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Talvin Singh, Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester
The virtuoso percussionist takes tabla-playing to another exhilarating level in Manchester
Collaborator: Talvin Singh
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PETER MASON is exhilarated by an exciting, well-considered and historically minded tribute to the great Trinidadian instrument
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TALVIN SINGH changed the face of music when he married Indian classical and electronic music in spectacular fashion on his award-winning debut album OK.
The hugely accomplished tabla player shows why as he amps up his drums, an array of gongs and other percussion instruments for this intimate, collaborative performance at the Royal Exchange’s in-the-round space.
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