Global Folk

Mendi is a classically trained tabla player and music composer. He is a disciple of the legendary master Ajit Singh Mutlashi. Mendi was born and brought up in Birmingham, UK and has made unprecedented strides in bringing his instrument to a global audience. From a very young age, Mendi started performing with westernised Asian bands. By the age of eighteen he had completed many successful international tours. Being brought up in a multi-cultural city of Birmingham, his music has been inevitably inspired by the rich and diverse musical styles he has been exposed to.

Mendi has collaborated with Pandit Shalil Shankar, Peter Gabriel, Darius Brubeck, Anand Shankar, Dave O’Higgins, Durga Arya Kruger, Akram Khan, Mavin Khoo, Kepa Junkera, Dan Crary and Ustade Fateh Ali. Most recently Mendi Singh has been touring extensively with Pandit Shalil Shankar, a senior disciple of the legendary Pandit Ravi Shankar, and together they have performed in prestigious venues and festivals around the globe.

In 2003, the duo, Mohinder and Shalil were invited by the President of Chile to play at a tribute concert for the former President Allende and the much loved folk singer, Victor Jara; they were watched and applauded by over 70,000 people. * In 2004, the duo completed a very successful tour of South America; 18 concerts in Uruguay and Argentina. They were invited by Argentinean’s most loved tango guitarist, Luis Salinas, to perform a concert in the capital, Buenos Aires. * In May 2006 they completed a very successful tour of Mexico, playing in the prestigious venue of Balas Art in Mexico City. His collaboration of tabla and tango guitar playing was loved by all, and they received a standing ovation and great reviews from the press; what is more a beautiful relationship has been built winning the hearts of the music lovers of Argentina. Mendi has travelled the World, expanding and enriching the flavours of his Tabla skills.

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