The album ends with a pure Indian Classical piece in
a typical slow sixteen beat rhythm called Teen taal.
It starts with an intro called "alap" performed by our
bansuri (bamboo flute) player, followed by a back and forth
between the ensemble playing the melodies
while tabla improvises, and sarod & violin improvising
while tabla keeps the rhythm.
I started my official music training back in 1977 on the tabla.
After that, for many years, I only listened to and played
Indian Classical music and slow Teen taal was the most
common rhythm cycle we used. So, with this last song,
it is like going back to the beginning for me!
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