Tabla Solo by Dexter Raghunanan with Pt Ramesh Misra

[ravi18tripathi]

difficult then you can understand how difficult is to play kaida correctly. So we must not criticise someone by saying that he has played a simple composition.

[ravi18tripathi]

@vvvroops Once after a concert a young man asked Ustad Ahmadjaan Thirakwa that " What is difficult to play in tabla?". Ustadji didn't pay attention to him and just said ignoring him that "The whole tabla is difficult". But the young man kept insisting with his question, Ustadji realized that really wanted to "learn" the answer. He said that to play the correct "Dha" at the right time is itself very difficult. You must understand the philosophy behind his words. If to play the dha is (contd.)

[behenkabhai]

Quite "dextrous" and nice!

[abcde060593]

Now viewed this video.....well just not impressed at all! I have known Dexter for a few years now and it seems as if he has not improved one bit! It was very sad to see people actually liking this....however it is understandable because I am sure all of those people really don't know anything much about tabla at all. To people comparing this to compositions played by ustad ji it is extremely disappointing because although ustad ji might play a simple compostion he might play it in chaugun or ar

[md88skater]

this makes me wanna move to India and study classical forever

[DefeatingTheSilence]

vvroops shut up hes my teacher if u think he picked a bad composition keep it to your self because no one wasted there money

[11satyug]

Lovely sweet Tabla and melodious Sarangi. Dexterji is a gem and Rameshji is an amazing artiste

[supratikmusician]

fabulous playing...hope to listen more of you.

[ASKSexy]

Beautiful dexter, I am so proud of you

[Mamajyot]

dexter looks a younger version of nusrat fatty ali khan!!!

[lallgeneral]

kya baat, kya baat.... kya baat !!!

[atanughosal]

I knew Trinidad had some good musicians ... but never knew about Dexter. He seems to be a fine tabla player. His use of Kinar as in Delhi baaz is so amazing ... I wish Youtube had some more solo of his ...I am not finding any here

[harjass77]

Beautiful, simple solo, played very clearly. Can see the humility in the tabla player. Good job!

[KumarTabla]

Beautiful playing! Ramesh ji's nagma is amazing! Best keeper of lehera in my opinion! Wonderful Delhi Baj kayda btw.

[shankyxyz]

damn its hard to play this kaida with such speed and clarity. those compalining that this is a simple composition should try and play it at such speed and maintain clarity. its not easy at all.

[bigvish]

good job on the VIOLIN.....

[Mamoni123]

guys it is not violin. It is SARANGI

[oAnjalio]

delhi kaidaa *thumbs up* (this is Kiran btw) nicee!!!!!!

[tintala]

diet and excercise are also very important in indian classical music. -zakir hussein

Ramesh is one of Indias finest SARANGI players.

[sourabhnayan]

Ramesh jis nagma is out of this world !

[mcnarine]

Very well done.

[pratopathak]

good tabla playing!

[softybear13]

what humbleness from Pandit Ramesh Mishra...such inspiration and love. amazing personality

[kevinisheavenof711]

Classical Indian music at its finest.

The violin composition is so sweet and beautiful.

And I've seen Dexter play a million times and he never fails to AMAZE me.

You can tell how much he loves his instrument.

I hope I can play as well as him someday.

[radhapriestess]

The violin part is actually simple in that few notes are used. It's the tabla part which is very complex in contrast. Both have their place and beauty.  Artistry is more than complexity and simplicity. It's being unique in style and doing everything with love. Well done, Dexter and Pandit Ramesh.

[radhapriestess]

I would like to say that the violin part is more simple in that only a few notes are used. It is the tabla part which is actually very complex. Both are quiet beautiful. Simplicity and complexity are both good in music and should be appreciated for their own sake. Music is more than complexity or simplicity. It must be done with love. That is the highest mark of an artist.

[Kavir1618]

To the sad little vvvroops fellow, umm i'm very sorry that you are not eveolved enough to appreciate the mastery of this piece but that does not give you right to criticize and ridicule it for others that are better equipped to appreciate it :-)...no offence.

[vvvroops]

yea but this was in a consert. u will waste money to see this.........come on let's be more realistic!

[trinitabla]

I can assure you that nobody who attended the concert wasted his money!!!!!

[ravi18tripathi]

@vvvroops A real artist is one who can make simple compositions( in your view) look sweeter. There is no composition in tabla which is "simple".

[vvvroops]

couldnt he choose a little more complex composition? What a shame. i dont like this piece!!!!

[trinitabla]

vvvroops, a tabla player's skill is not determined only by the complexity of composition that he renders, furthermore i have heard and seen great tabla players, Ustd Zakir Hussain, Pt Swapan Chaudhari etc play very simple compositions, but play them beautifully nonetheless. Let us not begin criticizing other tabla players!!!

[ams1121]

you wouldn't even be able to understand, the beauty of music, in this case table, lies not in how fast or how complex what you play is but rather how you take something simple and easy and exploit the subtleties to make it musical.

[KumarTabla]

I couldn't have said it better myself.

[BanarsiPaan120]

Dexter is such a cute sweet person!!

simple playing but played with great love!!

Mere duwaiin Aapke saat hain Dexter Babuuuu..

Ramesh ji to wahh, kuch kehne ki zaroorat nahi hain!

[dindin010]

I luv the sarangi by Pt-ji. Its a beautiful lehra!!

[crazytrini2893]

wah wah!!!!!

[Kavir1618]

this was soo awesome, i have to steal thise

videos from you lol

[BABAMUGHALBABASAHEB]

mighty ramesh mishra

[BABAMUGHALBABASAHEB]

cuddly tabla ustad

[AmaL031]

Uncle dex is D man :) !

[umeshpersad]

Well done Dexter, well done.

[maydhyam]

As always, great performance by Dex...he's the master behind the tabla...:):):)

Keep it up...

[yogij05]

as always a job well done bro

[devimandir2590]

thats precision! i love it!

[trinitabla]

I jus love how pt ji say, "I am jus playing a little Kalavati" He is so nice and humble!!!! And well uncle dex's tabla was superb!!! ! I really had a great time at the concert!!!

Prashant

[hmaraj]

dex is d man!! love d kaidaa. wud always be remembered as kaidaa #4 by the krishna mandir tabla class.