music collaborations -
asima ensemble energetic. eclectic. experimental.
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asima ensemble
asima is a boundary-breaking vocal and percussion ensemble from Trivandrum, Kerala. The word “asima” in sanskrit means "beyond boundaries", and the ensemble combines elements from India's rhythmic and melodic systems with harmonic traditions of western music. The Indian influences in Asima's music include ancient vedic chant, hindustani and carnatic classical music, as well as folk and ritual music. Western influences range from classical music to jazz. The music of asima is composed by Devissaro, an Australian born musician who has lived in India since 1980. Trained initially as a classical pianist, Devissaro subsequently studied Hindustani vocal music of the ancient Dhrupad tradition under the renowned Dagar family, as well as pakhawaj and bansuri. The music of the asima is a reflection of Devissaro's background in both western and Indian classical music. Asima has been enthusiastically received by a wide range of audiences both in India and abroad, and has performed in a number of highly prestigious venues. Asima won warm praise in the UK where it toured in 2007 and again when it performed for the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall in 2009. In 2011 Asima performed at the Kennedy Center for the Arts, Washington, USA as part of the Maximum Indian Festival. In 2012 Asima collaborated with the great US sax player George Brooks for shows in Trivandrum and Bangalore, and returned to London in April 2013 for 3 knock-out peformances in the Alchemy Festival at the Southbank Centre. In August 2013 Asima toured to 6 cities in China. |
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dance collaborations -
daksha sheth dance company
theatre collaborations
a midsummer night's dream
see the review here
