It’s this performance right here that made me a huge fan of Trilok Gurtu! His unorthodox playing and percussion/Trap setup is amazing! Trilok is a true master of the art of drumming! Certified genius!
Gurtu is a one-man orchestra. He's the full package. Someone who's able to make actual music out of percussion. He says his main roots come from India and Africa, which is unquestionable but I'd say his style is universal. Way beyond any label.
He has a modified bass drum pedal under the bottom of a custom conga/floor tom. You can see it at 5:00, just above the bottom right corner. He was in Seattle on the Bad Habits tour, in 95, and I was fortunate to be at the front of the stage, just feet from him for the entire set. A true master, and a genuinely nice fellow. I wish he would visit the states more often.
$*((!(2938*#=283292!!!! My sweet lord, Trilok Gurtu grooves in the spaces that most drummers forget to leave open. He is a force of nature, and he flows just like water.
I could list the most game changing players of all time in my palms and Trilok is one. He is THE EAST MEETS WEST the fusion and the unorthodoxial approach to kit playing. The palm is where the feel begins the stick is a mere extension. I wish I would of been a percussionist before approaching the kit
Amazing! his spacing. patience. alot of time's cluddering is not the way. we have to learn to say something we can learn that from Mr. trilok Bless you sir!
Trilok started it all in the mid seventies he civilized the ear of a drummer one of the greatest perhaps the greatest feel drummer. A true composer of the random walk theory. Weckl and Gadd has borrowed so much from Trilok its unreal.
He is definitely one of the best I have ever heard. I saw him live in a small club in the nineties on his Crazy Saints tour, and he floored the audience on that night. I like his performances with McLaughlin the most out of his performances.
I love how his "kick" drums are actually a few de-tuned Toms that he hits with the sticks. Wouldn't it be great to see him playing with a metal band? Hitting the double kicks with his hands? That would be cool.
Mother f*ck me batman, that was awesome!!!! Would watch his clip on a Zildjian promo VHS tape that was narrated by Jonathan Mover with a bunch of other Vinnie, Dennis, Calhoun, Keith LeBlanc clips, but this one always fascinated and killed me. After like close to 30 years later when i was a sophomore in hs and got said promo tape with my first 8" A Splash I have finally seen the whole performance! Wish i had seen it earlier but I'll take it!!! So funky, so fusiony, so F*cking rediculously awesome! Trilok has always been something else!!! We need more of him!!!!
what kind of drum does he's using as a bass drum???? There's no tom that could reach that bass drum kind of deep sound.... anyone knows??? anyone can help me... I'm trying to build the same set in my apartment so....;)
Did you ever get it built ? You left this comment 12yrs ago. 😂 When I saw him a few times in the early 90’s his kick which I think is the same one used here is literally just rims & heads with a bearing edge or some kinda ring sticking up above a hole in a wooden board. You can see his Toms more clearly here. The kick is the same, just separate and slightly bigger. The heads are just very detuned/flappy. He told me that the sound comes almost entirely from electronics / EQ. He said that without the PA, etc the drums wouldn’t sound the same or very good at all. He said someone built them for him from his idea. But that it was basically similar to a roto tom. Meaning just a head mounted over a rim of some kind and the board was there just to have something to screw the lugs into and hold the toms together. A lot of his sound comes from him starting with a mic /sound system and then adjusting his tuning / drumming / and vocal sounds to get the sound he wanted out of the PA. I asked him what kind of tube he was blowing through to get that amazing sound. I thought it must have been some special creation. He laughed and said “just a tube” he made the same sound with his mouth without the tube. It sounded so silly. He would pull the tube back and forth to his mouth and then away again. When the tube touched his lips its sounded like sounds from another world or Hell or something… without the tube it was laughable. He gave me that look like you dummies never take the time to try stuff and just figure it out. Like… get the sound that you want clearly in your mind 1st and then don’t stop until you hear/get it. He’s revolutionary… but mainly bc his creativity starts at the most fundamental level and we’re all standing around without a clue. It’s impossible to explain how much I love his playing. ❤
It is a 12" drum head in a board on his right side, currently he has been actually using a kick but believe it or not there is no kick here in this video or on this set. Take a look if you can see it here there are no bottom heads either and the shell is about an inch deep on the toms or whatever you want to call these things.
It’s this performance right here that made me a huge fan of Trilok Gurtu! His unorthodox playing and percussion/Trap setup is amazing! Trilok is a true master of the art of drumming! Certified genius!
Simple Genius! Gurtu will be my drum/percussion hero.
Gurtu is a one-man orchestra. He's the full package. Someone who's able to make actual music out of percussion. He says his main roots come from India and Africa, which is unquestionable but I'd say his style is universal. Way beyond any label.
He has a modified bass drum pedal under the bottom of a custom conga/floor tom. You can see it at 5:00, just above the bottom right corner. He was in Seattle on the Bad Habits tour, in 95, and I was fortunate to be at the front of the stage, just feet from him for the entire set. A true master, and a genuinely nice fellow. I wish he would visit the states more often.
I was there and spoke with Trilok, helped him load in too.Lovely person.
this the best ! go gurtu go, one of the most influential percussionists.
trilok gurtu making magic...
$*((!(2938*#=283292!!!! My sweet lord, Trilok Gurtu grooves in the spaces that most drummers forget to leave open. He is a force of nature, and he flows just like water.
Have one of his old drumsticks sitting in my media room. Beautiful playing and beautiful memento.
"Memento" (from the same root as "memory").
@@brdnrdnoted. Gracias.
Wow...I haven't enjoyed listening to drumming so much for ages. Thankyou, it was much-needed and appreciated SoulFood.
