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What
does the name Taaliqa mean?
Taaliqa
is formed from two words - TAAL, the Indian rhythmic section and
IQA, the Arabic rhythmic section.
Tell us a bit
about the two of you..?
Russell
(Harris) is 45 and lives in Buckfastleigh and Jon
(Sterckx) is 35 and lives in Buckfast. We met at Dartington College
of Arts and have been playing as Taaliqa since 2002.
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The
instruments you play are a little different to the norm...
Russell plays oud (an Arabic lute) and daf (a
frame drum) and Jon plays tabla, daf and various percussion.
What's
the name of the track you've decided to demo?
It's
called 'Lavanta'. It captures the spirit of our music - a mix of
composition and improvisation.
Can
you describe your music in three words?
Indo-Arabic
fusion.
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Jon Sterckx |
What
do you consider the highs and lows of living in Devon?
It's a fantastic natural environment - a great inspiration and aid
to creativity. The lows are the lack of venues to play in.
Whose records do you
have in your collection?
Everything
from Indian pop through minimalist to blues, rock, medieval, reggae
and rap. We'd love to perform with Indian fusion masters SHAKTI.
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Russell Harris |
Complete
the sentence "when we become famous"...
...lots more people will get to hear and appreciate
our music.
Your music is very
different to most of the other demos on this site, what do you think
of the current music scene?
There needs to be more support for a greater diversity
of live music, like more venues and better programming.
And
finally, here's your chance to sell Taaliqa..
Taaliqa are two
highly gifted, committed musicians with a unique style, highlighting
the diversity of influences in today's music scene.
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