LEHERA » News http://lehera.net Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:54:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Greetings from Bangalore and free downloads http://lehera.net/2010/01/131/ http://lehera.net/2010/01/131/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:41:25 +0000 admin http://lehera.net/?p=131 inBDear Friends of Lehera,
Firstly, my apologies for the long delay in replying after some of you were appreciative enough to sign up on our website’s email list, and also thanks to those of you who have supported us by buying cds and mp3s from cdbaby,  Amazon, itunes, emusic, rhapsody etc.
Click here for free downloads from Lehera’s IMA Vox Populi  and JPF 2009 award winning Cd Heartsky. You have to click  the ‘become a fan’  button to access the free downloads if you like what you hear.
 You can also hear our EP with the very adventurous Swiss vocalist, Sarah Buechi here
Within the next month I have left of my visit to India, Lehera will be recording with the Karnataka College of Percussion – T.A.S. Mani and  vocalist  Ramamani with a view to touring the US and Canada. We will go into the studio after they return from the Turkish drum festival in Istanbul. BTW in March they will be performing and recording with the London Philharmonic in the Uk and India.
The recording of Lehera with KCP promises to be a fresh approach to cross-cultural worldmusic …somewhat different than what we have all presented before.
In trying to do everything myself  and despite or rather due to a lack of funds, I have to admit I have not been able to keep up…what with… composing, recording, promoting, managing and booking my bands …let alone practising!– and so this is my first newsletter yet!
Without fan support we will not be able to keep performing and recording and we have so much more to offer you. I have always been and will keep on bringing you new and interesting music while trying to avoid what’s already been done …well…something least derivative  so to speak. Both my albums, Tandava  (self titled album by my Vancouver  based cross cultural group, Tandava)  and Lehera’s Heartsky, have  garnered some recognition by receiving nominations and awards in Canadian and international  “folk” and Independent music awards in the world “fusion” category. This is very encouraging and helpful in keeping us going in spite of dwindling funds.
The culmination of all these creative  projects is the pleasure and satisfaction of people like you, our appreciative  listeners. So, without  your support, I am hard-pressed to do justice to these exciting musical projects.
If you are a lover of cross-cultural music, stay tuned to my emails and I will try to deliver new and meaningful music and videos in this and other “world music” genres. Again, buying our Cds or mp3s and becoming a “fan” if the music moves you would be some of the coolest ways to support this music… And of course I will inform you of live performances in your area.
I have just spent 5 weeks  playing and recording devotional music for her charities at the ashram of Mata Amritanandamayi  (Amma) and have been  performing in Bangalore with Lehera  …. A few more gigs before I leave in a month…a few more meetings with prominent , heavy local musicians…wow! …more compositions and lots of chai and scintillating curries!
Well, that’s all for now. Thanks for reading. If you have a minute leave  a comment below about the music or anything else and do visit  the website of my other band at www.tandava.com. Which I truly love but which has been somewhat dormant for a while …although Tandava does get it’s share of  TV and radio play, specially on CBC.
Your feedback is always exciting to receive and it helps us present our music with more awareness of the listener.
May the New Year bless you with a peaceful heart ( I know…it’s almost February!)
Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu
(May all beings be Happy)

Stay Well,
Prashant

]]> http://lehera.net/2010/01/131/feed/ 2 IMA Award http://lehera.net/2009/09/ima-award/ http://lehera.net/2009/09/ima-award/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:34:55 +0000 admin http://lehera.net/?p=58 ima.vox.pop.winner.logoLehera is among the diverse group of artists chosen as winners in the world fusion category of the prestigious Independent Music Awards (IMAs) Vox Populi poll. The Independent Music Awards, the awards program for independent artists and fans is an international program that promotes independent artists, labels & releases to millions of music fans & industry insiders.

Over 33,000 votes were cast In support of the independent artists who were nominated in more than 50 music genre and design categories. In many instances, fan-selected winners were different than the winners chosen by the industry-judging panel that included Peter Gabriel, Roger Daltrey, Suzanne Vega, Keith Urban, George Jones, Clint Black and many other industry vets.

Now in it’s 9th year, The IMAs is a unique program that encourages music fans to make a difference in an artists’ career. Launched during the 6th annual IMAs, voting at the Vox Pop Jukebox begins in the fall when the IMA nominees are determined and continues for several months after the results of the industry-judging panel are announced, in January.

IMA winners and nominees receive promotion, distribution and performance opportunities that place them in front of millions of music fans.

]]> http://lehera.net/2009/09/ima-award/feed/ 5 Just Plain Folks Award http://lehera.net/2009/08/another-nomination/ http://lehera.net/2009/08/another-nomination/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:02:04 +0000 admin http://lehera.net/?p=11 jpfwinnerHeartsky is 4th in the Indian Album category and the track Devi is 1st in the Indian song category of the JPF Awards 2009. Lehera joins a few of the greatest names in Indian music–A.R. Rahman and the iconic south Indian composer/producer Ilaiyaraja as winners in the same category.
The Just Plain Folks Awards is the world’s largest independent music awards with more than a million entries from around the globe.

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