Ed Hanley

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Member Since: 5/17/2006
Band Website: autorickshaw.ca
Band Members: autorickshaw
Suba Sankaran -voice, piano, percussion
Ed Hanley-tabla, percussion
Rich Brown -bass, pandiero
Deb Sinha -multikit, percussion

Special Guests
Trichy Sankaran -mrdangam, kanjira
Kevin Breit -guitar, mandolin
Hannaford Street Silver Band -Bollywood Brass goodness
George Koller -dilruba

Naseem:
Pirouz Yousefian-santoor
Ed Hanley-tabla
Influences: in no particular order...North and south Indian classical music, Indo-jazz fusion, Trilok Gurtu, Shakti, Susheela Raman, Anindo Chatterjee, Swapan Chaudhuri, Toronto Tabla Ensemble, Trichy Sankaran, tabla, mrdangam, kanjira, Tamil folk music, Rich Brown, Suba Sankaran, Deb Sinha, Pirouz Yousefian, santoor, jazz
Sounds Like: ...then Hanley transformed song to spectacle with a brain-liquifying tabla solo, an onslaught of percussive sixteenth notes and syncopated shifts hammered out by his wrists and fingers with such precision that well, you really had to be there...Concert Review in NOW Magazine

Record Label: Tala-Wallah Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Olivia Newton-John and Loreena McKennitt Cds

You just never know...I recently got copies of 2 cds I recorded on this year-the new Olivia Newton-John CD Grace and Gratitude (where i have solo track, ..9) and the new Loreena McKennitt CD An Ancien...
Posted by Ed Hanley on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 11:32:00 PST

new autorickshaw album

The album is done, we're just working on artwork. Expect a release sometime in the new year, after the India and BC tours.Guests on the album:Kevin Breit-guitarTrichy Sankaran-mrdangamMark McLean-drum...
Posted by Ed Hanley on Fri, 11 Aug 2006 10:05:00 PST

mastering and the LOUDNESS wars

Not my writing, and used without permission (apologies to Joe Gross and the Austin 360), but I think it's a great article about mastering and LOUDNESS. Important for musicians and non-musicians alike....
Posted by Ed Hanley on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 08:38:00 PST

Trichy Sankaran on myspace-check it out!

Trichy Sankaran has a myspace page, complete with audio and some awesome videos with Zakir and Steve Smith.Go-check it out: Trichy Sankaran
Posted by Ed Hanley on Sat, 17 Jun 2006 07:39:00 PST

'World Music' on Google Trends

Google Trends in an interesting little tool. See who searches for what, where:'World Music' on Google Trends
Posted by Ed Hanley on Sat, 03 Jun 2006 10:48:00 PST

autorickshaw 'Bollywood Brass' concert on CBC radio

Autorickshaw concert on CBC Radio'Bollywood Brass' with the Hannaford Street Silver Band June 9th, 8pm CBC Radio Two The World in Performance July...
Posted by Ed Hanley on Sat, 03 Jun 2006 10:40:00 PST

autorickshaw on CDBaby & CBC radio documentaries

check our CD Four Higher out on CDBaby-you can sample the whole album there as well.CDBaby/autorickshawCBC Radio features (mp3s)CBC Radio feature on autorickshawCBC Radio Global Village profile on Sub...
Posted by Ed Hanley on Sat, 20 May 2006 04:48:00 PST

new autorickshaw album now available