Tāla Tarang, meaning “rhythm waves”, is the musical union of Mendi Singh’s Indian tabla and Eleanor Turner’s western harp, weaving a rich tapestry of sounds. In their individual careers, both musicians have recorded and performed alongside Peter Gabriel, Akram Khan, Take That, Courtney Pine and Jonny Greenwood to name just a few. As a duo, Tāla Tarang have worked together around Europe since 2014, their music including tango, Scottish-Indian fusion, Indian classical, Bollywood, pop, western classical and their original compositions.
Bring a harp (or any instrument!) along to join in this fun, all-level workshop where Mendi will guide you through all the rhythms of Indian film music, from folk beats to bhangra. Ellie will provide sheet music for the harp players and you’ll soon be immersed in the music from a variety of magical Bollywood …
4 DAY COURSE: Sat / Sun / Mon / Tue 1.00pm-2.30pm TUTOR: Eleanor Turner and Mendi Singh LEVEL: Mixed Ability (see brochure p23 for explanation) TEACHING METHOD - E+M: Teaching will initially be by ear with written music given out during the session. Enjoy the beauty of Indian music whilst collaborating with a percussionist. Mendi …
Do you freeze or panic when someone says “Improvise!”? Do you run out of ideas before you even start? Does your left hand get lost when your right hand gets started … and then you lose the rhythm? If you answered “Yes” to any of these – then this workshop is for YOU! It all …
TĀLA TARANG Tāla Tarang, meaning “rhythm waves”, is the musical union of Indian tabla and western harp, with Mendi Singh’s powerful tabla grooves and Eleanor Turner’s hypnotic harp playing weaving …
