Viram Jasani

Viram Jasani
Viram Jasani
Birth name	Viram Jasani
Born	1945; Nairobi, Kenya
Genres	Indian classical music
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instruments	Tabla, sitar
Years active	1963–present
Labels	Limelight Records, Saydisc
Associated acts	Ustad Latif Ahmed Khan; Gurdev Singh;

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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]

Discography[edit]

1972: Ragas: Streams of Light (with Mrinal Sen Gupta, Lateef Ahmed Khan & Surendra Kamat)
1995: Rags, Malkauns and Megh (with Gurdev Singh & Ustad Latif Ahmed Khan)

Notable sessions[edit]

1968: soundtrack (Boom!) by John Barry
1969: "Black Mountain Side" (Led Zeppelin)
1971: soundtrack (The Trojan Women) by Mikis Theodorakis
1972: Dream Sequence by Cosmic Eye
1973: "Emperor Nero" (The Height Below) by John Williams
2008: Etudes/Radha Krishna by John Mayer [recorded 1971]

References[edit]

↑ Fast, Susan (2001). In the Houses of the Holy: Led Zeppelin and the Power of Rock Music. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 75. ISBN 0-19-511756-5.
↑ "Honorary Graduates" (PDF). University of York. 13 March 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

External links[edit]

Viram Jasani discography at Discogs
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Viram Jasani at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
Asian Music Circuit

[1] Fast, Susan (2001). In the Houses of the Holy: Led Zeppelin and the Power of Rock Music. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 75. ISBN 0-19-511756-5.

[honorary-2] "Honorary Graduates" (PDF). University of York. 13 March 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

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