We apologize but this event has been cancelled.
In-Person | $25 or $20 early bird 7/5/23
Anhad Naad Collective presents:
Hindu Chants and Devotional Music with Lekshmi Satheesh Nair & Jun on Wednesday, July 12 ⋅ 6:30-8:30pmSufi Devotional Music from North India and Pakistan with Sukhawat Ali Khan on Wednesday, July 19 ⋅ 6:30-8:00pm
Join us for exploration of traditional devotional music from the motherland of Yoga in this 2-part musical offering. In the first hour – we will start with listening and experiencing the emotional effects with basic explanation of the elements of selected raags. Jun will provide accompaniment with a keyboard. Participants will also begin learning the easy to learn raags with its phrasing.
After a short break, we will focus on participants in singing the chants in easy raags ( in 2 basic raags) with Lekshmi leading. – we will provide a mantra sheet with an English translation.
Videos:
Lekshmi and Jun collaboration on Gayatri Mantra
Lekshmi will be accompanied by Jun Ishimuro. Jun is a musician and music producer under Qb Moda Jazz Soundcloud, former member of Astrud Castillo Cosmic Caravan and a student of Hindustani music.
Bio:
Lekshmi Satheesh Nair learned music from Guru Smt. Mahalakshmi Ramachandran and Guru Smt. Geeta Kalyanaraman, from the Tanjore Kalyanaraman lineage in Vadodara, Gujarat. Her singing style constantly evolves and she doesn’t follow one school of training in particular. She believes in using the best variations and ideas in a raga that can make a rendition not just technically brilliant but also engaging and soulful. Her music and style define her personality and devotion to the art form. She received her & National Award”, and was awarded the First prize for Carnatic Classical Vocal Music at the National Youth Festival, organized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India in Jamshedpur in the year 2004. She was the youngest musician in the lot to receive this prestigious award.