Brief Proposition :
A Fusion concert of Swati as the lead Vocalist & her own band
Target Audience :
Organizers of World Music Festivals.
Concert Content :
A live Fusion concert, based upon Swati's World Music album of her compositions, 'Destiny Chakra' with a theme of Sufi, Spiritual, Indian Classical & Drum 'n Bass influence
Concert Duration :
60 - 75 Minutes.Team Members :
+ A mix of Eastern & Western instruments like Sarangi/Sitar/ Violin, Tabla, Keyboard, Drums, Bass Guitar & additional Vocalists
+ A mix of International instrumentalists depending on the Festival theme
+ Manager & Sound Engineer if local Sound Engineer is not available.
Listen to Samples of Tracks performed at Concerts (In no particular order)
Ras Ke Bhare
Sandesa
Sanwariya
Simple Things
Soniye
Shri
Swati Natekar is a London (U.K) based Vocalist specialized in forms of Indian Light Classical Music. Swati has been trained in Music by her Guru and Mother, Dr Sushila Pohankar who is a distinguished PhD, Musicologist in Indian Classical & Folk Music.
Swati’s Published Highlights:
1. The Voice on Jakatta American Dream (Ministry of Sound)– a Dance track which reached at the top of the U.K Mainstream Dance charts and appears on more than 20 Dance compilations.
2. Vocals on tracks “Beyond Skin” & “Nadia” from Nitin Sawhney’s album Beyond Skin which was nominated for the top-most Mercury music award in the U.K.
3. Vocals on Dance Track “Prayer for a God” by DJ Producer Darren Tate.
4. Thumri Album “Birha” by Sony / Navras Records, U.K.
5. Ghazal “Kabhi Unke Milan ki” on the Sony / Navras Records album “Paigham-e- Mohabbat” produced by Muzaffer Ali, the famous Bollywood Director.
6. Own Ghazal album “Dhanak” (Times Music / Navras Records / Vanilla Music).
7. 4 tracks on latest Universal International B.V Music Compilation “Incredible India”.
8. Co-written Popular Track “Khwaab” with Niraj Chag – Album “Along The Dusty Road” – Lots of airplay on Radio ClubAsia & BBC Asian Network.
9. One track “Mystery” licensed to Buddha Bar DJ Ravin’s Compilation on Maldives.
10. The Voice on the latest Sharwoods TV Advertising campaign “Go East”.
Collaborations:
Nitin Sawhney - Talvin Singh - Craig Armstrong - Zakir Hussain - James Asher - Geoff Wilkinson - Niraj Chag - Muzaffer Ali – Biddu - Sonu Nigam.
Concert Duration:
A live Fusion concert, based upon Swati's World Music album of her compositions, 'Destiny Chakra' with a theme of Sufi, Spiritual, Indian Classical & Drum 'n Bass influence.Film Soundtracks:
“The In-laws” (Warner Bros) - “ Kiss of the Dragon” - “ Republic of Love”
Performances:
U.K (Barbican, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Bull Theatre, Alexandra Palace) WOMAD-Reading U.K, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, South Africa, The Caribbean, India, Pakistan, TV Channels – MTV, Zee, B4U, VH1, “Les Dangereuse” 2006 Tour with Juliet Robert and Babani Kone ( 5 cities in the U.K including at Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank)
Roles:
Singer, Songwriter, Composer, Producer & Session Vocalist on a number of TV & Radio Jingles. Teacher of Indian Music. Consultant for Indian Music Compilations.