Vidya - a Vancouver harp guitar player and his music : fusion : world music : pop : electro-acoustic music, world with ethnic flare and soul

Music

    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. Holly Walk (samp vocal)

    8. Arrangements

  8. Marocan Zen (samp vocal)
  9. Run in the forest (film track)

Favorites

  1. Official site of Pat Metheny
  2. Official website of Yolanda Adams
  3. 'Unconditional' - Yolanda Adams
  4. 'God Don't Need No Matches' - Rev. James

Links

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

Words

  1. 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 fillled with pathos, invoking filling of sadness, pitty, fear, anxiety or confusion are not a friends of a heart, which is the 'barometer' of beauty. Simulteneously ilntellectualizm 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