
Niel Golden
Niel Golden (b. 1953), originally from Toronto, Niel has been specializing in the subtle yet powerful, tuned, paired, hand drums called tabla for over twenty-five years. A student of world muisic all his life, his teachers include Trichy Sankaran, Bob Becker and the tabla master, Pandit Sharda Sahai, of whom he is a disciple. A resident of Victoria since 1986, he has helped found and lead many successful world music-fusion projects, including New Earth and Djole. He has collaborated with many "West Coast" artists, including composer Robert Rosen, Kokoro dance, Joseph "Pepe" Danza, Celso Machado, Harry Manx, Andre Thibault and Sal Ferreras to name a few. Working with composer and VICO founder Moshe Denburg for the past fourteen years, he is an indispensable member of Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra.
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