Viram Jasani
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GenresIndian classical music
OccupationsMusician, composer
Viram Jasani | |
|---|---|
| Born | Viram Jasani 1945 (age 80–81) |
| Genres | Indian classical music |
| Occupations | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | Tabla, sitar |
| Years active | 1963–present |
| Labels | Limelight Records, Saydisc |
Viram Jasani (born 1945) is a Kenyan-born Indian sitar and tabla composer and musician. He is best known for playing tabla drums on the song "Black Mountain Side" from Led Zeppelin's 1969 debut album.[1] He was awarded an honorary degree from the University of York in March 2007.[2]
- 1972: Ragas: Streams of Light (with Mrinal Sen Gupta, Lateef Ahmed Khan and Surendra Kamat)
- 1995: Rags, Malkauns and Megh (with Gurdev Singh and Ustad Latif Ahmed Khan)
