Tarun

is a tabla player, dj, and producer from Montreal, Canada. He began learning music in the Indian Classical tradition in his childhood, with his teacher Narendra Verma. In his teens, Tarun discovered the sound of the Asian Underground, and soon thereafter started experimenting with electronic fusion and DJing. He is heavily influenced by people like Nitin Sawhney, Talvin Singh, Cheb i Sabbah, and great tabla masters like Ustad Alla Rakha and Zakir Hussain. Though he now spends much of his time working with fusion projects, he remains committed to performing and teaching Indian Classical music. This past winter he initiated a 6 month multimedia exploration of the sound and music of India ( www.nadproject.com) while studying tabla at the Alla Rakha School of Music in Mumbai, India.

In Vancouver, Tarun spends much of his time organizing events with the Beats Without Borders Collective. He believes music and dance have the power to unite people, and is dedicated to building positive music environments which take people on beautiful trips to the faraway corners of their beings :o)

Tarun's DJ mixes

Hot and Spicy, Yaar (winter 2004) click here (40MB)

Tarun and Lady Ra's live Diwalii mix (nov 2005) here (46Mb)

Luminance - Breaks (mixed live) dec 2005 click here

Some of Tarun's Projects

The Nad Project a 6 month long multimedia exploration of Indian music and sound

Jam Camp improvisational music camps for children

Tambura Rasa the Vancouver-based world fusion band, led by Ivan Tucakov

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