My Practice

PERFORMANCE · TEACHING · EXPLORATION

A natural approach to rhythm grounded in the language of percussion and improvisation.
Shaped over time through playing and listening, experimentation and engaging with people.

Instruments

Primary Voices

Core textures in the acoustic dialogue

Darbuka

Precision – clear articulation

Bendir

Resonance – subtle sustain

Cajon

Pulse – versatile groove

Doholla

Depth – wide dynamics

Complementary Layers

Additional colours in the expressive palette

Daire

Traditional phrasing

Tef

Classical nuance

Hollo

Bass timbre

Davul

Folk character

Structural Backbones

Ideas and sources influencing the rhythmic vocabulary

Tabla

Tonality

Kanjira

Modulation

Ghatam

Cavity

Nagara

Projection

Daf

Surge

Tombak

Fluidity

Hybrid Rig

Custom setup built from modular elements

Handpan

Percussive touch with melodic and harmonic movement

PROJECTS & CONCEPTS

Meydan

Expandable ensemble rooted in modal traditions and reworked repertoire

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Khayal

Expandable ensemble guided by responsive improvisation and intuitive motifs

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Kitman

Solo act combining live looping, spontaneous repetition and multi-percussion

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Rhythmology Laboratorium

Evolving method focused on physical coordination and interaction through rhythm, developed in workshops, seminars and one-to-one sessions

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LINEAGE & GRATITUDE

People I've learned from, played with, or simply watched and listened to.

Masters

Selami Sevinç (Drums) • Mısırlı Ahmet (Darbuka) • Kostas Anastasiadis (Drums) • Kailash Nishad (Tabla) • Ganesh Kumar (Kanjira) • Suresh Vaidyanathan (Ghatam) • Nathulal Solanki (Nagara) • John Jhalib Millar (Tabla) • Yogesh Samsi (Tabla) • Levent Yıldırım (Doholla) • Youssef Hbeisch (Percussion) • Fahrettin Yarkın (Percussion) • Pedram Khavarzamini (Tombak)

Makers

Volga Tunca • Serkan Özdilek • Emin Bolat • Ralf van den Bor • Toss Levy • Majid Karami • Sergen Güğük