VINEET VYAS with BAGESHREE VAZE
VINEET VYAS—TABLA
Vineet Vyas is one of Canada’s young and dynamic musical
talents. He is a disciple of the legendary Tabla maestro,
Pandit Kishan Maharaj. During his performances, audiences
worldwide are enthralled as they witness and feel the depth
of his musicality, spontaneity, and creativity. Raised Truro,
Nova Scotia, but now based in Toronto and New Delhi, Vineet
was born into a family of traditional musicians of India:
his grandfather, Pandit Brahmanand Vyas, was a renowned
vocalist of New Delhi, and initiated Vineet into North Indian
(Hindustani) classical music at the tender age of five.
Vineet has been an active performer in the Canadian music
scene since the World Exposition 1986, Vancouver, BC. In
1987, he began studying with Pandit Kishan Maharaj in Benares,
in the traditional style of Guru-shishya parampara. After
intense training and sadhana (dedication) to his guru, Vineet
has firmly established himself as an accomplished tabla
artist. Nowadays he is a much sought after performer in
India, Europe and Canada. Vineet has performed with some
of India's eminent classical artists such as Us. Amjad Ali
Khan, Pt Rajan and Sajan Mishra, Us.Shahid Parvez and Us.
Aashish Khan just to name a few. He has been awarded scholarships
from the Canadian Government in recognition of his musical
talent and has been featured on CBC television and radio.
His new solo CD, Taalworks, is a breakthrough album, featuring
tabla at the forefront, with interesting and new melodic
textures, such as Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata.
BAGASHREE VAZE—DANCER
Born in Pune, India but raised in Canada, Bageshree Vaze
was destined to live a life influenced by different cultures.
Since her early teens, she has studied North Indian classical
vocal music under her father, Dr Damodar Vaze and in 2000
she began advanced music studies with one of India’s
foremost vocalists, Smt. Veena Sahasrabuddhe. At the same
time of course, Bageshree was soaking up western pop, dance
and electronica and developing her own unique musical vision.
But what makes this multi talented artist really unique
is her extensive training in Indian classical dance. Completing
her Arangetram (dance graduation) at 16, she has studied
in India with the late Guru T.K. Mahalingam Pillai, Guru
Vempati Chinna Satyam and the living legend of Kathak, Pandit
Birju Maharaj, under various scholarships and awards. Bageshree
is an in demand choreographer and performer known for bringing
together various styles into a cohesive whole. And so it
is with her music. Released in Canada in 2002, and released
in South Asia by Crescendo Music in January 2004, 'Bageshree'
is a bold move onto the modern world music stage. A world-class
video by Flirting Vision (cinematography by Binod Pradhan)
of the first single 'Deewana', had massive airplay in India,
and Bageshree was named MTV India's 'rising star' for February.
IN 2007, Bageshree completed her second album 'Tarana',
a collection of songs arranged and adapted for Indian classical
dance. This landmark Cd was produced by tabla virtuoso Vineet
Vyas and is set for release in India by Times Music in late
2008. Combining the beauty of classical Indian dance and
music with Western instrumentation and aesthetics, her work
is a reflection of her Indo-Canadian upbringing, and a homage
to both her traditions as well as to the confluence of cultures
in a new world. Bageshree Vaze is a truly creative force
for the new millennium.
For more information on Vineet, please link to www.vineetvyas.com
and for Bageshree link to www.bageshree.com.
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