Trilok Gurtu (born in Bombay on 30 October 1951) is an Indian percussionist and composer who has also "crossed over" into jazz-rock fusion and world music genres. He has released his own albums and has collaborated with such artists as Terje Rypdal, John McLaughlin, Joe Zawinul, Bill Laswell, and Robert Miles. Trilok Gurtu's mother, the singer Shobha Gurtu, started him on the tabla and he later studied the instrument with Abdul Karim. Wikipedia
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MUSIC: Trilok Gurtu Passion for Percussion The lightning moves of this Mumbai drummer's hands beat out a whole new definition of fusion. www.india-today.com/itoday/15121997/music.html
Trilok Gurtu is a master of Indian music, tabla, percussion, and Western drumming -- who plays a unique hybrid East-West drum set up. www.trilokgurtu.net
