Tabla Students Perform in Laya Taal Saadhna 2016

On January 23, 2016, over 80 Tabla students of Pt. Shantilal Shah took the stage at the University of Houston’s UC Theater to present the semi-annual Laya Taal Saadhna. This years concert was held under the banner of the Indian Music Society of Houston (IMS), and marked the 8th iteration of Laya Taal Saadhna, which began in 2005.

An audience of almost 400, including respected musicians and dignitaries of Houston, music connoisseurs, family and friends watched as students of all ages and skill levels presented Tabla compositions taught by Guruji.

Mr. Sunil Pangarkar, in his review  for the India Herald, described the event as follows, “as the groups progressed from Avartan to Ateet and then to Abhivadan, I could not but marvel at the effort by Guruji, needed to repeat an LTS Avartan year after year, in a kind of Circle of Life way. Each year a fresh students with no skill arrive, and similarly a set of students leave for future endeavors, yet the expectation of the audience remains high; and each time the show exceeds that expectation! But more importantly, each year a few students have been positively impacted by the ignition of the inner drive.” Read full India Herald review

Please enjoy our video highlights and photos from the event.

1. Group Aavartan – Youngest group of our tabla family gives their debut performance playing a kaida with paltas and tihaee. Supporting them is Guru Pt. Shantilal Shah with Sri. Mandar Phadke on harmonium. [su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBNDnUOVaYA&list=PLSEqQiKFAzqZ5ut7MrqUWg0apz4cuSOLB&index=6″ width=”300″ height=”200″ responsive=”no”][su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xcLTsaWEus” width=”300″ height=”200″][/su_youtube]
2. Group Aamad – performs a kaida with paltas and tihaee. Supporting them is Guru Pt. Shantilal Shah with Sri. Mandar Phadke on harmonium. [su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjYPnkmz8DU&index=8&list=PLSEqQiKFAzqZ5ut7MrqUWg0apz4cuSOLB” width=”300″ height=”200″ responsive=”no”][su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xcLTsaWEus” width=”300″ height=”200″][/su_youtube]
3. Group Sum – performs a kaida with paltas and tihaee. Supporting them is Guru Pt. Shantilal Shah with Sri. Mandar Phadke on harmonium. [su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_4zvppX-bg&list=PLSEqQiKFAzqZ5ut7MrqUWg0apz4cuSOLB&index=5″ width=”300″ height=”200″ responsive=”no”][su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xcLTsaWEus” width=”300″ height=”200″][/su_youtube]
4. Group Taal – performs two pieces, one kaida and one rela. Leading this group is senior student Anuraag Shah with Sri. Mandar Phadke on harmonium. [su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haH8F0uWFv0&list=PLSEqQiKFAzqZ5ut7MrqUWg0apz4cuSOLB&index=1″ width=”300″ height=”200″ responsive=”no”][su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xcLTsaWEus” width=”300″ height=”200″][/su_youtube]
5. Group Ateet – begins with a short peshkar and kaida followed by a rela. Leading this group is senior student Jason Zinn with Sri. Mandar Phadke on harmonium.[su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leadZ6Ur7No&index=2&list=PLSEqQiKFAzqZ5ut7MrqUWg0apz4cuSOLB” width=”300″ height=”200″ responsive=”no”][su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xcLTsaWEus” width=”300″ height=”200″][/su_youtube]
6. Group Anagat – performs a kaida rela with paltas and tihaee. Supporting them is Guru Pt. Shantilal Shah with Sri. Mandar Phadke on harmonium.[su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4OzysoD1fI&list=PLSEqQiKFAzqZ5ut7MrqUWg0apz4cuSOLB&index=7″ width=”300″ height=”200″ responsive=”no”][su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xcLTsaWEus” width=”300″ height=”200″][/su_youtube]
7. Group Rela – performs a kaida with paltas and tihaee. Supporting them is Guru Pt. Shantilal Shah with Sri. Mandar Phadke on harmonium.[su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soWO_kGkwSc&index=4&list=PLSEqQiKFAzqZ5ut7MrqUWg0apz4cuSOLB” width=”300″ height=”200″ responsive=”no”][su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xcLTsaWEus” width=”300″ height=”200″][/su_youtube]
8. Group Naad – performs a full Tabla solo including peshkar, kaida, rela and bandishes with padhant. Accompanying on harmonium is Sri. Mandar Phadke.[su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqsuAYHBcFA&index=3&list=PLSEqQiKFAzqZ5ut7MrqUWg0apz4cuSOLB” width=”300″ height=”200″ responsive=”no”][su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xcLTsaWEus” width=”300″ height=”200″][/su_youtube]