Viram Jasani
Encyclopedia
Viram Jasani is a Kenyan-born Indian sitar
and tabla
composer and musician. He is known notably as having played tabla
drum
s on the song "Black Mountain Side
" from Led Zeppelin
's 1969 début album
. He was awarded an honorary degree from the University of York
in March 2007.
Sitar
The 'Tablaman' is a plucked stringed instrument predominantly used in Hindustani classical music, where it has been ubiquitous since the Middle Ages...
and 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...
composer and musician. He is known notably as having played 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...
drum
Drum
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s on the song "Black Mountain Side
Black Mountain Side
"Black Mountain Side" is an instrumental by English rock band Led Zeppelin, featured on the band's 1969 début album Led Zeppelin. It was recorded at Olympic Studios, London during October 1968.-Song structure:...
" from Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...
's 1969 début album
Led Zeppelin (album)
Led Zeppelin is the debut album of the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was recorded in October 1968 at Olympic Studios in London and released on Atlantic Records on 12 January 1969 in the United States and 31 March 1969 in the United Kingdom. The album featured integral contributions from each...
. He was awarded an honorary degree from the University of York
University of York
The University of York , is an academic institution located in the city of York, England. Established in 1963, the campus university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects...
in March 2007.
Discography
- 1972: Ragas: Streams of Light (with Mrinal Sen Gupta, Lateef Ahmed Khan & Surendra Kamat)
- 1995: Rags, Malkauns and Megh (with Gurdev SinghGurdev Singh (musician)Gurdev Singh is an Indian-born musician based in London who plays the plucked string instrument sarod. Singh studied under sarod player Amjad Ali Khan, can play the instrument dilruba, and sings Hindustani classical music. He performed on the 1993 album Fate of Nations by English rock singer...
& Ustad Latif Ahmed Khan)
Notable sessions
- 1968: soundtrack (Boom!Boom! (1968 film)Boom! is a 1968 British drama film starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Noël Coward. It was directed by Joseph Losey and adapted from Tennessee Williams' play The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore.-Plot:...
) by John Barry - 1969: "Black Mountain Side" (Led Zeppelin)
- 1971: soundtrack (The Trojan Women) by Mikis Theodorakis
- 1972: Dream Sequence by Cosmic Eye
- 1973: "Emperor Nero" (The Height Below) by John Williams
- 2008: Etudes/Radha Krishna by John Mayer [recorded 1971]