Come to Machine Project for an entire month centered around tabla, the traditional drums of north
Featuring Special Guest Artists: Delhi2Dublin, David Trasoff, Leonice Shinneman, Walter Kitundu, Ajay Kapur, Ameet Mehta, Sheela Bringi, Hands On-Semble, Rob Elston, John Wash, Rajen Sukhadia, Saroj Sukhadia, Santiago Heredia, Mike Robbins, Leena Pendharker, Nandita Kumar and more.
Facilitated by Robin Sukhadia | Sponsored in part by Project Ahimsa | Additional support provided by the Ali Akbar College of Music Store
Made Possible by the Machine Project Artist Residency Program

SCHEDULE of EVENTS
FREE event
$5 Class
Workshop
3/13 Tabla Class
3/15 David Trasoff (sarode) + Leonice Shinneman (tabla)
Concert/Demonstration
Satyajit Rai’s Pathar Panchali + World of Apu
with Rajen Sukhadia (vocal)
with Rajen Sukhadia 7PM (RSVP here)
3/21 Bollywood Film Music: RD Burman & More
Videos + Performances + History
with Rajen Sukhadia
Daal 101 featuring Saroj Sukhadia 10 AM
Devotional Music
Film Screening: Mughal E Azaam
Randy Gloss, Austin Wrinkle and Andrew Grueschow
3/27 Tabla Class
Talvin Singh + the Asian Underground
Maqbool
7PM
Rob Elston & John Wash - Tabla Duet
Robin Sukhadia - Tabla Solo Performance
South Asian Diaspora Sound & Image
featuring works by Leena Pendharker, Nandita Kumar, Qasim Naqvi and more
Instrument Invention Workshop 10AM - 2PM
TablaCentric Closing Party -




Original Artwork & Poster Designed by Ameet Mehta
About Machine Project

Existing to encourage the heroic experiments of the gracefully over-ambitious, Machine Project presents workshops, events, installations and performances on a semi-regular basis. Machine Project aims 1) to provide educational resources to artists working with technology; 2) to educate and collaborate with artists to produce site-specific, non-commercial work; and 3) to promote conversations between artists, scientists, poets, technicians, performers and the communities of Los Angeles as a whole. These three aims are closely related. With our wide array of cultural programming, we demonstrate the creative possibilities of technology to open up interdisciplinary conversations between disparate knowledge communities. With our presentations and lectures, we offer rarified knowledge in a friendly, human manner, and we foster a greater understanding between art and science. And at the most practical level, we offer hands-on training in some of the skills presented in our exhibits and lectures, putting knowledge tools into the hands of our community and giving them the ability to create work of their own. More information at www.machineproject.com.
About Robin Sukhadia

Recently completing a Master in Fine Arts at the California Institute of the Arts, Robin has been studying tabla (classical south Asian drums) under Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri at CalArts and the Ali Akbar College of Music in
About Project Ahimsa
Project Ahimsa is a global effort to empower youth through music education. The organization was founded in 2001 in response to the violent attacks on Sikhs and South Asians after 9/11. The organization operates under the auspices of the Patel Foundation for Global Understanding, a registered 501c3 non-profit based in Tampa, FL. Project Ahimsa’s aim is to provide human capital and financial support to communities and individuals victimized by violence. More information available at www.projectahimsa.org.
About the Ali Akbar College Store
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The AACM Store was founded along with the Ali Akbar College in 1967. At the time its purpose was simply to provide instruments for the students. Over time it has expanded its scope and is now North America’s largest importer of quality instruments from India. We have on hand one of the finest collections of Indian instruments anywhere in the world. Visitors to the San Francisco Bay Area are encouraged to come visit us. All profits from the store go to the Ali Akbar College and help keep tuition costs down. More information available at www.aacm.org/shop.