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    Compositions

  1. Happy Soul
  2. Soul of the Winter
  3. Soul of the Winter (full version)
  4. Soul in the Womb
  5. You gave me love (vocal)
  6. Leaving the past
  7. Putting past to sleep
  8. Call of the soul
  9. Holly Walk (samlpe vocal)

    10. Arrangements

  10. Moroccan Zen (sample vocal)
  11. Run in the forest (film track)

links

  1. thesixtyone.com/Vidya
  2. myspace.com/vidyasundar
  3. bandmix.ca/vidya

about my music

    My music has been inspired by the story of my life. I am not playing exclusively for fame, name and popularity, though honestly speaking the web presentation is already a step towards that. At least this is not in my focus. If you are happy listening I will be happy too.

    For ages harp guitarists and other innovative players have been creating new music exploring the sound generated by their instruments. Many hybrid instruments has been created over time, some of them accepted in the world of music and some not. Mr John Mclaughlin had his custom made guitar with high tension tune up of the sympathetic string. It did not last as the instrument crushed. Other had made their instrument that has lasted to generations but did not become as popular as to be embraced by the global community.

    My instrument called veenar had got a great potential as the open tune instrument. as all open tune instruments it has its own disadvantages due to inability to change the key while playing. Veenar though has very minimal disadvantage and it can be plaid verities of western and eastern styles. It has been created out of my necessity of playing rich sound both melodically and rhythmically.

    My music is subtle and apparently soft but its origins are dynamic. May be that's why some one called it "innocent magic". My music comes from my honest feeling and inspiration in attempt to cherish the inner beauty. I start from silence to hear the sound. Then all evolves naturally. Other person called it "Amazing" and "so so so so beautiful". Also someone wrote: "This so captivating, breath-takingly beautiful, exotic, liberating and filled with such emotion; masterfully executed." Perhaps there is a reason for it. You need to make your own judgment.

    Vancouver indian music scene is yet to create strong community of this type of music and I hope that my small effort will be somewhat influential.

words

    Note on music

    Looking back to the beginning of human civilization, we can see that music has always served a spiritual function. From Gregorian chants and biblical psalms, to the mantras and kirtans of ancient India; from the ceremonial music of the first nations people in North America to the music of the ancient Mayan, Egyptian and Hellenic cultures – in all corners of the world, music existed as a means to connect with something higher, with the sacred; and music also existed as a means to touch others with the fragrance of the divine.

    The vast majority of Western classical composers, up to and including the time of Beethoven, had dedicated their music to God. Bach did not compose his great works for kings and persons of material power, but for the church as a service to God. We see the same effort in ancient Hinduism or Buddhism where overall concept of existence evolves around the absolute sound, original seed of all manifestations - Om. Perhaps Indian classical music is the only one at present that closely adheres to this idea.

    Thus accepting sound as origin beyond the universe, leads us to the point of accepting music as spiritual. Since it comes from the upper levels it must embrace some of the higher more sublime, subtle and pure values.

    Naturally purity, peace and devotion will manifest with this kind of understanding.

    What we hear after the renaissance area in modern classical music, even so much appreciated some of the formless compositions of John Cage, could be read as merely descriptions of mental feelings of a mortal man, his tragedies and happiness. However stepping higher with the attempt to access music as coming from that original plane of non-competitive existence or even embedding it with some doses of devotion and appreciation, will generate mellows favorable for deeper contemplation of human life, values and its origin. Sounds filled with pathos, invoking filling of sadness, pity, fear, anxiety or confusion are not a friends of a heart, which is the 'barometer' of beauty. Simultaneously intellectualism will be judged by intellect.

    In my humble opinion music must be sprinkled with sweetness of harmony, grace, innocence, beauty, charm and good will. It should touch with its fragrance the subtle layers of the heart. Not the mind, bones, muscles, bowels or nerve system, but the heart

    Please send me your thoughts on this if you feel inspired.

    Sincerely,
    Vidya