Trilok Gurtu (born 30 October 1951) is an Indian percussionist and composer whose work has blended the music of India with

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and world music. He has worked with

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, Joe Zawinul,

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, Maria João & Mário Laginha, and

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Early life

Gurtu was born to Hindu Brahmin parents in

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; he had a

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father and a

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mother. He attended Don Bosco High School (Matunga) in Mumbai. His mother, the famous Hindustani classical and semi-classical vocalist

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, encouraged him to learn playing

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, and he received formal training in percussion from

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Career

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Gurtu began playing a western drum kit in the 1970s, and developed an interest in jazz. In a 1995 television special on

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, Gurtu mentioned having initially learned Western music without awareness of

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, which, he said, forced him to learn multiple parts which most musicians would have never attempted. In the 1970s, he played with

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, and

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. One of Gurtu's earliest recordings was on ''Apo-Calypso'', a 1977 album by the German ethnic fusion band

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. His mother also sang in that record, and later joined him on his first solo CD, ''Usfret''. In the 1980s, Gurtu played with Swiss drummer

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and with

in McLaughlin's trio, accompanied variously by bassists

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, and Dominique DiPiazza. The line-up with Hellborg performed at least one concert opening for

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in Berkeley, California in 1988. Collaboration between Gurtu and McLaughlin included vocal improvisations using the Indian '' tala talk'' method of oral drumming notations for teaching drum patterns. Sometimes, Eckhardt would join in with hip-hop beat-box vocals for a three-way vocal percussion jam, while Gurtu and McLaughlin would throw in a few amusing words such as some Japanese brand names mixed with some Indian words. Some of the unusual aspects of Gurtu's drum playing include playing without a drum stool, in a half-kneeling position on the floor, and the use of an unconventional kick drum that resembles a large drum head with a kick-pedal, and a mix of tablas and western drums. Gurtu's unique percussion signature involves dipping cymbals and strings of shells into a bucket of water to create a shimmering effect. Gurtu joined

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after the death of drummer

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. He played on three of their records:

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(1987), ''45th Parallel'' (1989), and ''Always, Never and Forever'' (1991). In the early 1990s, Gurtu resumed his career as a solo artist and a bandleader. Various noted musicians have backed him on a number of his CD releases. In 1999,

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and Bill Laswell founded a musical group,

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, which played a mixture of Hindustani music, Asian underground, ambient, Drum and Bass, and Electronica. Gurtu joined this group along with

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and

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. The group released three albums before going dormant in late 2003. In 2004, Gurtu created an album, ''

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'', with

. His collaboration with the Arkè String Quartet began in 2007 with the release of the album ''Arkeology''. In 2010, Trilok Gurtu played on the album '' Piano Car'', an opera of minimalist composer Stefano Ianne with Ricky Portera,

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(

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), John De Leo. In 2012, Trilok Gurtu collaborated with electronic folk duo

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in their hometown of Chandigarh and produced a song 'Maati' on the music documentary-travelogue

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Legacy

Trilok Gurtu is universally acknowledged as one of the most innovative and ground breaking percussionists around; integrating swords, buckets and other non-conventional elements and into his sound. Zakir Hussain said that if Trilok Gurtu played only the tabla, he would have been the best tabla player in the world. Deadmau5 (Joel Zimmerman) mentions Trilok Gurtu as his hero and adds "You know who's a big hero of mine? Trilok Gurtu... Indians should know this. Indian traditional percussive algos (algorhythms) and modes blow my mind. Check him out. Full-on retarded isolation skills. I can't even chew gum and walk. There's a whole different language/notation to a tabla."

Style

"An open-minded musician who embraces Jazz, Indian classical music, abstract improvisational and Asian pop, a dazzling percussion virtuoso, an accessible entertainer" – The Guardian UK. He is self-confessedly strongly influenced by the rhythms of Africa and African beats and drumming patterns.

Awards

Gurtu has garnered a number of prestigious awards and nominations, including: * Best Overall Percussionist winner, ''

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'', 1999 * Best Overall Percussionist winner,

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Multicultural Music Awards, 2001 * Best Percussionist winner, ''

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's'' Critics Poll for 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 * Best Asia/Pacific Artist nominee,

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3 World for 2002, 2003, and 2004.

Discography

As leader

* ''Usfret'' (CMP, 1988) * ''Living Magic'' (CMP, 1991) * ''Crazy Saints'' (CMP, 1993) * ''Believe'' (CMP, 1994) * ''The Glimpse'' (CMP, 1996) * ''Bad Habits Die Hard'' (CMP, 1996) * '' African Fantasy'' (ESC, 1999) * ''Kathak'' (Escapade, 1998) * ''The Beat of Love'' (Blue Thumb, 2001) * ''Broken Rhythms'' (Worldmusicnet, 2004) * ''Farakala'' (Frikyiwa, 2005) * ''Arkeology'' with Arke String Quartet (Promo Music, 2006) * ''Massical'' (BHM, 2009) * ''21 Spices'' (Art of Groove, 2011) * ''Broken Rhythms'' (Cream, 2012) * ''Spellbound'' (Moosicus, 2013) * ''Drums On Fire'' with Chad Wackerman (Times Music, 2015) * ''Crazy Saints Live'' (Art of Groove, 2015) * ''God Is a Drummer'' (Jazzline, 2019) With Family of Percussion * ''Message to the Enemies of Time'' (Nagara, 1978) * ''Sunday Palaver'' (Nagara, 1980) * ''Here Comes the Family'' (Nagara, 1981)

