Talavya Night

Pandit Divyang Vakil’s Tālavya.
Classical tabla in a new avatar / Ancient Rhythms with a Modern Twist.

Globe-trotting percussion ensemble Tālavya (formerly Tabla Ecstasy) bring the Indian hand-drums tabla to the center stage in new avatar, distilling its age-old spirit and practice into a high-energy, highly accessible evening that reveals the instrument’s true joys.

Composed by Indian music maestro Pandit Divyang Vakil, the quartet moves between rousing peaks and smooth meditative passages, expressing the various emotions of tabla. Played with the passion and power of a rock drum solo along with the sophistication and subtlety of a classical performance, Tālavya is contemporary in feel, while full of the richness of classical tabla.It’s not uncommon to catch audience members—from teenage hipsters to cosmopolitan professionals—bopping along to the pulse, or in tears or in awe after a performance.

While Tālavya has toured North America on several occasions, their CSAFF performance will be their Chicago debut.

Talavya wowed the audience with their unique percussion savvy. - India West

...thrill-inducing performance that had everyone at the edge of their seat. - Times of India