Wonderful!! No words for this
I could list the most game changing players of all time in my palms and Trilok
is one. He is THE EAST MEETS WEST the fusion and the unorthodoxial approach
to kit playing. The palm is where the feel begins the stick is a mere extension.
I wish I would of been a percussionist before approaching the kit
the Best! all around ! incredible originality and inner rythm. bless!!!
Absolutely loved that, the guys a genius, just love the sound of his kit too,his so called bass drum is massive - respect
This guy is seriously connected to the DEEP roots...
Awesome Trilok ! fantastic melodies
Amazing! his spacing. patience. alot of time's cluddering is not the way. we have to learn to say something we can learn that from Mr. trilok Bless you sir!
Trilok Gurtu is one of the most famous indian percussionists on the world.
Sooo groovie and Oriental at the same moment, amazing drummer🔥
His hand drum sound is delicious.
Read about him on a reaction post and came here.
Delighted....
Which reaction post, may I ask ?
Best Drummer on the Planet.
This Man is an Amazing Musician.
His sense of rhythm and melody is amazing. There are very few drummers who can actually make music. Gurtu is a one man band.
only very few drummers lol
amazing! very interesting to a drummer without a bassdrum
Outstanding!
Legend
Trilok started it all in the mid seventies he civilized the ear of a drummer
one of the greatest perhaps the greatest feel drummer. A true composer of the random walk
theory. Weckl and Gadd has borrowed so much from Trilok its unreal.
there's only one Trilok ! he's the best.
He is definitely one of the best I have ever heard. I saw him live in a small club in the nineties on his Crazy Saints tour, and he floored the audience on that night. I like his performances with McLaughlin the most out of his performances.
Gurtu! Play on brother!!
Master at work. !!! 🎉
This is sick !!! man, it`s amazing !!! :P
trilok in full effect! impressive!
Would have love to see Zakir hussain and trilok gurtu together !!!!
I love how his "kick" drums are actually a few de-tuned Toms that he hits with the sticks. Wouldn't it be great to see him playing with a metal band? Hitting the double kicks with his hands? That would be cool.
Mind blown!!!!!
watched this guy live in Istanbul. He is too good to belive, makes you wonder if something is fake.
unbeatable..master of percussion...that too in time signature of 3 1/2
Does somebody know the name of the two drums on the left of the set??
No please tell
Thank you yanke385
You're a GOD!\m/\m/
Mother f*ck me batman, that was awesome!!!! Would watch his clip on a Zildjian promo VHS tape that was narrated by Jonathan Mover with a bunch of other Vinnie, Dennis, Calhoun, Keith LeBlanc
clips, but this one always fascinated and killed me. After like close to 30 years later when i was a sophomore in hs and got said promo tape with my first 8" A Splash I have finally seen the whole performance! Wish i had seen it earlier but I'll take it!!!
So funky, so fusiony, so F*cking rediculously awesome! Trilok has always been something else!!! We need more of him!!!!
It's not scatting, it's konnakol counting and phrasing. It's an Indian thing.
This zildijan day 1993 not 1995 I have the vhs and the DVD
Wish the audio be more in sync.
what kind of drum does he's using as a bass drum???? There's no tom that could reach that bass drum kind of deep sound.... anyone knows??? anyone can help me... I'm trying to build the same set in my apartment so....;)
Did you ever get it built ? You left this comment 12yrs ago. 😂 When I saw him a few times in the early 90’s his kick which I think is the same one used here is literally just rims & heads with a bearing edge or some kinda ring sticking up above a hole in a wooden board. You can see his Toms more clearly here. The kick is the same, just separate and slightly bigger. The heads are just very detuned/flappy. He told me that the sound comes almost entirely from electronics / EQ. He said that without the PA, etc the drums wouldn’t sound the same or very good at all. He said someone built them for him from his idea. But that it was basically similar to a roto tom. Meaning just a head mounted over a rim of some kind and the board was there just to have something to screw the lugs into and hold the toms together. A lot of his sound comes from him starting with a mic /sound system and then adjusting his tuning / drumming / and vocal sounds to get the sound he wanted out of the PA. I asked him what kind of tube he was blowing through to get that amazing sound. I thought it must have been some special creation. He laughed and said “just a tube” he made the same sound with his mouth without the tube. It sounded so silly. He would pull the tube back and forth to his mouth and then away again. When the tube touched his lips its sounded like sounds from another world or Hell or something… without the tube it was laughable. He gave me that look like you dummies never take the time to try stuff and just figure it out. Like… get the sound that you want clearly in your mind 1st and then don’t stop until you hear/get it. He’s revolutionary… but mainly bc his creativity starts at the most fundamental level and we’re all standing around without a clue. It’s impossible to explain how much I love his playing. ❤
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It is a 12" drum head in a board on his right side, currently he has been actually using a kick but believe it or not there is no kick here in this video or on this set. Take a look if you can see it here there are no bottom heads either and the shell is about an inch deep on the toms or whatever you want to call these things.
He prays when he plays
Anyone know of the snares he used?
Brady.
brilliant!!!
AWSOME
240p Seriously ????
I would have loved to see him with Pat Metheny. They they ever play together?
Beast
impresionanteeeee!!!!!!
That was super natural
😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
groove on !!
93, this was.
God
Grande uomo
if he's on the London Underground with that he needs a licence.
Westminster City Council
Wuhan cymbal on Zildjian day.
@CloggedLacrimalGland Oh, it was a gong.
Percussion man.
combine this with a portrait of tracy by jaco..........your welcome :")
great...
Another drummer who is working with Konnakol rhythms now is Steve Smith.
w o w
YabbaYabbahoyyyyyyyy
@alessandroaldrovand1
tabla
totally lost in music.....
Actually, can you explain what's funny, exactly?
exagerate!!!!!!
daaaaaaaamn
Actually, can you explain what's funny, exactly?