As sideman

With Aktuala * '' La Terra'' (Bla Bla, 1974) * ''Tappeto Volante'' (Bla Bla, 1976) With

* ''Finale'' (Jeton, 1983) * ''Menue/Finale'' (Jeton, 1987) With

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* ''Live at the Donaueschingen Music Festival'' (MPS, 1980) * ''New Moon'' (Palcoscenico, 1980) With

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* ''Illegitimate Music'' (Nagara, 1978) * ''Where the Hammer Hangs'' (Nagara, 1978) * ''For Drummers Only: Live at Cologne'' (Nagara, 1982) With

* '' Live at the Royal Festival Hall'' (JMT, 1990) * ''

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'' (Verve, 1992) * '' The Promise'' (Verve, 1995) With

* ''Organik'' (S:alt, 2001) * ''

'' (S:alt, 2004) With

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* ''Personal Note'' (CMP, 1981) * ''Sura'' (CMP, 1983) With

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* ''Lady Liberty'' (WEA, 1987) * ''Nougayork'' (WEA, 1987) With

* ''

'' (ECM, 1987) * ''45th Parallel'' (Portrait, 1989) * ''Always, Never, and Forever'' (veraBra, 1991) With

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* ''

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'' (Verve, 1998) * '' With a Heartbeat'' (Evolver, 2003) With

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* ''Filmmusik Vol. 3 & 4'' (Spoon, 1983) * ''Musk at Dusk'' (WEA, 1987) * ''Filmmusik Vol. 5'' (Virgin, 1989) * ''Impossible Holidays + Musk at Dusk'' (Spoon, 1998) With Fredy Studer * ''Seven Songs'' (veraBra, 1991) * ''Half a Lifetime'' (Unit, 1994) With

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* ''Can't Find My Way Home'' (MCA, 1989) * ''The Burning World'' (UNI, 1989) * ''Forever Burned'' (Young God, 2003) With

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* ''Blends & the Digital Pianos'' (Lumina, 1984) * ''Blends'' (New Albion, 2002) With others *

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, Katia & Marielle Labeque, ''West Side Story'' (CBS, 1989) *

& Didier François, ''Whispered Wishes'' (Prova, 2019) *

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, ''Grace'' (EmArcy, 2001) *

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, ''Somethin Else'' (CMP, 1993) *

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, ''End of August'' (Wea, 1982) *

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, ''Facciamo Finta Che Sia Vero Clan'' (Universal, 2012) * Aiyb Dieng, ''Rhythmagick'' (P-Vine, 1995) * Doky Brothers, ''2'' (Blue Note, 1997) * Christy Doran, ''Christy Doran's May 84'' (Plainisphare, 1985) *

, ''Apo Calypso'' (April, 1977) *

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, ''Neue Wege'' (Stockfisch, 1984) *

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, ''Ghetto Paradise'' (Naim, 1998) *

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, ''Lindbergh Lettere Da Sopra La Pioggia'' (Epic, 1992) *

, '' Visible World'' (ECM, 1996) * Dhruv Ghanekar, ''Voyage'' (Wah Wah Music, 2015) *

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& Henrik Andersen, ''New Shapes'' (Indie, 2021) *

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, ''O Sol de Oslo'' (Blau, 2006) *

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, ''Whirlwind'' (Atlantic, 1989) * Alfred Harth, ''This Earth!'' (ECM, 1984) *

, ''

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'' (Day Eight, 1989) * Maria Joao, ''Cor'' (Verve, 1998) *

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, ''Tony Lakatos and His Friends'' (Krem, 1983) *

, ''City of Light'' (Sub Rosa, 1997) *

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, ''Tales From Viet-Nam'' (ACT, 1996) * Albert Mangelsdorff &

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, ''Moon at Noon'' (Musikant, 1987) *

, ''October'' (Contemp, 1977) *

, ''East Travel'' (Stradivarius, 2011) *

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, ''Hallucination Engine'' (Axiom, 1994) *

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, ''Heresay'' (Windham Hill, 1988) *

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, ''Misa Espiritual'' (Harmonia Mundi, 1983) * Panzerballett, ''Breaking Brain'' (Gentle Art of Music, 2015) *

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, ''Any Way'' (Label Bleu, 1993) *

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, ''Gracias Montuno'' (World Village 2008) *

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, '' Three Day Moon'' (ECM, 1978) *

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, ''O Primeiro Canto'' (Polydor, 1999) *

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, Chick Corea, Kenny Werner, ''Ludwigsburger Jazztage'' (Chaos, 1994) * Marina Rei, ''Animebelle'' (Virgin, 1998) * Claudio Rocchi, ''Il Miele Dei Pianeti Le Isole Le Api'' (Ariston, 1974) *

, Vitous & Gurtu, ''Trio Live in Concert'' (TDK, 2001) *

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, ''Esperanto'' (Aleph, 2000) *

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, '' Song for Everyone'' (ECM, 1985) *

, ''Tala Matrix'' (Axiom, 2000) *

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, ''Rain Dance'' (Antilles, 1989) *

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, ''Pete York Presents Super Drumming Vol. 3'' (BMG, 1990) * Joe Zawinul, ''My People'' (Jms, 1996)

References

External links

Trilok Gurtu.com
– Official website
Trilok Gurtu's Music at Musicfellas

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Trilok Gurtu at MintakaMusic
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Trilok Gurtu Trilok Gurtu (born 30 October 1951) is an Indian percussionist and composer whose work has blended the music of India with jazz fusion and world music. He has worked with Terje Rypdal, Gary Moore, John McLaughlin, Jan Garbarek, Joe Zawinul, ...

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