How to play Djembe - Taufiq Qureshi - The Art of Indian Fusion Drumming

In the second DVD disc, Taufiq delves in to the language and technique that is the foundation of his unique percussion style. Here he focuses on expressing traditional Indian classical rhythms on the Djembe, which he also refers to as the TABAL or single drum. Taufiq has adapted the rhythmic language of Tabla Bol (or syllables) to Djembe technique, and uses this new language to perform classical Indian rhythms on the Djembe with other musicians. In this disc, Taufiq provides the first-ever comprehensive look at this language, and offers a master class for beginner, intermediate and advanced students of rhythm across musical genres. The significance of this new langauge developed by Taufiq is enormous, in that it now allows percussionists who do not have a Tabla or Indian rhythm background to now explore these concepts on other drums. The Djembe is a universally used percussion instrument that is NOT traditionally based in Indian music and allows Taufiq a great vehicle to express this new language. Taufiq also demonstrates some of his favorite rhythm grooves across musical genres, played on the Djembe. Later, at the end of an intense 2-day recording session for Ultimate Guru Music, Taufiq joined Jakes Srinivasan for an impromptu Djembe jam session, and a heart-to-heart discussion about his music and musical influences. This is an excerpt from DVD title from Ultimate Guru Music , titled “The Art Of Indian Fusion Drumming“ by Taufiq Qureshi This revolutionary 2-DVD set, filmed in HD Video, presentation portrays the deep musical heritage of one of India’s leading artists. DVD Disk 1 features live studio performance in a broad array of Fusion and Classical styles. DVD disc 2 showcases Taufiq Qureshi’s newly developed language for playing traditional Indian (Tabla) beats on the Djembe, along with grooves and interview. DVD is in English and is subtitled in French, German, Portugese, Spanish and Japanese. To buy the entire DVD set, visit us at : Check out the other products in our catalog, visit us at :