to play it takes hours of practise

[@MrShammisiali]

wonderful, exelent. I don't have word for this

[@tukk]

looks like electro music. Excelent mix.

[@kersham]

you rock guy! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!!!!!!!!

[@Luke.Angle-Drums]

Punjab Classical music and the influence of the tabla is another shining example of how awsome foreign cultures are. Without cultural influence, we wouldnt have such great things as jazz (and for that matter, most music that most people consider American). If someone cant handle the influence of different cultures, then they should probably move to sweden or something.

[@SehajKaurr]

awsum! way to go! wish i could witness this live :)

[@rsa95]

i think he did it in this style so that it appeals to the entire audience that where at the game, in this medium it appeals to more people and in that way that helps to educate as well as entertain

[@Deundertow]

i just realized after watching the video. this guy has more talent than the entire toronto raptors starting five. amazing.

[@sabkuj]

ਬਹੁਤ ਵਧੀਆ ਤਬਲਾ ਵਜਾਇਆ.......

[@IIASVDaymImGoodII]

Incredible. Talent

[@GANJAspezialist]

nice bro greetz from afghanistan ( we love and play tabla too)

[@SuperIndiecat]

Wow! This guy is amazing! Crazy fast, too! :D

[@kevinmouring3794]

i am dign tabla guy .. tha guy is blessed.

[@darmy2k]

A++++ Excellent Skills

[@bungbond123]

wow, wonderful! someone needs to sign you by now!

[@rajeh13]

Power.. love it..

[@brocklesnar86]

its taken 5 long years but this video finally is managing to hit the million mark... in probably another 2

[@jayubs6740]

Amazing skillful individual

[@nasir2075]

keep it up sardar jee,..nice one

[@justrichandthebeees]

that's awesome...at the same time , hilarious...

[@applesandvodka]

That guy's got some talent.

[@billy653]

This was the first video I watched on youtube.

[@firehandszarb]

drums seem to be very well in tune. sounds lovely.

[@roxiegurl94]

wow this guy is so amazing! this is what my religoin is about! lol this rox!

[@SneakyMinion]

This guy's a legend!

[@Vijster1]

this guy can play! great job

[@zlance4012]

@ytcf71 He's prefectly on point with the trance beat.

[@walkerytalkery]

half hour of back 'tabla' massage from him will do me good.

[@Khloe_dancer_model]

Awesome!I'll be dancing to it!...=P

[@Dippersingh]

great video, What song is he playing to?

[@abhilashponnam]

i think he should stand as tall as zakir... he getting table appreciable amongst masses who dont understand talas and kritis whatsoever!!! i am astounded by he's sheer dexterity and sense of music....

[@xenopulse]

The song is Nightmare by Brainbug. I believe this is the sinister strings mix.

[@viraaj9876]

Excellent !

[@janpy_]

I went to his performance yesterday here in ottawa at Sikh Day Event...believe me yesterday performance was better thn this one in the video...hez gettin better each day.... Tabla Guy RuleZ !!!!

[@nikhilranchod09]

the song is called brainbug-nightmare or something to that effect

[@austrojules]

thx so much! thought it was an original composition; u gave me lots of nu stuff to discover

[@MrSpliffjones]

@goodluckpeace44 and all the people watching at home and in the stands... all those people know the beauty of tabla now, im not saying they all appreciated that beauty. but i respect anyone trying to spread there loved music

[@kurukururock]

the tabla is the greatest drum ever!

[@Hackiesacker007]

This guy is amazing. I was actually starting to learn Tabla, but apparently my table broke. the smaller one got a cut through it, so I can't use it now.

[@unitelmix]

wow good very good this 1 i like it keep it up man

[@amriteighteen]

He is crazy table player. I've actually met him in real life. I hope he performs again.

[@sohrob11]

crazy tabla playa crazy hand actions ;)

amazing sound¡¡¡, realy incredible, i love that (and also love him eyes)

[@itsumonihon]

@jodrummersh you know what's sad is when people forget that the whole purpose of an instrument is to make music, not to turn it into a science experiment. this guy clearly entertained his audience with his MUSIC. might not have conformed to whatever school of indian drumming there might be but he still managed to make MUSIC.

[@BrentHutchinson1]

Can anyone tell me what other instruments are also playing? He's not getting those other sounds (sounds like water in a drum being turned) is that form these drums alone?

[@manjivsharma8892]

if your talking about the resonating sound that's high pitched its from the two small drums called Dayan ( not sure but it sounds like there tune to c# for the one right in front of him and e for the other one. the low pitched resonance is from the big drum called Dagga

[@mahnmorg]

wow ... what a talent bai ...

[@htank20]

He's amamzing, keep it up man!

[@chitusaxena]

wow! mind blowing!

[@bumbacult]

woooooooooooooooooooooooooooow the best i have seen