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'''Trilok Gurtu''' ({{lang-ks|{{Nastaliq|ترلوک گرٹو}}}}, {{lang-mr|त्रिलोक गुर्टू}}) (born 30 October 1951) is an Indian percussionist and composer<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1997|edition=Concise|isbn=1-85227-745-9|page=555}}</ref> whose work has blended the [[music of India]] with [[jazz fusion]] and [[world music]].<ref name=europejazz>{{cite web |url=http://www.europejazz.net/mus/gurtu.htm |title=Trilok Gurtu Biography |access-date=2012-12-02 |publisher=EuropeJazz.net}}</ref><ref name=drummerworld>{{cite web |url=http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Trilok_Gurtu.html |title=Trilok Gurtu – October 30, 1951 – Biography |access-date=2012-12-02 |publisher=Drummerworld.com}}</ref><ref name=mariomendes>{{cite web |url=http://mariomendes.tripod.com/trilok.html |title=Biography of Trilok Gurtu |access-date=2012-12-02 |publisher=Mariomendes.Tripod.com}}</ref>
'''Trilok Gurtu''' (born 30 October 1951) is an Indian percussionist and composer<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1997|edition=Concise|isbn=1-85227-745-9|page=555}}</ref> whose work has blended the [[music of India]] with [[jazz fusion]] and [[world music]].<ref name=europejazz>{{cite web |url=http://www.europejazz.net/mus/gurtu.htm |title=Trilok Gurtu Biography |access-date=2012-12-02 |publisher=EuropeJazz.net}}</ref><ref name=drummerworld>{{cite web |url=http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Trilok_Gurtu.html |title=Trilok Gurtu – October 30, 1951 – Biography |access-date=2012-12-02 |publisher=Drummerworld.com}}</ref><ref name=mariomendes>{{cite web |url=http://mariomendes.tripod.com/trilok.html |title=Biography of Trilok Gurtu |access-date=2012-12-02 |publisher=Mariomendes.Tripod.com}}</ref>


He has worked with [[Terje Rypdal]], [[Gary Moore]], [[John McLaughlin (musician)|John McLaughlin]], [[Jan Garbarek]], [[Joe Zawinul]], [[Michel Bisceglia]], [[Bill Laswell]], [[Maria João]] & [[Mário Laginha]], and [[Robert Miles]].<ref name=europejazz/><ref name=drummerworld/><ref name=mariomendes/>
He has worked with [[Terje Rypdal]], [[Gary Moore]], [[John McLaughlin (musician)|John McLaughlin]], [[Jan Garbarek]], [[Joe Zawinul]], [[Michel Bisceglia]], [[Bill Laswell]], [[Maria João (singer)|Maria João]] & [[Mário Laginha]], and [[Robert Miles]].<ref name=europejazz/><ref name=drummerworld/><ref name=mariomendes/>


==Early life==
==Early life==
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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.<ref name=drummerworld/>
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.<ref name=drummerworld/>


Gurtu joined [[Oregon (band)|Oregon]] after the death of drummer [[Collin Walcott]]. He played on three of their records: ''Ecotopia'' (1987), ''45th Parallel'' (1989), and ''Always, Never and Forever'' (1991).<ref name=mariomendes/>
Gurtu joined [[Oregon (band)|Oregon]] after the death of drummer [[Collin Walcott]]. He played on three of their records: [[Ecotopia (album)|Ecotopia]] (1987), ''45th Parallel'' (1989), and ''Always, Never and Forever'' (1991).<ref name=mariomendes/>


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.<ref name=drummerworld/>
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.<ref name=drummerworld/>
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==Legacy==
==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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/the-indian-audience-is-a-clap-happy-lot-trilok-gurtu/16026157|title=The Indian audience is a clap-happy lot: Trilok Gurtu|website=Mid-day.com|access-date=2016-06-30}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/the-indian-audience-is-a-clap-happy-lot-trilok-gurtu/16026157|title=The Indian audience is a clap-happy lot: Trilok Gurtu|website=Mid-day.com|date=March 2015|access-date=2016-06-30}}</ref>


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."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/music/news/EDM-cant-touch-the-tabla/articleshow/32363272.cms|title=EDM can’t touch the tabla |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2016-06-30}}</ref>
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."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/music/news/EDM-cant-touch-the-tabla/articleshow/32363272.cms|title=EDM can't touch the tabla |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2016-06-30}}</ref>


