Razak Pirani

Razak Pirani has been a tabla student of maestro Ritesh Das for the last ten years. He joined TTE in 2011 and is now one of their principal members in concerts and recordings. With the Ensemble and independently, he has performed at venues across Toronto as well as in the USA and France. Razak is passionate about passing the art on to the next generation in Canada. He teaches tabla, leads training programs for the Toronto Tabla Youth Ensemble, and volunteers for TTE as a grant writer. Outside of artistic pursuits, Razak has a degree in mathematics and is currently in medical school at the University of Toronto​

Shamir Panchal

Shamir Panchal is a student of maestro Ritesh Das and a member of the TTE since 2014. In addition to training and performing with the ensemble, he is involved in teaching a new generation of tabla students at the school's Mississauga branch. Trained as an architect, Shamir also contributes his time to graphic design projects for the TTE including the artwork for the TTE's latest album Bhumika.

Nivethan Vela

Nivethan Velauthapillai first started taking classes from maestro Ritesh Das in 2014 and has been a performing member of the TTE since 2015. Although he is relatively new to the Tabla, he has a background in percussion as a Mridangam player. He enjoys incorporating aspects of his South Indian classical training into the ensemble’s performances. Nivethan also co-composed one of the tracks on the ensemble’s latest album, and is featured on both Mridangam and Ghatam throughout the album. He is currently a medical student at the University of Toronto.

Labonee Mohanta

Labonee Mohanta, internationally renowned Kathak artist and disciple of the late maestro Pandit Chitresh Das, began her training in Kathak dance at an early age of 8. A proficient and highly dynamic solo artist, Labonee has performed traditional Kathak solos to great acclaim in dance festivals throughout the US, Canada, France, and India. She also employs Panditji’s innovation Kathak Yoga where she simultaneously sings the rhythmic cycle, dances complex mathematical patterns, and plays the harmonium.
Labonee has appeared in 3 music videos for the TTE and choreographed the two groups of Scottish and Indian Dancers in 'Unexpected Guests'

Alysha Addetia

Alysha Addetia is a flautist and artist educator, performing solo and part of ensembles and orchestras nationally and globally. She has most recently gone on tour across the country and performed in France and Portugal and has experience performing in many genres and styles of music. Alysha is an advocate for diversity and a global approach at education, valuing a strong foundation in appreciating diverse cultures from a young age and using music as a means to reach that goal. She has received numerous notable awards for her work in early childhood music education and her interests and research in Ethnomusicology.