Music

Some of the music I had the pleasure of being a part of creating!

Featured Tracks

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Kune Do

A jazz fusion piece inspired by Tigran Hamasyan and Avishai Cohen.

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Uncharted Territory

Kune Do

A mix of flamenco, Balkan, and Indian Classical in what we term... Uncharted Territory.

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Diya Jalein

National Children's Chorus

Composed by my sister Gaayatri Kaundinya and performed by the National Children's Chorus featuring myself on tablas and kanjira.

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Jazz

'So What' by Miles Davis Tabla Cover

'So What' by Miles Davis Tabla Cover

A tabla cover of Miles Davis's 'So What'

Whoah

Whoah

Metallic tabla vocal percussion jam

Water Lily

Water Lily

Inspired by folk music from Northern India and its confluence with jazz!

The Tenth Encounter

The Tenth Encounter

West African inspired audio-visual track - part of my 'Rhythm Encounter' series

Jasmine Excerpt

Jasmine Excerpt

An excerpt of my composition 'Jasmine' performed by my band Kune Do

Classical

Guru Purnima 2014

Guru Purnima 2014

Performance at the Community of Infinite Spirit at Guru Purnima for my guru Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri with gurubhai Gurkirat Singh on tabla and Raj Singh on harmonium

Tabla Solo in Jhaptaal - AACM 2015

Tabla Solo in Jhaptaal - AACM 2015

Tabla solo perfomranc in jhaptaal at the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael in 2015 with Wallace Harvey on harmonium

Tabla Solo in Teentaal - AACM 2016

Tabla Solo in Teentaal - AACM 2016

Tabla solo performed in teentaal at the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael in 2016 with Wallace Harvey on viola

Collaborations

Pani Ka Rang

Pani Ka Rang

A choral piece composed by Gaayatri Kaundinya performed by the National Children's Chorus at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall.

The Runaway Tabla

The Runaway Tabla

Bols composed by Ustad Zakir Hussain, arranged by Gaayatri Kaundinya and performed on tabla by myself!

Zwölfbei12

Zwölfbei12

A story of World War 2 family relationships choreographed by Sadie Wilking

Moj Maro/Tamzara

Moj Maro/Tamzara

An arrangement of the Albanian tune 'Moj Maro' with a coda of the Aremenian Tamzara performed by the UCLA Balkan Music Ensemble

Mediterranean Sundance

Mediterranean Sundance

Performed at the pre-show for John McLaughlin's last stop of his last tour in the United States at the terrace of Royce Hall UCLA

Seven-Seven-Seven-Nine

Seven-Seven-Seven-Nine

A piece by Justin Inbar performed at the pre-show for John McLaughlin's last stop of his last tour in the United States at the terrace of Royce Hall UCLA

India Blue

India Blue

India Blue was composed by Ustad Ali Abkar Khan for his Garden of Dreams album - performed at John McLaughlin's last stop of his last tour in the United States at the terrace of Royce Hall UCLA