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 Gurdev Singh, Ustad Latif Ahmed Khan

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.

Discography

  • 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

  • 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

  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.
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