Soul Sangeet/concert- Onespace january 11th 2020

The Soul Sangeet tour comes to Onespace on January 11 with Musical Mantra, Magical Raga (melody) and some serious mind blowing Tala (rhythm) Witness a live performance unlike any other with Shivam Rath on the incredible Indian Slide. A 22 string fusion sitar/ guitar, Scott Romain on the Hemp Didg, Japanese flute teacher / world famous Master Shakuhachi player Riley Lee and International Guest Saptak Sharma sharing sensational rhythms of one of the worlds most expressive drums known as tabla.
Soul Sangeet is a unique blend of music based on the Indian Classical system and philosophy combined with various World Music styles. Sangeet means sound or music in Sanksrit and follows a deep belief of spirit in sound; hence the name Soul Sangeet.
This music has a tendency to elevate the atmosphere and listener to new levels of depth and tone with its dynamic contrast of slow to fast speeds, unique rhythmical patterns and improvisational complexity bringing a natural high of intoxicating melody and rhythm with an unparalleled depth of knowledge and cultural understanding from generations upon generations.

A little background on the artists...
Shivam Rath is a 2nd Gen ‘Aussie Indian Musician’ inspired by his father but crafting his own unique signature style with the 'CrystalSlide'. Using a crystal ball for the melodic glides Shivam is quickly sliding up to be one of Australia’s leading ‘slide guitarists’, having studied under one of the worlds most renowned Indian guitarists from Kalkatta; Debashish Bhattacharia and immersed himself in the Indian Classical field of Music since he was a young boy connecting to its ancient and highly evolved art of Rhythm & Raga (melodic structure). Joined for the first time by international tabla wizard Satpak Sharma from New Delhi India who has been playing tabla since the age of four and studying with the world famous tabla maestro Akram Khan for the last 15 years. More info of the artists

Riley Lee began studying the shakuhachi in 1971 in Japan, and in 1980 became the first non-Japanese officially acknowledged as a shakuhachi Dai Shihan (Grand Master).
He has BA and MA degrees from the University of Hawai’i and a PhD in musicology from Sydney University. Riley has released over 60 albums, with over a million monthly streams on Spotify. In 2018, he designed and taught a course on meditation, the mind, memory and music at Princeton University. Each year Riley gives 60-100 performances, workshops, and lectures, in Australia, USA and Europe. More info about Riley

Scott Romain  is a passionate surfer and didgeridoo player, raised by the ocean & the bush has gifted him a deep appreciation of nature. Scott has been exploring meditation for the past 25 years, using the sounds of Drum, Didgeridoo & Singing Bowl leading to a profound and moving experience.
Scott is a Hypnocoach, an active member of The International Hypnosis Federation and Sydney's Northern Beaches Aboriginal Educational Community & Aboriginal Support Group.
He has been involved in various body movements work, bringing fourth, 'Didgenology' The science of movement, vibration and sound emanating from the Didgeridoo, creating harmony within one's own awareness.
A sound journey for shifting states of consciousness. More info about Scott

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