Prashant Michael John
ALBUMS
Nominations and Awards for Prashant’s two cross-cultural world music bands:
Tandava
Tandava” (2005) – CBC radio’s ROOTS & WINGS 10 BEST ALBUMS OF 2006 (Internationally)
nominated for best ‘World Fusion’ category of the Independent Music Awards
nominated for FAVOURITE WORLD ARTIST/GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR by the 7th Annual Independent Music Awards (Canadian)
nominated as ‘Best Ensemble’ and ‘Best World Group’ for the Canadian Folk Music Awards
reached #2 in the National Canadian Campus Radio ‘International’ charts in March 2006 and #1 at various stations for weeks. CJSW (Calgary), London (Ontario) and more.
Lehera
Independent Music Awards (Vox Populi) 2009 (World Fusion)
International Songwriting Competition 2010 - Nomination in World category for Heartsky
Just Plain Folks 2009 - Indian Album and Indian Song winners
HEART SKY
LEHERA
“The music has the rigorous qualities of classical music and is also marked with the liberties that make up funk, folk and modern music.” Joyce Janvier-Gagnon, Radio Canada
“Lehera is an inspired project established by….A great professional album adding a personal vision….” Cd review by Psychvanhetfolk
“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, Bobby McFerrin etc.)
TANDAVA
TANDAVA
Tandava” (2005) – won CBC radio’s ROOTS & WINGS BEST ALBUMS OF 2006
nominated for best ‘World Fusion’ category of the Independent Music Awards
nominated for FAVOURITE WORLD ARTIST/GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR by the 7th Annual Independent Music Awards (Canadian)
nominated as ‘Best Ensemble’ and ‘Best World Group’ for the Canadian Folk Music Awards
reached #2 in the National Canadian Campus Radio ‘International’ charts in March 2006 and #1 at various stations for weeks
Tandava acknowledges the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage (Canada Music Fund) and of Canada's Private Radio Broadcasters.
LEHERA & SARAH BUECHI
LEHERA
EP with award winning Swiss Singer Sarah Buechi.
available by emailing from contact page.
Demos and unreleased recordings - collaborations
Amchok: Damyen, Vocals
Prashant: Bansuri, guitar,
dulcimer percussion,
arrangement, recording
and mixing
Davinder ; Esraj
Prashant - Guitar, Bansuri
Sunny - Tabla/percussion
Adhruva - (not fixed, uncertain)
Adhruva is a project involving mostly improvisation usually - certainly not always - within a framework or from a starting point) consisting of the core musicians Khoji Vihara (Silver Flute) and Prashant John (guitars, Bamboo flutes, and other ethnic and hybrid instruments) musicians and including guest artists from different artistic disciplines.
“We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.”
― Kurt Vonnegut
"Tradition becomes our security, and when the mind is secure it is in decay."
--- J. Krishnamurti
Khoji Vihara - Flute
Prashant:
Guitar, Voice, composition, loops
Bob Fenske : percussion
More music by Adhruva on soundcloud
Prashant on soundcloud
Incomplete list - to be updated