- artist:Toronto Tabla Ensemble
- event type:Concert
- date:15 Mar 2022 - 21 Mar 2022
- time:7:00 PM
- city/area:Toronto
- venue:Harbourfront Centre
- country:Canada
- event posted by:Toronto Tabla Ensemble
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Join us for a double CD release featuring songs from latest album ‘For the Love of Tabla’ and 2020 album ‘Unexpected Guests’. Including guest artists Bif Naked, Nagata Shachu, George Koller, Maryem Hassan Toller, Labonee Mohanta and more!
For The Love Of Tabla, the groundbreaking, Juno-nominated collective’s eighth and most appealing studio release, truly is a labour of love — and an album that lives up to its name by putting the North Indian Tabla right where it belongs: Front and centre.
As usual, Das and TTE are sharing the love (and the spotlight) with a world-class cast of collaborators, including Canadian rock goddess Bif Naked, longtime friend Miamon Miller’s Free Range Organic Ensemble, Taiko master Kyoshi Nagata, drummer Dale Anne Brendon, flute player Alysha Addetia, violinist Raaginder Singh Momi, singer Labonee Mohanta, sarod virtuoso Sougata Roy Chowdhury, sitarist George Koller and more — all working and playing remotely from around the country and around the world.
For a prime example, look no further than the showstopping Prayer For The Mother, a head-nodding, hip-swivelling groove-rocker featuring haunting, hypnotic vocals from Indian-born Canadian icon Bif Naked — along with a jaw-dropping, tongue-twisting vocal recitation from Das. “Because of my history with rock ’n’ roll, I always wanted to compose a piece where tabla plays a main role,” say Das, who previously teamed with Tea Party frontman Jeff Martin for the 2007 DVD Live At The Enmore Theatre. “Prayer for the Mother had a strong sense of female power and the theme of ‘mother’ for me. And when Bif Naked came up with those powerful lyrics, I wanted to add Taiko drums, to add that deep sound of the earth. That’s when my longtime friend and collaborator for over 30 years Kiyoshi Nagata came in.”