• Ryan Shah - Drum Set, Cuica
• Mayookh Bhaumik - Tabla, Harmonium
• Zack Jones - Electric Bass Guitar
• Siddharth Chaudhuri - Voice
• Nirmalya Dey - Bansuri

Time Travil is an Indobeat ensemble, fusing the musical styles of Indian Classical, Jazz/Funk, Qawwali, Afro Cuban/Brazilian and Techno/Trance. Time Travil composes and improvises music that is profound and unique, each instrument playing a key role in the total production of the sound.

Time Travil was formed in the fall of 1999 as a trio consisting of Ryan Shah (Drum Set), Mayookh Bhaumik (Tabla) and Zack Jones (Bass Guitar). They have performed in the United States since September 1999 at venues such as Eyedrum in Atlanta and The Knitting Factory and Izzy Bar in New York. They also performed in the Charleston Cultural Arts Festival in May of 2002.

In the spring of 2001, Time Travil augmented to a quintet, adding the talents of Calcutta natives Siddharth Chaudhuri (Vocals) and Nirmalya Dey (Bansuri). The new ensemble performed successful shows in Calcutta, India at Rabindra Sadan, Nazrul Manch, Science City Auditorium and Music World. The group was also featured on the Tara Bangla, Zee TV and ATN World television networks of West Bengal, India.

Time Travil recently completed their second recording, a self-titled compilation of studio and live concert tracks. It is available for sale at CDbaby.com. The CD has also been reviewed by Modern Drummer magazine.

Time Travil's Musical Influences Sabir Khan Jeff Sipe "Apt. Q258" Rashid Khan Hariprasad Chaurasia Miles Davis Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Kumar Bose Herbie Hancock's Headhunters John Coltrane Mahavishnu Orchestra Bhimsen Joshi Alokenath Dey Adinath Chaudhury Vilayat Khan Weather Report Pink Floyd AR Rahman Debussy Antonio Carlos Jobim Joan Gilberto Elis Regina Brazilified Artifacts BC

The members

Ryan has experience with a variety of musical situations. He has done both live and studio work for local rock and jazz outfits around the Southeast and New England areas. He has done recording work for classical composer David McNally. He also performed in the house band for the 1998 Fox 97 "Ultimate Oldies" Concert held at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta for an audience of 72,000 people, backing J.J. Jackson, Freda Payne, The Crystals, and Sonny Geraci. He has also performed in NY for: calypso/pop songwriter Zak Glass, pop songwriter Ray Greicheand hip hop guitarist Ben Oir. His most creative and ambitious personal undertakings have been the daring funk/jazz improvisation trio Medulla Peltor and the cutting-edge Indobeat fusion ensemble Time Travil. Both of which have released recordings available online at CDbaby.com.

In 1999 Ryan Shah formed Time Travil, a fusion ensemble of Indian classical and western jazz music. The group has done remarkable performances at various music venues along the US east coast including The Knitting Factory, Izzy Bar and Eyedrum. In April of 2001 they performed in Calcutta, India at Rabindra Sadan and Nazrul Manch. The group also performed on "On Date Special" for the Tara Bangla TV Network of Bengal. In May of 2002, they performed in the North Charleston Cultural Arts Festival in Charleston, South Carolina.

Ryan's current project is Travillain, a unique drum n' bass duo created with Time Travil's bassist Zack Jones, in which Ryan performs Drum Set, Tabla and Brazillian percussion using live sound loop technology. The project performs regularly in various cities in the US including New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Charleston and many others.

While living in New York and Boston, Ryan had the opportunity to attend many Indian classical music concerts and developed an intense love for the art. In 1997 he began regular study of Tabla with Pralad Khatri of Sangeet Mahabarati in Bombay. Later, in the summer of 1999, Ryan travelled to Calcutta to begin study with the legendary maestro Ustad Sabir Khan of the Farukhabad Gharana.

Ryan has also established Tusharjee Productions, an organization that arranges concerts of Indian classical music in South Carolina. (See www.Tusharjee.com)

CONTACT
RyanShah@hotmail.com
(803)269-9226

Mayookh returned to India to train under Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh and is currently under the training of Ustad Sabir Khan of the Farukhabad Gharana. He also studies under Kathak legend Padmabhushan Pandit Birju Maharaj.

Mayookh entered the music industry very early and was a studio musician by age twelve. He has played with various artistes of global repute including: Ustad Vilayat Khan, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Ustad Sabir Khan, Pandit Birju Maharaj, Pandit Jasraj, Pandit V.G. Jog, Pandit Monilal Nag, Pandit Ramesh Mishra, Tarun Bhattacharya, Siddharth Chaudhuri, Mani Shankar, Niladri Kumar, Farukh Fateh Ali Khan and Jean Michel Pilc.

Currently managed as a recording artiste by Jon Waxman Associates, he is a nominated associate of the GRAMMY AWARDS COMMITTEE (National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences - NARAS) being the youngest Asian on the board to date.

He is featured on over fifteen released and internationally marketed albums, including his own solo album "The Beginning" on Gathani Records, and also with Pandit V.G. Jog, Smt. Purnima Chaudhuri, Ustad Sabir Khan, Pandit Ramesh Mishra, Siddharth Chaudhuri and Mani Shankar.

In August of 2000 Mayookh and brother Mainak, a noted filmmaker of Calcutta, founded Black Coffee Productions, a grassroots organization that brings classical arts to the youth of India through open public performances, a first in the history of the Indian classical music scene.

He has also composed music for films and ads in India and the United States including "Vola's Ticket" and "Aashi".

CONTACT
Mayookh@hotmail.com
(718)343-9121 (USA)
(91)(33)463-4986 (India)

Contact details and further information

E-mail TimeTravil@hotmail.com or TimeTravil@sc.rr.com

For further details, see Time Travil's website