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Born and raised in England, Bobby spent a great deal of his childhood in Mumbai studying at Sangeet Mahabharati an institute of music started by the great tabla maestro Pandit Nikhil Ghosh. Recognized with a great talent at a young age, Bobby became a student of Pandit Nikhil Ghosh’s senior disciple Aneesh Pradhan, now one of the most sought after tabla players in the world. Through Aneesh’s guidance Bobby was nurtured into a mature internationally renowned tabla player, both in traditional Indian classical music and cross cultural genres.
Now a resident of Australia, he still spends most of his time between India and Australia. Bobby has received numerous awards and accolades and has performed with some of the finest musicians in Australia and overseas including Slava Grigoriyan, Greg Sheehan, Ben Walsh, David Hirschfelder, John Butler Trio, Sandy Evans, Pandit Ashok Roy, Aneesh Pradhan, Shuba Mudgal,Purbayan Chatterjee, Joseph Tawardros, Kim Sanders, Ian Dixon, Charlie McMahon, Jeremy Allsop, Sandipan Samajpati, Partho Sarathy, Tony Gorman and Adrian McNeil amongst many others. He has performed at many festivals including Womadelaide, Woodford Folk Festival, Bellingen Global Carnival, Sydney Festival, Hyde Park Festival, Worlds Fair Bonn, Livid, Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony Melbourne, Perth International Arts Festival, Singapore Arts Festival and Arts on the Move, amongst many others where the demand for his exciting, soulful and inspiring playing has become a highlight in many consecutive years.
Outside of the milieu of Indian classical music, his projects have included the formation of his own fusion group DHA, becoming a permanent fixture in the hugely popular and highly acclaimed electronic/fusion group “The Bird” and most recently a member in the high energy percussion trio the Circle of Rhythm. Bobby is considered one of the most experienced tabla player's and is a highly respected musician in the World Music Scene in Australia. Most recently a documentary on his musical life was recorded and shown on SBS titled “Viva, I Belong Everywhere”.
He has recorded many classical and fusion cd’s featuring some of the most exciting performers in the land. Amongst his recent cd’s are “Ishq” with Circle of Rhythm, a recording with jazz fusion band “Passionfruit”, “Aasha” an Indian classical music recording with Sarod player Adrian McNeil, Ruhani a duet with oud player Joseph Tawardros, Birdville Sessions with The Bird, a DVD, Live at the Studio Opera House with ‘The Bird’, featured guest on Cities with The Cat Empire, and John Butler Trio's latest recording Grand National.
Reviews
“Bobby Singh’s percussion provided the fundament for the whole musical endeavor…” Frankfurter Rundschau, Germany
“… The vocalists were supported and carried by the tabla playing of Tarlochan (Bobby) Singh. The instrumentalist demonstrated in his solo improvisation a transparent virtuosity and a vast and inexhaustible capability of rhythmic variations.” Wetterauer Zeitung, Germany
“Tarlochan Singh demonstrated his virtuosity in a brilliant solo.” Mittelhessische Presse, Germany
“Bobby Singh simply blew everyone away with his masterful playing…” Revolver, Sydney, Michael Smith.
“In Singh’s hands the tabla was capable of an almost contrapuntal effect…..”
Sydney Morning Herald, John Shand
Singh has built a solid reputation as a diversely interested musician who quite obviously gets his thrills messing with musical play dough. Who better to present an evening of world beats promising its audience a journey so geographically diverse that whiplash is not so much a risk as an inevitable?
http://www.inthemix.com.au/reviews/events/20203/
This show was a masterpiece. This was fantastic. The fusion of old and new in such an original way. Bobby Singh is such an extraordinary tabla player, beyond belief.
http://www.theprogram.net.au/reviewsSub.asp?id=2220
Recent Recordings;
Nirmana: with Ben Walsh, Groovelands.com.
Groovelands Soundsystem: Self Titled, Groovelands.com.
Kim Sanders and Friends, Bent Groove's.
The Bird: Re-invention's remix album, Foreign Dub & MGM.
Circle of Rhythm: Metrical,Groovelands.com.
The Bird: Birdville Sessions, Valve Records.
Circle of Rhythm: Ishq, Groovelands.com.
Ruhani: Duet with Joseph Tawardros, ABC classics.
Random Factors: remix with Bill Laswell, on Sonic Arcana.
Penguin Suit: with Slava Grigoriyan and Nigel Westlake, on ABC Classics.
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Mehopes The Bird will take flight sometime before then tho?
