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Grounded, yet soaring: Tapping into the versatility of the tabla

Grounded, yet soaring: Tapping into the versatility of the tabla

Sandeep Das, guest artist of the March 8 “Vibrant Colors” concert, grew up learning Indian classical music and has played those concerts around the world since 1990. Meeting cellist Yo-Yo Ma — “one of the greatest human beings of our time,” Das said — exposed him to the world of Western classical music. “Before then, I didn’t know what an orchestra was, I had never played with one.”