Gurdain - Tabla Solo at Harballabh Festival 2007 Part 4/4

[manjit1966]

Gurdain, you are amazing................... The clarity of the bols are just amazing

well done. Would so love to do keertan with you one day

manjit

manjitsingh10.webs.com

[ziekenhuis3]

I mean the rela you are playing after 6.45 sec

[ziekenhuis3]

hallo gurdain paaji,

fantastic playing. how do play the taal after

6.45 sec. could tell me me please? you also play it in your other video ( gurdain & harkirat---> dhenegene 0.40 sec )

[gurdain]

I don't understand, what do you mean by taal, the taal doesn't change

[Singhster1]

cant find words.....plain AMAZING!!!! Keep it up Singha!!. You are an inspiration to fellow Sikhs. Veerji you have raised Sikhis head high. Sabat Surat Singh with a Great Talent! You have a brilliant god given talent Singha! Keep the guru saroop sabat surat and you will see Waheguru ji will bless you even more! Great Job Singha!! Made me very proud today!:) Sat Sri Akaal!

[Maronnoland]

Hey Gurdain... I will ask about how to practice dhenegene you played with harkiret in the other video...?

[gurdain]

Dhenegene is a swinging motion

first the dhe played with first finger away from the body touching the ink but resonating

ne is played with the last three fingers under the ink section to stop the resonance

the ge is just a ge and the final ne should help begin the next round again

[kandgenterprise]

where are you from? That was amazing

[gurdain]

Thanks, I am from the UK, I live in London

[kandgenterprise]

yea i noticed as soon as i saw your accent in the first video lol....Im gonna be in london this July I'd love to meet up for some jam sessions if you are available once or twice......I have a video up but your way ahead of me especially i have alot of respect for the dedication you put in to tabla....It takes alot to master the ustaad bhols such as the masit khan and ahmed jaan thirkwa rehla.

[theanhadnaad]

I love Masit khan's composition that you played!

[gsingh93]

Hi gurdain how often should you practice and how many hours a day if you want get as good as you?

[gurdain]

It is important not to practice too much

This can damage the hand as had happened with my guruji unfortunately.

Try to get at least one or two hours of physical practice in each day, but thinking, counting and speaking tabla should take most of the day :)

[gsingh93]

Thanks for the great advice!!

[hemantsharma]

Excellent. What tips do you have for practicing to increase speed?

[gurdain]

always practice at a speed that makes your arm work hard without sacrificing quality - it is at that speed that stamina, quality and speed all improve

if you practice slower than this, only the stamina and quality improve

if you practice faster than this, then only your speed will improve but your stamina and quality will decrease

[LiquidGib]

excellent dhere dhere

[gurdain]

thanks!

[thescreamingninja]

I very much enjoyed wathcing and listening to your tabla playing, Gurdain.

I'm sure you are a true credit, not only to your father and family, but also to Pt Shankar Ghosh and the late great Gurmeet Singh Ji.

Looking forward to seeing more of your playing in the future.

sn