Music from the Indian Subcontinent
Srivani Jade, Anindita Das, Suchitra Iyer, Aryan Prakash, and Shivam Sudame
Srivani Jade is a captivating performer and story-teller of the folk and classical traditions of North India. She is a singer, composer and educator, and has performed in major festivals in India, North America, and Europe. She has recorded eight solo albums; her debut album ‘Meera’s Love’ won an IMA nomination in 2009. Her background scores for films (Tapasya, 2003, Siddhanto, 2014) and the Tom Stoppard play ‘Indian Ink’ (Sound Theater Company, 2014) received much critical acclaim worldwide. She is a three-times Washington State Master grant recipient, a Visiting Artist at the University of Washington, and has won grants, awards and residencies at the national level. In addition to vocals, Jade is a an accomplished tanpura player.
Anindita Das was born and raised in Bangladesh, where she was trained in North Indian classical music and different forms of light music by different Gurus. She was an enlisted “Nazrul Geeti” singer in Bangladesh National Television and Radio and won many prestigious music competitions at the national level. Her first Bengali album was released in 2008, for which she received the “Best Debut Singer” award in Bangladesh.
Suchitra Iyer is an Indian classical vocalist in the Hindustani tradition. She has been passionate about music from a young age, starting her journey with the south Indian Carnatic genre. Her years of rigorous Carnatic training helped make a smooth transition to the Hindustani khayal genre.
Aryan Prakash, currently an undergraduate student at U.C. San Diego, has learnt the samvadini, or harmonium, under the tutelage of renowned gurus. He began his musical journey in Southern California as an accompanying artist, and has recently performed to acclaim in the Festival of Tabla.
Shivam Sudame, on tabla, has been learning and playing tabla since the age of 7 and has trained and performed with leading tabla maestros in India, the U.S., and around the world.
The Srivani Jade Ensemble's Athenaeum performance is part of a 4-part musical series for this academic year: Devotional and Spiritual World Music featuring Ghanian, South Asian, American Gospel, and Brazilian traditions.