Dear all,

I'm pleased to announce a four-day Tabla workshop with Ustad Shabbir
Nisar, one of
India's eminent Tabla Maestros. He is also my teacher.

For those who do not know Shabbir Nisar, he is the son and disciple of
Tabla legend, the Late Ustad Shaik Dawood Khan of Hyderabad.

The site: www.tablaustaddawood.com <http://www.tablaustaddawood.com/>
has more info.



There are a number of video clips of Shabbirji from some of his
recent solo recitals in Bangalore and Hyderabad.
Please visit: http://www.tablaustaddawood.com/shabbir.html
<http://www.tablaustaddawood.com/shabbir.html>

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The schedule for the Tabla workshops of Ustad Shabbir Nisar will be as
follows:



Sunday, August 13: 5:30PM – 9:30PM



Monday, August 14: 7:00PM – 9:30PM



Tuesday, August 15: 7:00PM – 9:30PM



Thursday, August 17: 7:00PM – 9:30PM (it is on Thu, NOT Wed –
please note)



That makes for over 10 hours of instruction from the master artist.

The venue of all workshop sessions will be:



Pangea World Theater Studio

711 W Lake St Ste 101

Minneapolis, MN 55408



You are welcome to bring any audio recording devices to class.



Additional info: Workshop fees is $100 (for 3-4 sessions) and $50 (for
1-2 sessions).



Auditing fee is $25 (sit in only – note taking and audio taping
allowed – no video taping).

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Shabbirji will also be available for one-on-one lessons per the
following schedule:



Monday, August 14: 10AM – 5PM

Tuesday, August 15: 10AM – 5PM

Wednesday, August 16: 10AM – 8PM

Thursday, August 17: 10AM – 5PM

Friday, August 18: 10AM – 8PM

Saturday, August 19: 10AM – 8PM



The cost of one-on-one lessons is $30/hour.



The venue of all one-on-one classes (by prior appointment only) will be:



2858 Kenwood Isles Dr

Minneapolis, MN 55408

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For further information: 612-508-3716



About Ustad Shabbir Nisar:

Ustad Shabbir Nisar is the son of the legendary Tabla maestro Ustad
Shaikh Dawood Khan of Hyderabad, India. Under his illustrious father's
tutelage, Shabbir inherited a vast wealth of tabla compositions from
Delhi, Purab, and Farukkabad schools of percussion. He is one of the
rare masters who has kept the art of tabla alive in its original form.

He began his training in the traditional "taleem" system of tabla
instruction from his father when he was just 4 years old. He gave a 10
minute tabla solo performance from All India Radio (AIR) Hyderabad when
he was 6 years old and he gave his first public performance under the
auspices of Laya Sadhana in 1976. He was awarded the National
Scholarship by the Government of India at the age of 20 years. At the
age of 25 he joined the Government College of Music and Dance, Hyderabad
and continues to be in teaching faculty today. He has been an A grade
artist associated with the Hyderabad AIR since the age of 25 years.

Ustad Shabbir Nisar has accompanied most of the eminent musicians of
Indian Classical music including Ustad Vilayat Khan, Ustad Abdul Haleem
Jaffer Khan, Pandit Jasraj, Ustad Munawar Ali Khan, Ustad Sultan Khan,
Ustad Shahid Parvez, Smt. Malini Rajurkar, Smt. Laxmi Shankar, Pandit
Budhaditya Mukherjee, Ustad Nishad Khan, Irshad Khan, Pandit Uma Shankar
Mishra etc. His tabla solo performance is a mirror onto the bygone days
of the renaissance of tabla whose outstanding exponents included Ustad
Siddhar Khan of Delhi, Miyan Bakhshu Khan, Ustad Modu Khan, Haji Vilayat
Hussain Khan etc. His style is indicative of his constant efforts to
maintain an effortless technique, an appreciation of tonal quality and
exposition of rare and authentic compositions from the treasuries of the
great tabla and pakhawaj masters of yesteryears. His solo performances
have enraptured connoisseurs and music lovers alike wherever he has
performed.

Since 1997 he has visited the United States every year. His style of
teaching is to nurture tabla players who will be adept at accompanying
all styles of music as well as playing tabla solo in the grand tradition
of tabla. Today, he has about 100 disciples all over the world, many of
whom are established professional tabla players.

Ustad Shabbir Nisar's vast repertoire of compositions from Delhi, Purab
(Lucknow and Farrukhabad), Ajrada and Punjab gharanas, as well as his
mastery over some difficult and rare "Gats" make him one of the foremost
tabaliyas of the present time. His playing of the 'dugga', or bayan, is
traditional and full of flashes of brilliance and reminiscent of his
late father who was known for his expressive and powerful bayan playing.

He is the founder of 'Ustad Shaik Dawood Academy of Music' in Hyderabad,
India. It is an ambitious project devoted to research, preservation and
promotion of the rich tradition of tabla that he has inherited from his
great legendary father Ustad Shaik Dawood.



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