Neel Agrawal is Director of Percussion for the Los Angeles International Music and Arts Academy (LAIMA). Students learn the foundations of percussion through Indian tabla, the application of world rhythms on drumset, and stick technique. Lesson are conducted in person or through Skype. Please contact Neel for more information.

TABLA workshop at Loyola Marymount University

Fall 2022 Tabla Workshop at Professor Divine Gbagbo’s “Introduction to World Music” class at Loyola Marymount University (LMU).

LAIMA 2022 Annual heritage concert

Performance at the November 2022 LAIMA Heritage Annual Concert, co-directed by Neel.

LAIMA Women’s Ensemble at Festival of Tabla

July 2022 LAIMA Women’s Ensemble performance at Festival of Tabla, co-directed by Neel.

LAIMA Student CONCERT

October 2019 tabla recital with LAIMA students at Ahiah Center for Spiritual Living in Pasadena, CA.

Group CLASS

June 2019 tabla class in Valencia, CA.

STICK TECHNIQUe Workshop in India

January 2019 stick technique workshop with Sha at Unwind Center in Chennai, India. Special thanks to Eddie Prithiviraj (Managing Director, Unwind Center).

TABLA Workshop

June 2019 tabla workshop at McCabe’s Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, CA.

COLLEGE Workshop

December 2019 tabla workshop at Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, CA. Special thanks to Professor Megumi Smith.

GROUP Practice

Preparing with students for a concert.