Music:  Our Universal Language
Improvisation and the Art of Listening
How does music translate to people and how are we affected by it? How do we know what we’re hearing is music? My idea is to open a wide discussion and let each topic take its direction wherever contributions lead us. Didgeridoo classes and basic tabla introductory sessions for anyone who’s interested. I will play short performances involving tabla, percussion, didgeridoo that will hopefully include partiipants.
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Language: English
Ronan’s musical career started age ten with seven years of classical French horn training. He was then introduced to the Australian Didgeridoo by master drummer, Emmanuel Gomado from Ghana which sparked many new avenues and collaborations. After much self-teaching and musical travels Ronan was fortunate to meet a great Tabla maestro and began playing Tabla in 2002. Major influences like Shakti and Trilok Gurtu have led to exploring a fusion of tabla, percussion and didgeridoo within one context by means of a hybrid percussion kit designed by Ronan. He has performed in S.A., Europe and India and has featured on recordings and film scores. He currently lives in Cape Town S.A.

Important links:
www.hotwatermusic.co.za, www.myspace.com/musicbymatthewrice, www.babu.co.za, www.myspace.com/lmrtrio, www.tonikgroup.com, www.myspace.com/starkravingsane, www.rusnerwich.com, www.sitar.co.za, www.tabla.co.za, www.jazzart.co.za, www.rhythmworkshop.co.za, www.larosa.co.za, www.akramkhantabla.com