Indian classical music is part of a rich tradition that originated in South Asia.
It’s very closely connected to nature and is generally passed down in an oral tradition, where a student spends years with his teacher called “guru.”
When it comes to India, most of us are probably only familiar with Bollywood music.
With that in mind, here’s something to make you fall in love with traditional Indian instruments as well.
The video features Loris Lombardo Aramir, a musician who graduated with full honors in classical percussion from the G.F. Ghedini of Cuneo Conservatory.
He learned to play drums from the NAM School with Tullio De Piscopo, and also studied at the Ultimate Drum Experience in London. This video was filmed in collaboration with Nadir Music. Aramir has dedicated himself to the study of percussion from every part of the world, including India, Turkey and the Middle East.
Aramir rose to fame after performing as a soloist in the TV show Italia’s Got Talent, where the wider audience had a chance to meet him for the first time.
He was nicknamed a master of handpan, and was a winner of several international drum competitions. In general, his music tries to accomplish an innovative fusion of traditional instruments and electronic music. From what we’re hearing here, he’s done that with a lot of success!
Though the video shows three musicians, there’s really only one man playing.
You’ll be a little bit confused about halfway through the video until the end.
Three players appear, and each one seems to be quite professional with several traditional instruments: handpan, tabla, kanjira, shaker, darbuka and konnakol. Here’s the catch: it’s edited, and Aramir is the only one playing. Not only did he play his instruments, but he played with the video as well, creating a unique concept of delivering various complementing sounds at the same time and showing it off in different parts of the video. The result is relaxing, and we had goosebumps for most of the piece!
It feels good to get to know traditional sounds from different parts of the world on such a high-quality level.
The best part is the middle part of the tune, where Aramir infused some Indian vocal beats.
These instruments make everything that is happening around you feel peaceful.
In all, it’s a perfect combination of different but complementary instruments that create a piece that will make you feel like flying far and wide. It’s phenomenal. Of course, you wouldn’t expect any less from this man with as much expertise as Aramir does. He has performed his “Handpan & Percussion” concert in several theatres around Europe, and has also recorded 20 CDs with a wide range of other collaborators.
Aramir is a director and teacher at the Handpan and Percussions Academy.
While teaching handpan and percussions, Aramir published the first method in the world dedicated to the study of the handpan techniques called “Handpan Manuale Completo.”
He also writes articles for some of the best Italian drum and percussion magazines and holds handpan seminars throughout Europe. Three million YouTube viewers must have felt the same peace of mind we did while listening to this. Aramir has an official YouTube account with 37,200 subscribers and publishes new videos weekly. We loved this new approach, and we’re eager to hear more from this original and talented musician.
Be sure to watch his entire creative performance by clicking on the link below:
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