Composer and musician Rakkatak a.k.a. Anita Katakkar, is a percussionist who performs and records within the Toronto arts community as a soloist and as a member of the Toronto Tabla Ensemble.
Performed and composed by her, Rakkatak's music reflects traditional Indian rhythms against contemporary beats. While every picture tells a story, every beat creates a vibe. The possibilities are endless!
Dabari is some serious soulful sweetness and solid tabla playing all round - you're sounding really strong! Im planning on heading up on Sunday but I have an all night performance Saturday so I may take the train to catch a cat nap and stay a few days! :) If I do not make it on Sunday I will extremely soon, promise ya that! Want to see YOU and Your own musical creations as well as some Classical! :D Mucho Love and Inspirations!
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hey! when are you coming to visit? have you heard the rumors of a whistler trip with The Kims, THe Newlyweds and THe Oregonians?.. we'll need a tabla player.
Thanks for the request and for supporting Ms. Roy!
"The only dream worth having is to dream that you will live while you are alive, and die only when you are dead. To love, to be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and vulgar disparity of the life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget." - Arundhati Roy (weroy.org)
Anita! Thank you sooo much for reaching out! I love the work you have here and ofcourse your playing sounds really wonderful! I see Ritesh is on here!!! I must write to him as he has come to mind often recently because I am wanting to dedicate to lessons again - I might have to take a primer course from one of you first before he lets me in on any advanced level work since I have let my playing go so long! :(
But, I am settled now and dedicating to music again so I know I need a good Guru Ji to help me along my new path of riyaz!
I am also playing sitar now which is really exciting too! Again, I need a good teacher there as well.
Hi Anita, I like your tabla fusions.
They have a time lapse feeling to them. ... like the sound of a flower unfolding or sun setting or clouds rolling or people moving by in seconds. (Especially Darimba and Heart Murmur). At the same time they can also be the exact opposite ... with all that motion and complexity in the sound, there's also a sense of visual stillness and simplicity.
greetings anita,
wow, some lovely sounds coming from your boom box my friend. many thanks for finding eccodek in this mad world of myspace. here's hoping we connect at a show sometime. great to see our boy medicineman and bass threat ian in your top 24. nice.
anita you're the bestest ever! i love your music and i think you should make it available for the rest of us to put it on our own MySpace playlists. see you tonight!
long time no see! please come to the shows. i will come back and "inspect" your tunes at a posterior date - i am running late for class as usual. and now i'm reminded i need to email lisa p..damnit.
hugs, mel.
