The Tabla Lesson with Gijs Kramers & Sanju Sahai

Philharmonia Orchestra violist, Gijs Kramers, gets a special one-to-one lesson with master tabla player, Sanju Sahai. Learn all about the basics of tabla in this film, and find out what Bach sounds like when accompanied by tabla. If you have your own tabla, take them out and follow along!
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[@galaxylucia1898]

I sit in awe of Sanju Sahai. He’s an INCREDIBLE musician, but also such a humble and patient teacher. What a delight to learn something new from a master at work!

[@Benjabenja77]

This is brilliant - I love the idea of having a spoken musical alphabet like that! Very clear teaching also.

[@user-ak7as2hi9q]

😊😊😊

[@quiet7632]

I absolutely love watching musicians play together in the moment. It's as close to telepathy as we've ever achieved. Amazing Tabla and Viola.

[@zoobee]

how wonderful to see this continuation of bringing together musicians from the Indian and western classical traditions to discuss their artistry! The mutual respect and fascination and learning is beautiful to see. thank you. Hope to see more in the future :)

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

***** We're really glad you've enjoyed these videos, thank you for your kind words!

[@i_beats3252]

@@philharmonia_orchestra make more videos like this please 🙏

[@hamadah4]

That was a treat!And the Bach-tabla duet was wonderful indeed!

[@DrKapoorKD]

Sanju Sahai comes from a very prestigious Gharana of musicians particularly rhythm instruments. The fellow is very lucky tho have personal lesson from a Maestro. A wonderful treat for all music lovers.

[@MohammadShehzad]

Sanjujee is a great great tabla player

[@mastersofharmonica6200]

I really loved the sound of the two played together....viola and tabla...tabla is next on my learn to play list

[@quiet7632]

How many instruments do you know now? And any advice on how to pick up a new instrument quickly for the first time?

[@Karnash_energy]

Brilliant Sanju Sahai is always pure sattva. Only take a look at his actions, he never makes false, or unconfident movements

[@vik8860]

I used to play the tabla when i was younger.....i got till level four. Anyone who is not exposed to some form of training with musical instrument at early age is missing out . Parents you owe it to your kids to get them trained.

[@sm0000]

I am a Sitar player and my father used to accompany me with tabla...for practice.

[@ppang]

@@sm0000 look how rick beato taught his son (dylan beato) since he was born

[@sm0000]

@@ppang right bro

[@praneethmashetty591]

I'm in middle school right now, and I play Viola and Trumpet. I'm glad that I'm doing something right. Thank you.

[@RovingPunster]

2:07 I didnt know hands could play that fast and powerfully ... almost superhuman. 👍

[@sasbttrr]

tabla can be played even faster.. 32times the speed of the original kaida.

[@anarchic_ramblings]

Sanju is a great guy. He taught me at SOAS.

[@ItsJustAdrean]

This is inspiring -- a wonderful addition to that Bach piece

[@RovingPunster]

I find Sanju Sahai's playing to be utterly captivating.

[@gonzaloabril9737]

He is a fascinating artist from a family with a very rich musical heritage...a tabla maestro in al sense of the word .. Pandit Sanju Sahai

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

NEW INSTRUMENT FILMS: Hi everyone! We’re about to embark on making some new instrument films and we want to hear from you! What instruments do you want to see covered? Reply within the next week! Thanks for watching!

[@abhitrups2002]

Indian Flute

[@abdul_halim_darbuka]

Thavil.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5-lcpypgK5kbMk

[@abdul_halim_darbuka]

Thavil kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmWbhKhuYql8fKM

[@lars7334]

Oud would be very interesting!

[@vaibhavvivek]

Please try South Indian percussion like mridangam khanjira or ghatam

[@fabiodosreis528]

Sanju Sahai is a great tabla player, who has inherited the ancient tradition of Banaras Gharana.... (located in Varanasi).

[@jtwoolley]

Sanju Sahai is INCREDIBLE!!!!! OMGoodness.

[@randomelody]

This so melodious created by three totally different musical instruments combined. I could never imagine Bach with tabla and tanpura...holy moly. This is amazing.

[@MyThisispointless]

Absolutely fascinating! And the ending with the marriage of Bach to tabla. Brilliant!

[@sophiyasharma8657]

What a wonderful video, panditji is a shining example of mastery and patience. So thrilled to come across this gem. 💕🙏

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

Glad you enjoyed our film!

[@prbhatkumar2304]

Both musicians' expressions while playing their instrument is really really magnificent and of topest notch

[@fernandosubirats5967]

Such a joy to happen upon this video! And to hear my gurubhai in action!

