jaltarang (not African, but very cool!)

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jal_tarang

I came across these videos sometime last year... there are vids of other players available on YouTube, but this player - Rajana Pradhan - is one of the most impressive. She was an All-India Radio soloist for many years (very unusual for a woman of her age); now living in Australia.

She makes it look easy...!



an interview with her + some nice footage of her playing:

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Milind Tulankar plays for kathak dancers - the dance piece is called "Darpan (Mirror)" -