Samswara

Samswara

 

Samswara Sitar & Tabla Indian Music @ 3 Choirs Festival, Gloucester 2019
Samswara Sitar & Tabla Indian Music @ 3 Choirs Festival, Gloucester 2019

Samswara Sitar & Tabla Duo Indian Music Performances, Stroud & Devon, South West UK

Indian music – Sitar & Tabla performances & workshops in Stroud, Gloucestershire, Devon, Bristol, Swindon & South West UK, South Wales, London, the Midlands & throughout the UK.

Indian Music – Having trained as a Tabla player in Indian Music (North Indian classical / Hindustani music), in India and UK, Jon has worked with various musicians in this genre.
Some of these Indian music performances include Samswara sitar & tabla duo.

Samswara are based in Stroud, Gloucestershire and Axminster, Devon, South West UK. Samswara have travelled throughout the UK for Sitar and Tabla performances and for Indian Music workshops. Visit Samswara’s website: www.samswara.com


Samswara Sitar & Tabla Duo Indian Music. MTM Award Best Group 2014. Stroud, Devon, UKSamswara have been performing Indian music together since 2001 and have developed a strong performance rapport between them.

Samswara were selected performers at the National Celebration of British Asian Live Arts in 2008, and were voted ‘Best Group in South West & South Wales’ in the MTM South Asian & Ethnic Minorities Awards 2014.

The MTM South West Asian and Ethnic Minorities Awards are organised by Radio Mast – the first Asian radio station in South West & South Wales and its aim is to ‘honour the best in the South West’.
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Samswara Sitar & Tabla Indian Music duo. Stroud Devon Performances & workshops.


Samswara sitar and tabla duo. Indian music in UK. Stroud, Gloucestershire, Axminster, Devon.

Sam is the first beat of a taal, or Indian rhythmic cycle. It’s literal translation is ‘together’. It is around this beat that the musicians weave their virtuosic improvisations and intricate compositions, passing the music between them, with each Avartan, or cycle inspiring the next.

Swara are the notes of the Indian musical scale. The literal translation is ‘self shining forth’ – a strong feature of Indian music is of the performers bringing the music to life in the moment through spontaneous musical expression.

Samswara – together the self shines forth.

Samswara’s highly engaging and dynamic performances range from slow, meditative, melodies through to fast and highly detailed exciting rhythmical interplay.


Samswara have performed Indian music together in Art centres, Festivals, Cultural events, private events, Weddings and functions. They have recorded 2 Indian classical Sitar & Tabla CD’s together, both produced by Jon Sterckx – Rag Ahir Bhairav & a live recording of Rag Kirvani ( see cd’s page here)
They mainly performed Indian Music in the South West UK – Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Dorset and occasionally performed at events across the UK.
Click here to read reviews of Samswara performances.

Jon learned tabla over 12 years study with 3 teachers in UK, Karnataka (South India) and Benares/ Varanasi (North India). Jon has spent a total of 1 and a half years in India travelling and studying.
Ricky learned sitar over 4 years study with 2 teachers in London and from books about Indian music. He has never been to India.

Samswara also delivered Indian music workshops to schools, colleges, universities and at festivals and other events. Click here for info.


Repertoire – Samswara perform Indian Classical Music in the following traditional Indian Ragas:
Ahir Bhairav / Alhaiya Bilaval / Asavari / Bageshri / Bhairav / Bhairavi / Bhatiyar / Bhupal Todi / Bilaskhani Todi / Chandrakauns / Charukeshi / Desh / Dhani / Durga / Hemant / Hindol / Jhinjhoti / Jog / Kafi / Kedar / Khamaj / Kirvani / Malkauns / Manj Khamaj / Marwa / Multani / NandKauns / Pilu / Puriya Kalyan / Rageshri / Shankara / Shivranjani / Shri / Sohni / Yaman.


Kirvani Live CD – 2006
Enhanced by spacious church acoustics, this recording captures the beauty and excitement of Samswara’s live performance of one of Indian musics most atmospheric and emotional Ragas, Rag Kirvani.
Recorded live in The Minster, Axminster, Devon 5th May 2006, produced by Jon Sterckx & released on Taal Productions label. The performance was a benefit concert for The Tulsi Trust Indian Jungle Health & Education Project.


Videos from Samswara Sitar & Tabla Duo performances:


Samswara sitar & tabla duo – Indian Music UK – sitar & tabla performers

Looking to find a performer for your event? Samswara sitar & tabla duo are available for Indian Music performances at Arts Centres, Festivals, Melas, Cultural events, Weddings, Functions, Corporate & Private events.South West UK

Samswara Sitar & Tabla duo are based in Stroud in Gloucestershire & Axminster in Devon. South West UK

Sitar and Tabla performers in Devon, Somerset & South West UK, they also travel to perform in London, Birmingham & the Midlands, South Wales, Dorset, Hampshire, South Coast and throughout the UK.
Samswara indian-music.org
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