Ty Burhoe is an American tabla

Tabla

The tabla is a popular Indian percussion instrument used in Hindustani classical music and in popular and devotional music of the Indian subcontinent. The instrument consists of a pair of hand drums of contrasting sizes and timbres...

 player, record company owner and live concert producer.

Ty Burhoe has been a disciple of the great tabla maestro, Ustad Zakir Hussain, since 1990. From that time forward, Ty has been dedicated to music, not just as a career but as a life path. Ty is renowned for his inspired accompaniment and uplifting presence in both the Classical Indian

Indian classical music

The origins of Indian classical music can be found in the Vedas, which are the oldest scriptures in the Hindu tradition. Indian classical music has also been significantly influenced by, or syncretised with, Indian folk music and Persian music. The Samaveda, one of the four Vedas, describes music...

 and in fusion

Fusion (music)

A fusion genre is music that combines two or more styles. For example, rock and roll originally developed as a fusion of blues, gospel and country music. The main characteristics of fusion genres are variations in tempo, rhythm, i a sometimes the use of long musical "journeys" that can be divided...

 settings. He is internationally recognized as being an innovative influence in creating unique collaborations that weave tabla with many other world traditions.

In 2004 Ty opened his Indie label Tala Records which features many of his unique collaborations.

Ty performs and records with a broad range of artists including Ustad Zakir Hussain

Zakir Hussain (musician)

Zakir Hussain , , is an Indian tabla player, musical producer, film actor and composer.-Early life:Hussain was born in Mumbai, India to the legendary tabla player Alla Rakha. He attended St...

, Art Lande

Art Lande

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, Krishna Das, Kala Ramnath

Kala Ramnath

Kala Ramnath , is an Indian violinist. She belongs to the Mewati gharana. She was awarded the Jasraj award in 1999.-Early life:...

, Curandero (Miguel Espinoza), Ustad Sultan Khan

Ustad Sultan Khan

Ustad Sultan Khan was an Indian sarangi player and singer who performed Hindustani classical music. He was one of the members of the Indian fusion group Tabla Beat Science, with Zakir Hussain and Bill Laswell...

, Béla Fleck

Béla Fleck

Béla Anton Leoš Fleck is an American banjo player. Widely acknowledged as one of the world's most innovative and technically proficient banjo players, he is best known for his work with the bands New Grass Revival and Béla Fleck and the Flecktones.-Early life and career details:Fleck was born in...

, Walter Becker

Walter Becker

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 (Steely Dan), Steve Gorn

Steve Gorn

Steve Gorn is a master bamboo flautist and saxophone player.Gorn has performed Indian classical music, jazz and new American music on the bansuri bamboo flute and soprano saxophone in concerts and festivals throughout the world...

, Mamadou Diabaté

Mamadou Diabaté

Mamadou Diabaté is a kora player. He began playing quite early in his life, became known as a musician in the area of Mali in which he lived, and has since moved to the United States, recording several albums.-Life and career:...

, Rick Allen

Rick Allen (drummer)

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 (Def Leppard), Howard Levy

Howard Levy

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, Kitaro

Kitaro

, better known as , is an award winning Japanese musician, composer and multi-instrumentalist who is regarded as one of the pioneers of new age music.-Early life:...

, Bill Douglas

Bill Douglas (musician)

Bill Douglas is a Canadian musician, composer, pianist, and bassoonist whose works received influence from classical music, jazz, African, Brazilian and Indian music, 1970s funk and many other genres....

, Jon Anderson

Jon Anderson

Jon Anderson is an English singer-songwriter and musician best known as the former lead vocalist in the progressive rock band Yes...

 (Yes), Roshan Jamal Bhartiya (sitar

Sitar

The 'Tablaman' is a plucked stringed instrument predominantly used in Hindustani classical music, where it has been ubiquitous since the Middle Ages...

