music cv

musical training

 
2005-present
Tabla from Wajid Ali (senior student of Ustad Shaukat Hussain)

1998-2000, 2004
Sitar from Anwar Khurshid, John Campana, Beena Raza, Zia'uddin Khan

1994-1996
Tabla from Ustad Shaukat Hussain Khan & his students

1993-1994
Tabla from Ustad Akram Khan

1989-1990
Tabla from Prashant Kocherlakota

1992-1993
Qawwali singing from Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

1991-1992
Classical tonbak (zarb) from Dariush Talai
Didjeridu from Stuart Dempster

1982-89
Classical tuba from Karl Megules and Ronald Bishop

recording & editing

 
    ● Knowledge of sound equipment, computer hardware for music  
    ● Software:  Vegas, Soundforge, Wavelab, Bias Peak, MP3 tagging
    ● Database applications for digital music cataloging, metadata schema

select musical performances

2007
Pearl Continental Hotel; Sitar and Tabla (both instruments) lecture-demonstration;
Rawalpindi, Pakistan; April 2007

2006
“Baghcha” Tabla performance with Anwar Khurshid, sitar and Feridun Gundeş,
bağlama; The Ohio State University. June 2006

2005-2006
Hindustani Sitar & Tabla with Hans Utter
Private and public concerts in Columbus, OH including:  
Columbus Community Festival, Asian Arts Festival 2005, 2006

2004
World Bank, Pakistan Head Quarters; Benefit concert for the
Classical Music Heritage Trust, Islamabad; Tabla solo and
recording for Pakistan National Television; May 2004

Pakistan National Television "Meri Mousiqi" (My Music);
Three episodes; Interview in Urdu and Tabla Demonstrations; May 2004

2003
State University of California at Chico; Tabla solo concert; September 2003
http://pakhawaj.net/images/100_Lowell14.jpg

"Tabla Power" University of Toronto;  10 October 2003
(Performer and Main Organizer)
http://esa.sa.utoronto.ca/current.html

1998 - 2003
Hindustani Sitar & Tabla with Anwar Khurshid
Numerous private and public concerts and
lecture-demonstrations in Toronto, Canada
http://sitarschool.com

1993 - 1997
Seattle International Folklife Festival; 1993, 1996, 1997
Pakistan National Television; Islamabad 1996
Radio Pakistan; Lahore 1995
American Center; Lahore 1995
American Center; Islamabad 1995

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