Nadaka
Nadaka is a musician and composer of Canadian origin who has been living in India since 1974. His passion for Indian culture led him to study its music, learn d
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Rangavati Rangavati
Nadaka & The Basavaraj Brothers "An acoustic fusion of indian classical with a contemporary feel"
Nadaka was born in Quebec, and learned to play the guitar at an early age. At 16, his quest for life's deeper sense led him on a pilgrimage along that wondrous road which infallibly brought him to India, which he immediately adopted as his country. he has been living in the international settlement of Auroville, in South India, since 1974. His love of Indian culture and passion for Indian music led him to study a number of traditional music styles, both on Indian stringed instruments and vocally. He has worked in close collaboration with many great Indian Musicians
He has designed and built an acoustic guitar with scalloped neck and moveable frets which is specially adapted for the subtle tones of Indian music. Skillfully blending the modal techniques of Ragas with chords and harmonies more akin to Western music, he has developed his own musical language. Working in close collaboration with many famous and outstanding Indian musicians, Nadaka has played an active part in the contemporary movement of Indian music.Band/artist history
Nadaka
is a musician and composer of Canadian origin who has been living in India since 1974. His passion for Indian culture led him to study its music, learn different Indian instruments and vocal styles. He has conceived and built a guitar that allows him to produce sounds akin to those of the South Indian veena. While keeping his unique guitar style, inspired by Indian rhythms and Ragas, he carries us through his unique musical world that is both modern and rich in tradition.
The Basavaraj Brothers
In his time, Sudharshana Rao Basavaraj, a reputed flautist from Andhra Pradesh who had a great career playing for thousands of Indian film songs, had the wish that his children would grow up immersed in the great classical traditions of Indian music, both North Indian (Hindustani) and South Indian (Carnatic ).
From birth, he chose their diverse instruments and at early ages gave them their initial musical training, later sending each of them across India to study with their respective musical gurus. Soon, their home in Chennai became a place where various musical disciplines (Gharanas) converged and met freely under one roof. And their name spread wide. As youngsters the Basavaraj brothers performed more than five thousand concerts throughout India, and with time, each became an acclaimed individual performer.
I first met Raghavendra (violinist) with the idea of playing a completely acoustic, Raga-based, music where classical and not-so-classical would combine harmoniously. The outcome of our first musical exchange was instantaneously gratifying and somewhat magical, but most surprising was that as each new rehearsal unfolded, unexpectedly one more brother would turn up and spontaneously join in with enthusiasm, thus adding a new colour to our musical venture.
This is how the Basavaraj brothers were again brought together as a group and, this joyful combination came to be called "Living colours".
Nadaka and The Basavaraj Brothers
Together, in concert, they offer us the fruit of their collaboration; a harmonious acoustic music, soft and powerfull, that breaks in all simplicity the barriers between musical styles.Have you performed in front of an audience?India, Singapore,
Your musical influences
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