), Steve Oda

Steve Oda

Steve Oda is a sarode player, composer and teacher of the classical music of North India.A Canadian of Japanese ancestry, Steve Oda, began his musical education at the age of seven, learning to play slide guitar and then jazz guitar. His love of creativity through musical expression led him to the...

 (sarod

Sarod

The sarod is a stringed musical instrument, used mainly in Indian classical music. Along with the sitar, it is the most popular and prominent instrument in the classical music of Hindustan...

e), Shubhendra Rao (sitar

Sitar

The 'Tablaman' is a plucked stringed instrument predominantly used in Hindustani classical music, where it has been ubiquitous since the Middle Ages...

), and many others.

He has been featured on soundtracks for film and DVD, including the academy award winning documentary Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids

Born into Brothels

Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids is a 2004 American documentary film about the children of prostitutes in Sonagachi, Kolkata's red light district...

 (2004).

Since 1995, Ty has served as Zakir Hussain's tour assistant as well as the designer for his custom drums and drum racks which Zakir uses for his tours with Shakti

Shakti (band)

Shakti was a group which played a novel acoustic fusion music which combined Indian music with elements of jazz; it was perhaps the earliest practitioner of the musical genre world fusion....

, Masters of Percussion, Mickey Hart

Mickey Hart

Mickey Hart is an American percussionist and musicologist. He is best known as one of the two drummers of the rock band the Grateful Dead. He was a member of the Grateful Dead from September 1967 to February 1971, and from October 1974 to August 1995...

 & Planet Drum

Planet Drum

Planet Drum is a world music album by Mickey Hart, a musician and musicologist who was a member of the rock band the Grateful Dead.Hart's concept for Planet Drum was to play drum music with percussionists from around the world, and incorporate their different musical styles and traditions into a...

, Charles Lloyd Trio and Lines Ballet

Alonzo King

Alonzo King is an American dancer and choreographer working in San Francisco, California. He is known for founding a contemporary ballet company, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, in 1982....

 collaborations.

Ty teaches tabla retreats twice a year in Colorado as well as "Musical Universe" workshops throughout the world.
He currently resides in Boulder, Colorado

Boulder, Colorado

Boulder is the county seat and most populous city of Boulder County and the 11th most populous city in the U.S. state of Colorado. Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of...

 USA.

Discography

• 2010: Illumination - Ty Burhoe, Steve Gorn & Manose - Tala Records
• 2009: Curandero Aras - Miguel Espinoza, Ty Burhoe, Bela Fleck, Kai Eckhardt - Tala Records
• 2008: Heart Full of Soul - Krishna Das - Nutone Music
• 2008: Sanctuary - Donna De Lory - Nutone Music
• 2007: Invocation - Ty Burhoe, Krishna Das, Manorama, John Friend & Amy Ippoloti - Tala Records
• 2006: Kirtana - Robert Gass - Spring Hill Music
• 2005: Sky - Bill Douglas, Kai Eckhardt, Steve Smith & Ty Burhoe - Tala Records
• 2005: All One - Krishna Das - Triloka Records/Artemis Records
• 2004: A Drop of the Ocean - Sulthan Khan, Krishna Das (w/ Ty Burhoe, David Nichterm & John McDowell) - Karuna Records/Triloka Records
• 2004: Greatest Hits of the Kali Yuga (CD/DVD set) - Krishna Das - Karuna Music/Triloka Records
• 2004: Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids - Movie Soundtrack.
• 2004: Speaking the Mamma Tongue - John McDowell - Raven Recording
• 2003: Flying Dragon - Gao Hong, Shubhendra Rao, Ty Burhoe, James Newton & Yoshio Kurahashi - Innova
• 2002: Shores of Avalon - Tina Malia - Om Town
• 2001: Breath of the Heart - Krishna Das - Karuna Music

External links

• Ty Brurhoe's Official Website
• Ty Burhoe at MySpace
• [ AllMusic.com]