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

+Fernando Subirats so much talent!

[@capraise]

I absolutely love tabla! Thank's for this great video!

[@Jeff_____]

Amazing both are so talented. I love the blend of eastern and western music.

[@ivyssauro123]

Wonderful video, you guys have the best channel on the internet! And the Tabla looks like a incredible insturment!

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

Ivo Wilson Thank you!

[@TablaUK]

This is just brilliant. Its so great to see Eastern and Western music, in it's classical forms coming together, being fused, being in harmony and at one with each other. This was incredible to watch !! Loved it, thank you !!

[@asamvav]

The Bach was amazing. That is a gold mine there. Reminded of beautiful maihar pieces. Thank you for sharing this.

[@1VperOctave]

Great series, and what a great teacher Sanju Sahai is. I really enjoyed this.

[@cocoapuff_x]

They compliment each other so well!

[@bobby6447]

Mesmerizing sounds of Tabla. Most beautiful instrument in the world!

[@ketakinikini]

This is incredible so much spiced up . Wow wow wow!!!!!

[@brirose5268]

This is amazing! I'm in awe 😀

[@MusikschuleClavina]

Great teacher!

[@536kishore]

Brilliant

[@ingapavlova9755]

Brilliant!!! Excellent lesson!!!

[@richardparks5639]

Absolutely beautiful... Thank you.

[@Krachuken]

Awesome teacher....Sahai

[@atbh10]

Delightful and enlightening! Wonderful Sanju and Gijs!

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

Thank you very much, we're really pleased you enjoyed it!

[@BluePlanetTube]

Fantastic amazing video. Love it. The best lesson ever with incredible performances all the way through. Thanks for sharing.

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

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[@bebenavole]

keep em coming this is amazing

[@jeanarsenault]

What piece of Bach is he playing? Beautiful viola and tabla! Great class, thank you!

[@hp802]

Really fantastic lesson........ Great Guruji....

[@nobelwilliam4662]

Amazing teacher teaching step by step tabla. 👏👏🙏🙏

[@CarlosCabreraMusic]

blown away

[@mayankbhakta]

very knowledgeable clip About Banaras traditional style for beginners. ....

[@Imrooniel]

Really great video, I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was really interesting to learn how tabla is played :)

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

Imrooniel Thank you!

[@neetram7109]

Excellent ! How many of you guys at the end of that piece said or thought - Kya Bach hai ! :-) [I know you are out there !] ;-)

[@larrau7]

Maravilloso!!!!! Gracias desde el corazón 😍

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

De nada! Gracias por pasar tiempo en nuestro canal!

[@5ammy13]

I love the last jam. Haha it was so fun.

[@Phantomsbreath]

This is incredibly neat!

[@harkiratnanda26]

Thank you for this. 🙌🏼❤️

[@janedvinsson]

Thank you! very fine!

[@michaelemmanuel9191]

This is wonderful. Thanks for doing this!!!!

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

michaelemmanuel It was really enjoyable to film, we're glad you like it too!

[@qctr]

I could get out only one sound after all that wonderful sounds: Wow.

[@fmsad5]

lovely !!

[@kamalnayanganguly8391]

What a legend Pt. Sanju Sahai ji is. His oration is as good as his tabla.

[@developpa1519]

Oh boy! I need this video in 240fps to see how and which finger is he using to do that.

[@shrikantamondal3169]

You don't have to see the fingers He plays Teen Taal in the first And during the duet he played KEHERWA which is 8 beats and devided 4/4 You have to just learn the technical terms of Tabla Tabla have 360 TAAL's in Indian classical music he played one of them.

[@vickanden7816]

Both of them come from such rich traditions ❤️

[@ayonsengupta3633]

wonderful collaboration, thank you for such wonderful videos

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

+Ayon Sengupta Thanks! We're so glad you like them.

[@EYEBALLband]

Fascinating instrument.

[@Wilberforce23]

Beauteous!!!

[@juliaanderson7779]

Such a cool video! I look forward to getting to play with a tabla artist. These two musicians play a cool duet at 17:28.

[@lizichell2]

Excellent sound quality

[@shrikantamondal3169]

Felling proud to be a Indian And feeling proud for our Classical music That's why India is different than other countries I love my India

[@Michael-Oh]

WHY Didn't THEY PICK A PERCUSSIONIST?! It would've made more sense! XD

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

Thank you for your feedback. We carefully pick who is featured in our videos and it can often be a lengthy process to find exactly the right fit. It's important that in this context the member of the orchestra is really keen to learn something new, and it was not deemed essential that we use a percussionist in this context. We do hope you enjoyed the film and will continue to follow our work.

