Rivers of Raga for Climate Consciousness Paul Livingstone Vishnu R and

Rivers of Raga for Climate Consciousness

Paul Livingstone, Vishnu R and special friends

Sunday, September 8th, 7:30 doors / 8pm concert

Paul Livingstone , Vishnu R and Shubha Chandramouli join Collidescope Foundation and LA Climate Week, with a special Raga offering.

Recently returning from his 10th musical sojourn in India, Paul , Vishnu and Shubha will be offering an intimate evening of raga meditations, nature soundscapes, and dynamic improvisations.

DOORS OPEN 7:30pm CONCERT 8PM

• $25 Guaranteed CHAIR SEATING or Discount for 2 people is $40
• $15 Pillows
• Corazon monthly Members are FREE

BYOB allowed and Corazon does not sell beverages or food.

www.collidescope.foundation / www.laclimateweek.com

Paul Livingstone , Born in Beirut, Lebanon, international performing artist Paul Livingstone is one of the leading sitarists in America today and dedicated teaching artist & community activist. He has focused his studies in the creative tradition of Indian classical raga music in which he has been rigorously trained for the past 25 years in India and the US studying under the late Amiya Dasgupta, Rajeev Taranath and the living legend Pandit Ravi Shankar.Paul has performed in around the US, Mexico, Europe & Asia and has just returned from a major concert tour performing Indian music in Nepal, India, Czech & Germany.

Vishnu R is an award-winning Indian Classical & Jazz performer and inventor of the new, unique 9-string instrument NAVTAR (patented). He is a Fellow of the US Govt State Department, a Mentor of the British Council India-UK Exchange and is a recipient of the Best Composition award from the Beyond Music International Project (Switzerland) and Grade 8 distinction holder from the Trinity College of London.

Shubha Chandramouli is an accomplished artist in the field of Carnatic music. A current disciple of Sri. Patri Satish Kumar and initially trained by Sri. Poovalur Srinivasan, Shubha is one of only a handful of performing female mridangam artists in the world. As a collaborator in diverse genres of music and dance ensembles, Shubha performs regularly at numerous global music festivals, most recently the Reflektor festival in Hamburg, Germany curated by Anoushka Shankar, the Festival of Tabla, and Geeva Arts Festival. 

Shubha is also a performing vocalist, having given several vocal concerts around the US and India. Additionally, she was a prior member of the Arpana Dance Company, having been trained in South Indian classical dance (Bharata Natyam). Shubha regularly gives lecture demonstrations on South Indian music, primarily focusing on rhythm while incorporating aspects of vocal music and dance into her lectures. Shubha’s unique mridangam accompanying style incorporates her vocal and dance training to deliver a scintillating musical experience. 

An MBA graduate from Boston University, Shubha currently resides in Los Angeles working in Corporate Finance.