A WonderFull carpet-flight with warm electronic spheres and Qawalli beats blended with the captivating magical sounds of India. Enchanting Vocals, Groovy Tabla and Funky Sarod.
Copy Link below for Wonderfull RadioArchives of WorldMusic!!!
(My interview and music is there as well......10th feb live broadcast!!)
http://www.vpro.nl/programma/dewandelendetak/
Raga
Heiko Dijker is an Amsterdam based Tablaplayer whose playing is marked by enthousiasm and energy, depth of knowledge and rythmic poetry. After years of traditional training with Shri Bhaswaraj Bhendigeri in India, he continued to learn with grandmaster Faiyaz Khan in the Guru-Shisya (Master-Disciple) system.
Holding a Masters-degree in classical Tabla of the Rotterdam Conservatory, where he studied with Ted de Jong and Ustad Faiyaz Khan, Heiko has been working with great Indian classical and not so classical musicians and dancers, as well as with fusions of traditional and innovative music and dance. Just to name a few: Sandhya Sanjana (Indian vocal), Neela Bhagwat(Indian vocal), Pandit Birju Maharaj(the legendary Kathak dancer), Ustad Fariddudin Dagar, Bahauddin Dagar (Roudra Veena), Amine and Hamza M'raihi(Tunesian Oud and Kanoun), Het Nieuw Ensemble (contemporary western), Scapino Ballet, Concerto Rotterdam (with Jacob ter Veldhuis), Lenneke van Staalen, Taal Vadya(rythm group with South-Indian percussionists), Shinske Ishihara(Japanese Marimba virtuoso). Next to enjoying his performances, he is an accompanist of great masters like Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia(Bansuri) and Pandit Buddhadhitya Mukherjee(Sitar) at the Indian classes at the Rotterdam Conservatory, and a teacher at the SKVR music school in Rotterdam.
CHECK ALSO HIS MORE ELECTRONIC EXPLORATIONS COMBINING GROOVING TABLA WITH LIVE LAPTOP-LOOPS AND MANIPULATIONS......'AESH' IS THE FIRST RESULT, WITH THE ENCHANTING VOICE OF CELINE WADIER, AND THE FUNKY SAROD OF MARTIJN BAAIJENS. FIND AESH IN MYFRIENDS.......
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Hi brother Heiko! Your sound on tabla is realy great.Like your playing,clasical and fusion.Hope to see you and play something together.Regards to Faiyaz khan if he is there. Gretings to you also from Slovenia! Damir
AMSTERDAM DAY-TRIP FESTIVAL Saturday 14 June from 11:00 to 23:00 with:
Atmos, Sensient, Dick Trevor, Ocelot, Peter Dijital, MNO, Bluegrass Boogiemen, The Phantom Four, The Bombshellys, Dynamic DJ Duo, DJ Rafadelic, DJ MNO, DJ Sleazy Ni, Chaishop Live Jam, DJ Kriya, DJ Gustavo, Rishi, Casino, swimming pools, art installations, street theater! Dress like a tourist and enjoy!
LOCATION: Sloterparkbad, President Allendelaan 3, Amsterdam, The Netherlands :)
Dank voor je leuke reactie. Met Wilde Rozen weer eens live spelen is een van mijn grote wensen! De andere wens, samen met jouw band gecombineerd een optreden doen in de Cameleon, daar bel ik je in elk geval snel over!
