Friday September 4
SHANTAVAANI
at White Horse Black Mountain
8pm
SHANTAVAANI
at White Horse Black Mountain
8pm
Shantavaani - the name roughly translates to "Peace through Music", and the group's tagline is "From Raga to Reggae'!
ShantavaaniAn ecletic group of musicians that create a mystical vibe through the soulful music traditions of the world. From roots Americana, jazz, to the far off traditions of India and beyond.
http://www.myspace.com/shantavaani
Only 6.00 cover charge.
Shantavaani is:
Jay Brown:
Jay Brown is a founding member of the classic blues, country and swing group, Lazybirds. He has played his guitar and harmonicas with the likes of Doc Watson, Etta Baker, and Old Crow Medicine Show. Jay has studied the roots of American music all across the south, traditional Ghanian music in West Africa, and Indian Classical music with his wife, Aditi. His original music is a regular feature on WNCW.
Aditi Sethi
Aditi began playing the harmonium, an indian instrument, and singing bhajans and shabads, spiritual songs of the indian traditions, when she was 5 years old. She first learned music from her grandparents in India. Her family moved to America from India in 1983. As a child, Aditi frequently performed at concerts with her father, who is an accomplished singer in the traditional Indian style.
Sarah Carlisle
Sarah's musical journey began at the age of 10 when she began to play the upright bass. She grew up playing classical music and attended the prestigious Peabody Conservatory on a merit scholarship. It was there, however, when she discovered the vast world of improvisation and began to study jazz under the guidance of Gary Thomas and Michael Formanek. She has been a sought after freelance bassist in the Baltimore/DC area ever since, playing at venues such as Blues Alley and The New Haven Lounge with great local musicians. Most recently, she has come to Asheville where she has been blessed by the talents of Luna Rasa & Shantaavani.
Matthew Cox
An extraordinarily sensitive and creative percussionist, Matthew's style of Tabla playing is melodic and expansive, adapting a unique form of modified tabla tarang to allow for chord changes and harmonies not found in Indian music. With over 25 years in music, he pulls from diverse backgrounds in classical, jazz, Native American sacred singing under the apprenticeship of Cherokee elder Ed Littlefox, and electronic music with the late Dr. Bob Moog followed by the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. He began in 2005 with his East Indian music teachers Samir Chatterjee, Kuntala Ray, and Kumar Das. He has accompanied the likes of music historian and virtuoso Gerald Trimble, Wynne Paris, Wynton Marsalis, the late Sean Layton of JFJO, the Carnatic Brothers, Durga Das, Tibetan sacred singer Yungchen Lhamo, Sangita Devi, and the world class female pioneer of the hansaveena Indian slide guitar, Kuntala Ray.
www.myspace.com/shantavaani
www.whitehorseblackmountain.com
