PRASHANT JOHN
The founder of Lehera grew up in Bangladesh and lives in Canada. His compositions,while influenced by the music of the Indian sub-continent, combine the influences and instrumentation of a variety of world cultures. Prashant tours in Canada, America and India leading his Vancouver based World music group, Tandava, and with World, Jazz, and Indian musicians in Canada and India. Mainly self-taught, Prashant has studied theory and rhythm in Carnatic music, North and South Indian flutes, African Fula flute, Jazz guitar and the Baul music of Bengal with Master musicians and teachers worldwide. Prashant’s compositions have received recognition winning multiple nominations for his cross-cultural music group, Tandava – in the American and Canadian Independent Music Awards, and in the Canadian Folk Music Awards.
