John Ball

I am currently working with the University of Sheffield as World Music Performer in Residence. I specialise in North Indian Classical Music, teaching and performing on tabla and santoor. I also bring to the department a huge amount of experience as a composer and performer in world music ensembles, collaborating with Western Classical, West African, Jazz, Folk and Pop Musicians.

I regularly perform on tabla and santoor with several music and dance projects including Rafiki Jazz, a Sheffield based 10-piece world music collective. Mishra, a Sheffield based Indo-Folk music quartet made up of ex UoS music graduates, Balbir Singh Dance Company and Pandit Pratap Pawar (Kathak dance).

I have worked with a diverse range of artists including Sarathy Korwar, Juldeh Camara (BBC World Music Award Winner), Jarvis Cocker and Richard Hawley. I completed my Masters in Music Performance at University of York in 2000.