==Style==
==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.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140915201301/http://www.basitours.com/news/trilok-gurtu-new-band-avails-concerts-europe-2014]</ref>
"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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.basitours.com/news/trilok-gurtu-new-band-avails-concerts-europe-2014|title=Trilok Gurtu new band|date=15 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915201301/http://www.basitours.com/news/trilok-gurtu-new-band-avails-concerts-europe-2014|access-date=8 September 2021|archive-date=15 September 2014}}</ref>


He is self-confessedly strongly influenced by the rhythms of Africa and African beats and drumming patterns.
He is self-confessedly strongly influenced by the rhythms of Africa and African beats and drumming patterns.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}


==Awards==
==Awards==
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* ''The Glimpse'' (CMP, 1996)
* ''The Glimpse'' (CMP, 1996)
* ''Bad Habits Die Hard'' (CMP, 1996)
* ''Bad Habits Die Hard'' (CMP, 1996)
* ''African Fantasy'' (ESC, 1999)
* ''[[African Fantasy]]'' (ESC, 1999)
* ''Kathak'' (Escapade, 1998)
* ''Kathak'' (Escapade, 1998)
* ''The Beat of Love'' (Blue Thumb, 2001)
* ''The Beat of Love'' (Blue Thumb, 2001)
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* ''Farakala'' (Frikyiwa, 2005)
* ''Farakala'' (Frikyiwa, 2005)
* ''Arkeology'' with Arke String Quartet (Promo Music, 2006)
* ''Arkeology'' with Arke String Quartet (Promo Music, 2006)
* ''Massacal'' (BHM, 2009)
* ''Massical'' (BHM, 2009)
* ''21 Spices'' (Art of Groove, 2011)
* ''21 Spices'' (Art of Groove, 2011)
* ''Broken Rhythms'' (Cream, 2012)
* ''Broken Rhythms'' (Cream, 2012)
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* [[Jan Garbarek]], ''[[Visible World]]'' (ECM, 1996)
* [[Jan Garbarek]], ''[[Visible World]]'' (ECM, 1996)
* [[Dhruv Ghanekar]], ''Voyage'' (Wah Wah Music, 2015)
* [[Dhruv Ghanekar]], ''Voyage'' (Wah Wah Music, 2015)
* [[Roman Miroshnichenko]] & Henrik Andersen, ''New Shapes'' (Indie, 2021)
* [[Gilberto Gil]], ''O Sol de Oslo'' (Blau, 2006)
* [[Gilberto Gil]], ''O Sol de Oslo'' (Blau, 2006)
* [[Danny Gottlieb]], ''Whirlwind'' (Atlantic, 1989)
* [[Danny Gottlieb]], ''Whirlwind'' (Atlantic, 1989)
* [[Alfred Harth]], ''This Earth!'' (ECM, 1984)
* [[Alfred Harth]], ''This Earth!'' (ECM, 1984)
* [[Jonas Hellborg]], ''[[Adfa]]'' (Day Eight, 1989)
* [[Jonas Hellborg]], ''[[Adfa]]'' (Day Eight, 1989)
* [[Maria Joao]], ''Cor'' (Verve, 1998)
* [[Maria João (singer)|Maria Joao]], ''Cor'' (Verve, 1998)
* [[Tony Lakatos]], ''Tony Lakatos and His Friends'' (Krem, 1983)
* [[Tony Lakatos]], ''Tony Lakatos and His Friends'' (Krem, 1983)
* [[Bill Laswell]], ''City of Light'' (Sub Rosa, 1997)
* [[Bill Laswell]], ''City of Light'' (Sub Rosa, 1997)

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Trilok Gurtu
Gurtu performing in Warsaw with Arkè String Quartet
Gurtu performing in Warsaw with Arkè String Quartet
Background information
Born (1951-10-30) 30 October 1951 (age 73)
Mumbai, India
GenresJazz, jazz fusion, world music
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsDrums, tabla, Konnakol
Years active1970s–present
Associated actsJohn McLaughlin, Embryo, Oregon, Tabla Beat Science, Arkè String Quartet, Joe Zawinul, Jan Garbarek
Websitetrilokgurtu.com

Trilok Gurtu (born 30 October 1951) is an Indian percussionist and composer[1] whose work has blended the music of India with jazz fusion and world music.[2][3][4]

He has worked with Terje Rypdal, Gary Moore, John McLaughlin, Jan Garbarek, Joe Zawinul, Michel Bisceglia, Bill Laswell, Maria João & Mário Laginha, and Robert Miles.[2][3][4]

Early life

Gurtu was born to Hindu Brahmin parents in Mumbai, India;[1] he had a Kashmiri Pandit father and a Marathi mother. He attended Don Bosco High School (Matunga) in Mumbai. His mother, the famous Hindustani classical and semi-classical vocalist Shobha Gurtu, encouraged him to learn playing tabla, and he received formal training in percussion from Shah Abdul Karim.[4]

Career

Gurtu at Oslo Jazzfestival in 2016.

