in no particular order...North and south Indian classical music, Indo-jazz fusion, Trilok Gurtu, Shakti, Susheela Raman, Anindo Chatterjee, Swapan Chaudhuri, Toronto Tabla Ensemble, Trichy Sankaran, tabla, mrdangam, kanjira, Tamil folk music, Rich Brown, Suba Sankaran, Deb Sinha, Pirouz Yousefian, santoor, jazz
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...then Hanley transformed song to spectacle with a brain-liquifying tabla solo, an onslaught of percussive sixteenth notes and syncopated shifts hammered out by his wrists and fingers with such precision that well, you really had to be there...Concert Review in NOW Magazine
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John Lennon Songwriting Contest Grand Prize Winner-Heavy Traffic from So The Journey Goes
Autorickshaw nominated for a 2008 JUNO Award for World Music Album of the Year!
AUTORICKSHAW: So The Journey Goes
A sonic alchemy of Indian music fusion with a dash of Bollywood.
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AUTORICKSHAW: Four Higher
JUNO nominated-World Music Album of the Year.
Funky, contemporary arrangements of south Indian classical compositions, Bollywood-tinged jazz standards and fiery Indo-jazz originals.
short clips of autorickshaw @ Rochester International Jazz Festival
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Ed Hanley bio:
Ed Hanley began his tabla (north Indian classical percussion) training in Toronto, Canada with Ritesh Das, and has studied with master drummers Swapan Chaudhuri in California and Anindo Chatterjee in Calutta, India. His interest in all aspects of Indian classical rhythm have led him to study outside of the Hindustani tabla tradition as well, focusing on Karnatic (south Indian) vocal percussion and drumming traditions. He has studied nattuvangam (Bharatanatyam conducting) with Hari Krishnan, mrdangam repertoire and Karnatic rhythm theory with Karaikudi Mani in Chennai, India, and solkattu (vocal percussion), kanjira (a south Indian frame drum), mrdangam repertoire and improvisation with Dr Trichy Sankaran in Chennai and Toronto. His studies have been supported by a number of funding bodies including The Canada Council, The Ontario Arts Council and The Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute.
Ed has performed across Canada, and in the USA, Europe and India in a variety of world, jazz and classical settings with artists such as vocalist Suba Sankaran, violinist Parmela Attariwala, clarinetist James Campbell, multi-instrumentalists George Koller and Donald Quan, Persian ensemble Mehrvarzan, percussionists Trichy Sankaran, Rick Lazar, Alan Hetherington and Vasudevan Rajalingam, flautist Ron Allen, Hindustani vocalist Vinayak Pathak, Sarangi master Ramesh Misra, and ensembles including autorickshaw, The Toronto Tabla Ensemble, The Penderecki Quartet and Jane Bunnett and the Spirits of Havana. His work can be heard on a number of recordings and film soundtracks.
Ed has composed, produced, and engineered a number of compositions for dance and film out of his own studio, and has co-produced two autorickshaw albums with Suba Sankaran, including the critically acclaimed, JUNO nominated CD, Four Higher.
He is also a member of the recently formed Indo-Persian duo Naseem with Santoor virtuoso Pirouz Yousefian.
autorickshaw's music lies on the cultural cutting edge, as contemporary jazz and funk easily rub shoulders with the classical music of India. Formed in 2003, autorickshaw has swiftly risen to become one of the most intriguing acts on the world music and jazz landscapes, garnering a 2004 JUNO nomination for World Music Album of the Year.
"The ensemble consists of a mash-up of four of Canadas most exciting and musically interesting young musicians: vocalist Suba Sankaran, tabla player Ed Hanley, bassist Rich Brown and exotic percussionist Debashis Sinha. All four have achieved excellence on their respective instruments. When their forces are combined, the results are utterly unique and musically pioneering." [The Record]
autorickshaw has toured widely in Canada, including appearances at the
Montreal Jazz Festival, the Vancouver and Winnipeg Folk Festivals, as well a
numerous appearances at the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto. US appearances
include performances at Joes Pub in New York City and at The Kennedy Centre
in Washington DC.
Dear Friends, Well, it's been six months since my abdominal surgery, and finally the music is starting to flow again. I've written two new songs "Bridge Of Shadows" and something a little different for me called "Looking Glass Man"...my first song using a Strat. I've never owned a Stratocaster before, was always a Les Paul guy (still am). But my wife promised me a new Strat if I just acted brave; and survived the surgery of course. I guessed the Fender would influence me in some "twangy way", but I never imagined it would be a Johhny Cash way, (not that I'm complaining, always kind of liked him). So if you get the chance, please stop by and give them a listen. All my very best to you, and thanks for being friends through some really tough times for me, Your friend, David
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I'm glad to have you in my circle of friends. I see you have been doing a lot of tapasya and are actively making the rounds spreading your music. My best wishes and encouragement to you on all your efforts.
I have recently ventured into broadcasting and hope to include all my friends in this. Presently though, I am streaming archived audio and video content from the past 40 years. The streams are titled Ragmala Radio and TV and are broadcast from www.ragmala.com I hope you get a chance to tune in one of these days and check them out.
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<br />To whom it may concern:
<br /> The Easter Bunny and I started drinking late last night and there's no sign of him slowing down anytime soon. So have a Happy Easter! The bunny will be around when he sobers up.
<br /> Dave
<br />Hello My Dear Friends!
<br /> Sorry I haven't been in touch for so long, but over the winter I had major abdominal surgery, and though recovery has been slow, it has been steady and I'm starting finally to feel like my old self again. For surviving my wife bought me a new Stratocaster that I hope to include on some new songs in the very near future. I hope all is well with you and that 2009 is bringing BIG things your way. I just wanted to stop by and say I'm still alive ....literally!
<br /> All of my love and the absolute best to you and yours,
<br /> David England
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wishes for new year .if you like collaboration with flute for world music may be we can think for to creat some new music in futuer .all the best..dinesh
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