Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 374 - Shawn Mativetsky

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Percussionist, Tabla Player, Freelancer, Author, and College Professor Shawn Mativetsky stops by to talk about his recent PASIC 2023 presentation on playing tabla with effects pedals (03:10), his percussion activities and responsibilities in Montreal and at McGill University (CA), teaching tabla ensemble, his book Rudimentaal , and his regular ensemble work (18:35), growing up in Montreal and his musical background (36:35), his years as a student at McGill, his first interactions with tabla, the physical and practical issues of playing the instrument, and learning how to be a student learning tabla from a master (43:30), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, with discussions of the tabla in western performance practice, continuing the tradition of the instrument, great movies, and important albums (01:12:00).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2023 film The Holdovers (01:39:00).

Shawn Mativetsky links:

Shawn Mativetsky’s website

Shawn Mativetsky’s McGill page

Shawn Mativetsky’s Vic Firth page

Rudimentaal

Previous Podcast Guests mentioned:

Todd Meehan in 2017

Justin Alexander in 2020

Neeraj Mehta in 2018

Dan Piccolo in 2020