King of the Jori | Sukhvinder Singh ‘Pinky’ | Dhamar Taal | Music of India

#darbarfestival | Charismatic percussion master Sukhvinder Singh ‘Pinky’ explores the 14-beat dhamar taal in this solo jori performance, common in dhrupad and kathak dance.
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Sukhvinder Singh (affectionately known as ‘Pinky’) is a singular percussionist, specialising in low-tuned tabla and jori. Hailing from the Punjab, his first musical immersions were in dholak and pakhawaj, playing traditional Sikh devotional music. His talent was spotted early, and at age five he became a disciple of pakhawaj exponent Bhai Nihal Singh. His public debut aged 13 left a strong impression on Ustad Alla Rakha Khan, but soon after he left to Varanasi to train under the legendary Benares gharana master Pandit Kishan Maharaj.

His subsequent career has featured accompaniment slots with Pandit Ravi Shankar, Ustad Vilayat Khan, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, and other leading Hindustani instrumentalists, and a Grammy award for his work with Ry Cooder and Vishwa Mohan Bhatt on A Meeting by the River. Ustad Zakir Hussain proclaimed him to be the world’s foremost jori exponent after his solo at Ustad Allah Rakha’s 2016 memorial concert. Now based in India, England, and Canada, he is known as a charismatic performer and teacher, dedicated to bringing the Punjab and Benares repertoire to audiences around the world. Hear more of Sukhvinder Singh here:
-Jori Solo 2009 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGvJhC9WWx0

Recorded on 13 March 2018, at London’s Milton Court:
-Sukhvinder Singh ‘Pinky’ (jori)

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