Advaita are an Indian fusion band based in New Delhi, formed in 2004.
Advaita | |
|---|---|
| Origin | New Delhi, India |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | EMI Records |
| Members | Abhishek Mathur Aman Singh Anindo Bose Chayan Adhikari Gaurav Chintamani Mohit Lal Suhail Yusuf Khan Ujwal Nagar |
History
editIn March 2009, Advaita released their first album with EMI titled Grounded in Space. In 2011, Advaita was featured on the Indian leg of the MTV shows Coke Studio[1] and MTV Unplugged.[2] The band released their second album The Silent Sea in February 2012 with EMI Records.[3] They have also performed in the hills. A festival named Kasauli Rhythm and Blues Festival, in which they performed for children suffering from various diseases from the age of 15 months till 16 years.[citation needed]
Advaita was one of four bands from India, selected by John Leckie, to record two songs with him for a compilation released by the British council.[4]
"Drops of Earth" is a compilation album released on 22 March 2013.
Advaita currently has eight band members as follows:
- Abhishek Mathur - Guitars
- Aman Singh - Drums
- Anindo Bose - Keyboards / Backing Vocals
- Chayan Adhikari - Western Vocals / Percussion / Acoustic Guitar
- Gaurav Chintamani - Bass
- Mohit Lal - Tabla / Vocals on Megaphone / Backing Vocals
- Suhail Yusuf Khan - Sarangi
- Ujwal Nagar - Hindustani Vocals
Awards
editAdvaita won the GIMA (Global Indian Music Awards) 2012 award for best rock album for The Silent Sea.[5] They also received a nomination under the best fusion album for The Silent Sea.[6] Advaita were also voted the best fusion band by Palm Expo 2011.[7] In its 2014 listing of "25 Greatest Indian Rock Songs of the last 25 Years", "Rolling Stone India" featured Mofunk (The Silent Sea, 2012), which is based on a Carnatic devotional poem by South Indian poet Muthuswami Diksithar.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Rolling Stone India announcing Advaita's performance on Coke Studio India". Rollingstoneindia. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "MTV Unplugged India featuring Advaita". Mtv.in.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "Rolling Stone Magazine India announces launch of Advaita's 'The Silent Sea'". Rollingstoneindia.com. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "British Council's SoundPad webpage announcing Advaita and Peter Leckie's collaboration". Soundpad.britishcouncil.org.in. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "GIMA 2012 Award for Advaita". Gima.co.in. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "GIMA 2012 nomination". Gima.co.in. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "Rolling Stone India magazine announcing PALM EXPO 2011 award". Rollingstoneindia.com. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "The Search for Rolling Stone India's 25 Greatest Indian Rock Songs of the last 25 Years". Rolling Stone India. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.