Tambouree

Ivory Ganesh Meets Doctor Drums is a collaborative studio album by pianist Paul Plimley and mridangam artist Trichy Sankaran. The album released on May 19, 1998, under the Canadian label Songlines. The recording features a fusion of free improvisation and Carnatic rhythmic structures, presented in a CD format.

The fifth track, Tambouree, spans 3 minutes and 58 seconds. The composition showcases Plimley’s exploratory piano techniques alongside Sankaran’s intricate mridangam patterns. The album title references Plimley’s nickname \"Ivory Ganesh\" and Sankaran’s academic background as \"Doctor Drums,\" reflecting their respective artistic and scholarly contributions to the project.

Songlines, the Vancouver-based label, produced the album with a focus on cross-cultural improvisational music. Additional details about the recording sessions, production personnel, or alternate releases remain undocumented in available sources. The tracklist and liner notes emphasize the dialogue between Western avant-garde jazz and South Indian classical percussion traditions.