[@Michael-Oh]

Oh it was just really funny to see the violinist tens up his joints and fingers to play the Tabla! I am a percussionist and it just brought back lots of nostalgia when I first played the bongo drums, tensing up with full concentration! XD

[@ZainSohail]

Philharmonia Orchestra (London, UK) That is actually very nice on how a string instrument player is learning percussion. Adds spice to the video.

[@salilram143]

@@philharmonia_orchestra violinist seems boree

[@kazhilly]

Salil Ram I think it’s more like “concentrating like mad”. Everyone concentrates in different ways.

[@mayukhpurkayastha2649]

Wow😍😍😍

[@aprilflowers6074]

What a brilliant video! And it demystified tabla just a little bit😅

[@khoshabatimber7291]

Fantastic job

[@Zager-recap]

Amazing...

[@pavanrajamani9702]

God created life for Music.

[@aussiecoastie72]

Amazing 👏👏👏

[@maheshchary3118]

That was great, and thanks to tabla player ji

[@tom_something]

13:38 - This part takes me back to the Duck Hunt theme music. (Five seconds into this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5nCaWyIaNh7fJI) I really enjoyed this video. While a violist is not a percussionist, Kramers' apparent knack for remembering a pattern without having to walk through it several times really helps the pacing of the video. And Sanju Sahai seems to be both an impressive player and a very good teacher.

[@marcorubenabuyuanllanes71]

Could you please make one for the Recorder? As a professional recorder player and early music enthusiast, I would absolutely love that!

[@chandrathatal6566]

Good teacher

[@nikolasbarnett32]

Hi you inspire me and I think you should add the planets to your app thanks

[@samuelwalker6496]

Can you do a video on the Sitar if you haven't already? It's such a complex and wonderful sounding instrument that I have yet to be informed of in detail like your Instrument Guide videos.

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

Hello! We don't have a full Instrument Guide on the sitar, but do check out our video with Craig Ogden in conversation with sitar player Roopa Panesar here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gX3Vd4CJjsxgY6s

[@tosq461]

im giving applause in front of my screen

[@prithwin]

kya bach hai :D

[@sagnikpaul1811]

Hahahahahaha! Nice one.

[@fishbonegaga]

Good one bhai. 🤣

[@sukhsidhulohara3277]

Very nice bro

[@alexgordonepic]

whoa. skip to the end and whoa

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

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[@soleonsaleid439]

So what would you learn about the tabla today...? No clue in awe

[@chitrayudhghatak]

I was very worried about the prospect of listening to Bach with Tabla accompaniment but, when it all began it was only but a sigh of relief. Even the drone of the tambura fits in quite nicely. I mischievously wonder if it would have been the same had not been Bach but something atonal like a Schoenberg. European 'dhun'-like melody with Indian percussion... sounded a lot like Dikshitar-esque 'nottuswaras'.

[@chitrayudhghatak]

Great job nevertheless!!

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

Chitrayudh Ghatak Thank you! We're so glad you liked it.

[@abdul_halim_darbuka]

Super super

[@needleboy17]

Add this instrument and every other instrument in your orchestra in the sound samples pack because they would be good.

[@abhijeetpandey9314]

16:32 don't try this at home

[@SandrineAnterrion]

Absolutely love Tabla Check out Baladi Blues in London Guy Shalom band

[@brentbreault7295]

Please make your app available on android!

[@1234fazermann]

Please bring other instruments such as Sarangi,esraj,taus,etc.

[@nhinesproductions2172]

Name of the piece?? Would love to learn it on viola

[@himanshumishra3020]

बनारस का हाथ कमाल 👌👌

[@alnoman727]

I like tabla

[@madhavmusic]

Excellent video... :) Gijs Kramers really needs to do some yoga! lol ;)

[@pauloneldumlao2948]

What is the Bach piece called?

[@asherashi9075]

Sir apny video banana q band kiya sir plese cary on

[@ginavong401]

Impressive. You just made Bach cool (not that he wasn't before hand). Would someone be so kind as to tell me what that piece of Bach is called? Much appreciated.

[@philharmonia_orchestra]

Bach certainly does sound great with tabla! The piece that Gijs and Sanju perform is the 5th movement, 'Bourrée', from Bach's Suite for Cello No. 4 in E flat (BWV1010).

[@ginavong401]

Philharmonia Orchestra (London, UK) Thanks!

[@prathprabhu]

what is the name of the bach's composition? it is beautiful.

[@nonchalantree6604]

nothing better than viola representation

[@jimorgain63]

how loud are these drums without mic? just wondering, great video

[@vikramgandharv]

👍