Tabla - 1980s

[*]Ustad Akhtar Hussain, Ustad Talib Hussain & Abdul Sattar Tari'Tabla'
[*]Жанр Southeast Asian Classical Music | Hindustani Classical Music
[*]Издатель Lok Virsa (Pakistan) | IT 0014 | 1980s
[*]Аудио mp3 | tracks | 320 kbps | cassette
[*]Сканов в содержимом нет
[*]Страна исполнителей Pakistan

[*]Треклист

01. Ustad Talib Hussain - Savari panch tal (14:18)

02. Abdul Sattar Tari - Tintal (Vilambit) (10:23)

03. Abdul Sattar Tari - Tintal (Drut) (05:11)

04. Ustad Akhtar Hussain - Rupak tal (15:13)

05. Ustad Talib Hussain - Pakhawaj jhaptal (14:38)

total / 00:59:41

Ustad Akhtar Hussain, Ustad Talib Hussain, Abdul Sattar Tari - 'Tabla'...

[*]Another re-post from the venerable Tawfiq at Oriental-Traditional blogspot, I figured that it's about time to share another one of my favorite discoveries from the past year, since 2015 is winding down after all. He's posted many a cassette from Lok Virsa on the blog, and though 'Tabla' is the only one I've heard, I expect that the other offerings from 'Pakistan's National Institute of Folk and Heritage' are just as worthwhile.
'Tabla' is, well, an experience, to say the least. In order to absorb the grandiosity of these thundering drum slaps, one has to be in the right mindset. It needs to be focused on and absorbed with the utmost investment in raw listening ability, simply due to the inherent talent of the musicians, and the slow, meditative pacing. The humming hymns set forth by the repetitive string rhythms in the background are indeed entrancing, but the focal point is undoubtedly the ferocious pakhawaj and tabla playing, which is thoroughly established through this hour-long journey.
Once the introductory (and patternistically defined) speech evaporates into the mysterious, brooding strings, this cassette makes sure to imprint itself in your subconscious from the very moment Talib Hussain's hand touches his drum.
His a-rhythmic pattern breaks are clearly intentional, separating the musical sources while they stream through consciousness. Recovery speed is paramount, and each time Talib wishes to reconvene with the orchestral structure, he absolutely nails it.
To be frank, I could deconstruct each track in the way I did with Hussain's opener, but they're all equally fantastic. Akhtar Hussain plays so fast on 'Rupak tal', he transforms the tabla into another instrument entirely, sounding like a modal percussive instrument, almost like rubbing a xylophone.
Yeah. To give this album structured criticism in writing doesn't make any sense. It's powerful, masterful and seductively toys with the concept of infinity as though it were a mere resource.
I urge anyone reading this to immerse yourself in 'Tabla', and allow your world to become unaltered, pure music.