Payton MacDonald - Works for Tabla and Percussion (2007)

Artist: Payton MacDonald
Title Of Album: Works for Tabla and Percussion
Year: 2007
Style: World/Classical
Format: FLAC(tracks +.cue, log + scans)
Bitrate: Lossless
Total Time: 55:49
Total Size: 267 MB (+ 3% rec.)
As a teenager, percussionist and composer Payton MacDonald became fascinated with the tabla, an Indian instrument consisting of two drums, a smaller one with a wooden frame, and a larger one with a metal or ceramic frame. His interest continued through his graduate studies at the Eastman School of Music, and eventually led him to study with tabla master Pandit Sharda Sahai. He has also worked extensively with Canadian tabla player Shawn Mativetsky, who performs six of MacDonald's works on this CD. Three are solos and three are concertos for tabla and percussion quartet. The concertos are placed before the solos, but the listener new to the instrument may want to listen to the solos first to become familiar with the tabla's versatility.

Tracklist:

1. Concerto No. 1 for Tabla and Percussion Quartet 10:43
2. Concerto No. 2 for Tabla and Percussion Quartet 13:08
3. Concerto No. 3 for Tabla and Percussion Quartet 11:49
4. Alap 8:04
5. Jor 5:35
6. Jhala 6:28