It was a evening in the month of February in 1971. My father told me that a big music festival, called Baiju Festival, was going on in the city,
Over the course of 30 years of teaching tabla and over 40 years of being in this field , I have witnessed first hand the changes that have occurred in the industry; changes in the caliber and quality of its musicians, changes in its audiences and more. I am amazed at how many students I get who want be masters of tabla. The desire is commendable, but the effort that is made to achieve this aim does not reflect this goal.
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