An Odyssey of Seven Notes
Saxophone Lavanya with Rageshri Dhumal (Keyboard), Shalini Mohan (Bass Guitar), Siddhi Shah (Drums), Soumya Sanathanan (Percussion)
Saxophonist Lavanya, Percussionist Soumya, Keyboard artist Rageshri, Bass Guitarist Shalini & Drummer Siddhi … known as the ‘Queens’, come together at the Bangalore Literature Festival to create an atrium of music!
In a concert “Odyssey of Seven Notes”, the band compose an ode to their musical roots. Their repertoire encompasses elements from Indian Classical music; Carnatic and Hindustani; to Jazz, Folk and Popular music.
Composing layers of orchestration in their musical rendering, the feisty musicians offer a unique interpretation to traditional sounds merging it with au courant and avante garde strands.
The signature of Queens is stylistic rendering of diverse radical voices in a harmonious melodic motif.
MS Lavanya
Bio
MS Lavanya is quite different from other musicians you meet. What sets her apart is the virtue of her choice of instrument and talent. She is the only accomplished female Saxophonist in India today. Music is in her blood. Her father is a mridangist, grandfather was a musician in the erstwhile Royal Court of Mysore and there are more than 10 percussionists in her family. Saxophone Lavanya’s musical journey began at the age of six with vocal and violin training. At the age of 15, she began to learn saxophone from the Indian Saxophone maestro, Padmashree Dr. Kadri Gopalnath. Since then there has been no looking back and she has successfully earned herself the name – ‘Saxophone Lavanya’ Her musical repertoire ranges from Carnatic, Hindustani, Fusion and Western to Jazz. Saxophone Lavanya’s appearances throughout the world include – The Little Chilli Festival of Asian Music at Purcell Hall, The Bath International Music Festival at Bath Guild Hall, and The Festival of One City One World at Nottingham among many others. She is the recipient of the “RAJYOTHSAVA AWARD” by the Government of Karnataka, “PADMABHARATHI” award, “YUVAKALA BHARATHI” awards to name a few. And also she has made an entry to the “LIMCA BOOK OF RECORDS ” for being the only woman Saxophonist in India.
Rageshri Dhumal
Bio
Keyboard Artist
Hails from a orthodox Musical family from Nashik, She’s performed more than 3000 concerts with the Top notch Musicians of our country.
She’s won many prestigious Awards like – ” NADA BRAMHA, THEATRE AWARD, GANAPATI AWARD, SWAMINI AWARD, & MAY LEK AWARD ” to name a few.
Shalini Mohan
Bio
She’s an accomplished Bass Guitarist, Vocalist and also a Trumpet Player. She’s a popular name in the field of Rock Bands, and Pop and Jazz bands. Worked with various famous musicians and their projects, She’s a lead performer in the band Lagori & Allegro Fudge.
Siddhi Shah
Bio
Siddhi is an artist & performer from Pune, now based in Mumbai, specializing in the Drums.
Having performed with several projects across India and also in Singapore & Bali, She is also one of the 7 featured artists at Dumru Festival’s – Women of Rhythm, India’s first ever concert dedicated to featuring the country’s best & upcoming female percussionists.
Soumya Sanathanan
Bio
Is a multi Talented Artist. Not only a Popular Playback Singer in Malayalam movies, She’s also a Multi percussionist, and a Music composer too. She’s toured and performed with various popular musicians and has worked with many Legendary Music Directors.