photo courtesy : NewZealand 2019
" a magical voice filled with
the colours of microtone & raga "
- India 2019
" A favourite to audiences
in India & abroad "
- The Music Circle, LosAngeles
" pure-colourful microtonal contralto
Shwet-rangi voice culture"
P.Jangbãri, India
Shweta Jhaveri Films
Shweta Jhaveri Discography
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One of the finest Hindustani classical vocalists of the present times Shweta Jhaveri has performed worldwide since her young age.
Her mesmerizing voice and soulful improvisation express the colours of shruti-raga-invocation by preserving the North-Indian classical
vocal traditions. A performer of Khayãl she also performs Thumri, Dhrupad, Bhajan and the Hindustani vocal forms.
Blessed to be trained by Mewati maestro Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj since her teenage she vocally accompanied her Guruji from
1987 till early-1990s being an inaugural faculty of his premier foundation outside of India. In her 20s as the innovator
of her pure-colourful microtonal contralto voice culture within the traditions was called shwet-rangi by her colleague in India.
She had vocally accompanied her Guruji's concerts & innovative projects as a disciple, tour-performing alongside some of the revered
legends such as Appa Jalgaonkar, Swapan Chaudhuri, Sultan khan, Zakir Hussain and Ravi Shankar.
She taught her first vocal class at the Ali Akbar College of Music and was blessed to perform in the guidance of
SwaraSamrãt Ali Akbar Khan.
With worldwide acclaimed concerts & recordings, extensively touring India-NorthAmerica-Europe and
elsewhere by her age of 45, she performs in her 50th year in music. She has sung & composed Indian classical music for Films
and dance-dramas such as her debut film BhagavadGita featured at swami Vivekananda's centenary.
She has performed her raga-creations such as Nirmohi and KrishnaBhairavi.
As a Hindustani classical vocalist she has also performed raga based world music under Cosmic Khayals.
Preserving the Mewati traditions performed by her Guru Pandit Jasraj, she performs her Hindustani vocal music creation Saraswati bãni.
Honoured to be a resident guest faculty for 10 years at the Ali Akbar College of Music she was a lead vocalist of the Maihar Symphony
composed by musician legend Ali Akbar Khan. Residing in the San Francisco area and India since her 20s she has mentored students internationally.
Instrumental to be the premier female classical vocalist from Gujarat to perform internationally, she is also regarded as the premier
North-Indian classical vocalist to perform raga with western musicians. Her soulful voice expresses love and peace through music.
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