Reviews and Quotes about Prashant's World music bands, Lehera and Tandava

“ Of the three greatest experiences I have had in this room [Duncan Garage Showroom] Lehera was one of them” John Faulkner - AD Duncan Garage Showroom

“Lehera was an absolute joy to have at our Festival this past summer.  I highly recommend them!” ~ Doug Cox, Artistic Director, VIMF

“The music has the rigorous qualities of [Indian] classical music and is also marked with the liberties that make up funk, folk and modern music.” ~Joyce Janvier-Gagnon – Radio Canada

 “[Lehera] …has given fusion a different dimension, mixing classical [Indian] with funk and jazz.” ~ The Deccan Herald, India

 “I firmly believe in the Lehera project.  It has a lot of energy and is well played!” ~ Dave King, Bassist ( Dizzy Gillespie, Laurie Anderson, Jimmy Smith,Tina Turner, etc.)

"A gorgeous disc featuring polyrhythmic marimba, tabla, erhu, bamboo flutes, guitar, various vocal traditions..." ~Patty-Lynne Herlevi, Cranky Crow World Music/World Music Central
 
 "Lan Tung’s bowed lines join Prashant John’s gorgeous bamboo flute while Jonathan Bernard’s marimba juggles the beat with Stefan Cihelka’s tabla in dreamy, trance-inducing pieces totally lacking any smack of convenient sonic appropriation." ~ Stuart Derdeyn, Vancouver Province

"...an aural cocktail that is as intoxicating for a West Coast Anglo Saxon as it is for a native of Bangladesh." ~ Marke Andrews, Canwest News

 "Tandava is rapidly emerging as one of the most exciting groups on Vancouver's burgeoning world music scene...the music is both authentic and unbounded by tradition."  ~ Georgia Straight

"What an amazing blend of instrumentation and style.  The recording is set apart from many pan-cultural music productions by the consistent tone and perspective achieved." ~ Wade McGregor, Mc Squared System Design Group, Inc.

 "...their texture and color are phenomenally striking, unique and ultimately, mesmerizing...It's rare to find such an album so abundant and voluptuous with stylistic vocabulary.  This is a true gem." ~ Derek Sivers president, CD Baby & Hostbaby