Berklee Indian Ensemble ft Shankar Mahadevan - Tandanu (Indian Ocean) |
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The Berklee Indian Ensemble is delighted to present “Tandanu” featuring virtuoso Indian composer and vocalist, Shankar Mahadevan, recorded live in December 2016 during his artist residency with Berklee India Exchange (BIX).
Written by iconic Indian rock fusion band, Indian Ocean, Tandanu draws inspiration from the folk traditions of the Indian state Karnataka. Bassist-vocalist Rahul Ram was just three years old when he learned the original folk song from his aunt, who would sing it with her sisters during India’s freedom struggle in the early 1900s. Drawn to its melody and tongue-twisting lyrics, Indian Ocean was inspired to reinterpret the song with Shankar Mahadevan, first for a live performance in 2013, and then for their commemorative 25th anniversary album titled Tandanu. During Shankar Mahadevan’s residency with BIX, the Berklee Indian Ensemble performed this joyful song to a sold out and incredibly energized Berklee Performance Center. Listen to Rahul Ram’s aunt and her two sisters perform the original folk song Tandanu here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxmbKASeYq0 See the Berklee Indian Ensemble and Indian Ocean perform Jhini here: https://youtu.be/CiMSk_2-QbA -- About the Berklee Indian Ensemble: Founded in 2011 by faculty member Annette Philip, the Berklee Indian Ensemble is one of largest and most diverse ensembles at Berklee. Apart from performing original compositions and arrangements, the Berklee Indian Ensemble tours internationally, presents a wide array of South Asian folk and classical and popular music, and has collaborated with various world-renowned artists, garnering over 230 million views for their viral videos. Berklee Indian Ensemble: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/berkleeindianensemble Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerkleeIndia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berkleeindianensemble Website: http://www.berklee.edu/BIX Berklee: Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1MjVyEN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/berkleecollege Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/berkleecollege Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berkleecollege Website: https://www.berklee.edu “Tandanu” Written by Indian Ocean BIX Featured Artist: Shankar Mahadevan Artistic Director, BIX: Annette Philip Senior Director, Global Engagement, Middle East & India: Clint Valladares Assistant Manager, BIX: Rohith Jayaraman Assistant, BIX: Lydia Renold BERKLEE INDIAN ENSEMBLE Choir Sahaj Biyani, New Delhi, India Srishti Biyani, New Delhi, India Amira Gill, New Delhi, India Vasundhara Gupta, Kolkata, India Belyana Hristova, Plovdiv, Bulgaria Rohith Jayaraman, San Jose, CA Blake Johnston, La Center, WA Harshitha Krishnan, Lagos, Nigeria / Chennai, India Katyayani Krishnan, Singapore / New Delhi, India Agney Mulay, New Delhi, India Sanjana Raja, Chennai, India Purvaa Sampath, Bangalore, India Avinash Shukla, Acton, MA Rachel Singh, Bombay, India Ishita Sinha, Patna, India Swarathmika Swaminathan, Mumbai, India Instrumentalists Violin: Layth Sidiq, Amman, Jordan Sax/Flute/EWI: Billy Yeung (Yuangyu), Shenzhen, China Guitar: Aleif Hamdan, Jakarta, Indonesia Guitar: Yoel Genin, Eilat, Israel Guitar: Lior Tzemach, Ramat Gan, Israel Piano/Voice: Annette Philip, Kerala, India Keyboard: Shai Portugaly, Rishon LeZion, Israel Keyboard: Yotam Ishay, Afula, Israel Percussion: Kaushlesh Purohit, Jodhpur, India Bass: Guy Bernfeld, Herzliya, Israel Drums: Yogev Gabay, Be'er Sheva, Israel Special Guests Tabla/Percussion: Giri Subramanian, Bangalore, India Keyboard: Sashank Navaladi, New Delhi, India Keyboard: Ron Cha, Assam, India Qanun: Firas Zreik, Kofor Yasif, Israel Violin: Bengisu Gokce, Istanbul, Turkey Viola: Anna Stromer, Boston, MA Cello: Cristobal Cruz Garcia, Tijuana, México Percussion: Takafumi Nikaido, Sapporo, Japan Percussion: Daniel Feldman, Mexico City, Mexico December 13, 2016 Berklee Performance Center Recorded live at the Berklee Performance Center Senior Director of Concert Operations: Cathy Horn Production Manager: Ed Liberatore Audio Engineer: Dev Ray House Manager: Lindsay Yost Stage Managers: Yash Mall, Ayumi Ueda Monitor Engineers: Adam Loeffler Stagehand: Jaidev Rishiyur Spot Op: Lucas Edwards Costumes: Suvarna Tiwari Hospitality: Taj Boston Manager, Shankar Mahadevan: Umesh Pradhan Mixing Engineer: Nerya Zidon Mastering Engineer: Jonathan Wyner Video Producer: Reggie Lofton Video Associate Producer: Ken Shifman, Jin Choi Video Director: Oscar Brown III Video Engineer: Jake Lefkowitz Camera Operators: Emile Chevrin, Valeria Peñaranda Valda, Enjia Wei Video Editor: Nicole Egidio |