Gurtu began playing a western drum kit in the 1970s, and developed an interest in jazz. In a 1995 television special on Jimi Hendrix, Gurtu mentioned having initially learned Western music without awareness of overdubbing, which, he said, forced him to learn multiple parts which most musicians would have never attempted. In the 1970s, he played with Charlie Mariano, John Tchicai, Terje Rypdal, and Don Cherry.[2][4]

One of Gurtu's earliest recordings was on Apo-Calypso, a 1977 album by the German ethnic fusion band Embryo. His mother also sang in that record, and later joined him on his first solo CD, Usfret.[2]

In the 1980s, Gurtu played with Swiss drummer Charly Antolini and with John McLaughlin in McLaughlin's trio,[1] accompanied variously by bassists Jonas Hellborg, Kai Eckhardt, and Dominique DiPiazza. The line-up with Hellborg performed at least one concert opening for Miles Davis in Berkeley, California in 1988.[4]

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.[2]

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.[3]

Gurtu joined Oregon after the death of drummer Collin Walcott. He played on three of their records: Ecotopia (1987), 45th Parallel (1989), and Always, Never and Forever (1991).[4]

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.[3]

In 1999, Zakir Hussain and Bill Laswell founded a musical group, Tabla Beat Science, which played a mixture of Hindustani music, Asian underground, ambient, Drum and Bass, and Electronica. Gurtu joined this group along with Karsh Kale and Talvin Singh. The group released three albums before going dormant in late 2003.[4]

In 2004, Gurtu created an album, Miles Gurtu, with Robert Miles. His collaboration with the Arkè String Quartet began in 2007 with the release of the album Arkeology.[2]

In 2010, Trilok Gurtu played on the album Piano Car, an opera of minimalist composer Stefano Ianne with Ricky Portera, Nick Beggs (Kajagoogoo), Mario Marzi, Terl Bryant (John Paul Jones/Led Zeppelin), John De Leo.[3]

In 2012, Trilok Gurtu collaborated with electronic folk duo Hari & Sukhmani in their hometown of Chandigarh and produced a song 'Maati' on the music documentary-travelogue The Dewarists.

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.[5]

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."[6]

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.[7]

He is self-confessedly strongly influenced by the rhythms of Africa and African beats and drumming patterns.[citation needed]

Awards

Gurtu has garnered a number of prestigious awards and nominations, including:

  • Best Overall Percussionist winner, DRUM! Magazine, 1999
  • Best Overall Percussionist winner, Carlton Television Multicultural Music Awards, 2001
  • Best Percussionist winner, Down Beat's Critics Poll for 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999,[8] 2000, 2001, and 2002[9]
  • Best Asia/Pacific Artist nominee, BBC Radio 3 World for 2002, 2003, and 2004.[2][4]

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 Peter Giger

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

With John McLaughlin

With Oregon

  • Ecotopia (ECM, 1987)
  • 45th Parallel (Portrait, 1989)
  • Always, Never, and Forever (veraBra, 1991)

With Irmin Schmidt

  • Filmmusik Vol. 3 & 4 (Spoon, 1983)
  • Musk at Dusk (WEA, 1987)
  • Filmmusik Vol. 5 (Virgin, 1989)
  • Impossible Holidays + Musk at Dusk (Spoon, 1998)

With Swans

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

With others

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 555. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Trilok Gurtu Biography". EuropeJazz.net. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Trilok Gurtu – October 30, 1951 – Biography". Drummerworld.com. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 "Biography of Trilok Gurtu". Mariomendes.Tripod.com. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "The Indian audience is a clap-happy lot: Trilok Gurtu". Mid-day.com. March 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "EDM can't touch the tabla". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Trilok Gurtu new band". 15 September 2014. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "1999 DownBeat Critics Poll". Down Beat. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  9. ↑ "2002 DownBeat Critics Poll". Down Beat. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2012.

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