TARANA TRIO at Zinco Jazz Club

Trio Tarana is led by percussionist/composer Ravish Momin who currently resides in New York City. He
was born in India, and spent his childhood in Mumbai (Bombay), & Bahrain (Middle-East.)
Since he had also absorbed diverse influences growing up, he was not prepared to discard them, for one
specific musical idiom. He had felt rootless, without a unique musical identity. As an Asian American
percussionist living in the United States, he had long wanted to create music that both, utilized his Indian
musical traditions reverentially, and was also reflective of his diverse influences, thus rightfully depicting ...

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Trio Tarana is led by percussionist/composer Ravish Momin who currently resides in New York City. He
was born in India, and spent his childhood in Mumbai (Bombay), & Bahrain (Middle-East.)
Since he had also absorbed diverse influences growing up, he was not prepared to discard them, for one
specific musical idiom. He had felt rootless, without a unique musical identity. As an Asian American
percussionist living in the United States, he had long wanted to create music that both, utilized his Indian
musical traditions reverentially, and was also reflective of his diverse influences, thus rightfully depicting
his hybrid musical identity.Therefore, the creation of Trio Tarana, in 2003, was a natural culmination of all
of those diverse influences. "Tarana" itself refers to a song-style in North Indian Classical Music, where
nonsense syllables or mnemonic drum sounds are used to spontaneously create a fluid chant or
composition. In keeping with their namesake, the trio primarily utilizes Indian and East-Asian rhythms as
the foundation for a new creative musical experience; they also employ compositions that seamlessly
blend written material with spontaneous group interaction. The ensemble's mission is to continue to
mature as a unit, and to share their unique Asian-American musical concept and identity with different
audiences, worldwide.
Of their debut CD, AllAboutJazz.com had said: “It is fair to say that Tarana is without precedent in the
world of improvised music. A true synthesis of North African, South and East Asian motifs with classical
organization and the immediacy of free improvisation has probably not existed prior to“Climbing the
Banyan Tree.” LISTEN TO TRIO TARANA AND FIND MORE INFO AT WWW.ZINCOJAZZ.COM

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