Vandana Vishwas

Vandana Vishwas
Vandana Vishwas Performing
Vandana Vishwas Performing at Small World Music Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background information
Born (1970-07-17) 17 July 1970 (age 54)
Lucknow, India
OriginMississauga, Ontario, Canada
GenresGhazal, Bhajan, Geet, Thumri
Occupation(s)Singer, composer, Arranger, Producer
Years active2009–present
Websitewww.vandanavishwas.com

Vandana Vishwas (born 17 July 1970) is a Canadian singer, musician, and composer and architect. She performs North Indian classical music based expressive song forms such as Ghazals, Bhajans, Geet and Thumri. She is a resident of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.[1][2][3]

Career

Vandana released her debut music album 'Meera – The Lover...' in 2009. It is a musical story of the sixteenth century Indian poet Meera Bai. In January 2013, she released her second music album 'Monologues', which is a collection of contemporary Ghazals, Nazms and light Thumris. Her 2014 single, 'Samarsiddha' is the theme track for identically titled Hindi novel authored by a UK based novelist Sandeep Nayyar, which was released in July 2014. Vandana released her third music album 'Parallels' in 2016 which topped RMR charts for 4 weeks consecutively.[4] It is a collaboration of south Asian music with several western and ethnic music genres such as Flamenco, African, Rock, Country, Ballad, New Age.[2][5][6] In 2021, Vandana released her second single 'Nav Varsh Mangalkamna Geet' - a Hindi song celebrating new year in India. and another single 'Mann Lago', which was part of her fourth album 'Kabeera - The Thinker...', released later in 2023. The album is based on works of 15th century Indian poet Kabir Das.

Discography

Title Release Record label
Meera – The Lover... (Album) 2009 Self Produced
Monologues (Album) 2013 Self Produced
Samarsiddha (Single) 2014 Self Produced
Parallels (Album) 2016 Self Produced
Mann Lago (Single) 2021 Self-Produced
Nav Varsh Mangalkamna Geet (Single) 2021 Self-Produced
Kabeera - The Thinker... (Album) 2023 Self-Produced

Awards

Honourable mentions

  • 17th International Billboard Song Contest 2010[citation needed]
  • Esongwriter.com song Contest][11]
  • 2010 Marty Award for Established Performing Arts by Mississauga Arts council, Ontario, Canada[citation needed]

Nominations

  • TIMA Toronto Independent Music Awards 2010, 2014 & 2015 – Best World Music[citation needed]
  • World Artist of the Year at The Indies, the Independent Music Awards 2010[citation needed]
  • K.M. Hunter artist Award for Music 2010 by Ontario Arts Council, Canada[citation needed]
  • 2010 & 2011 Marty Award for Established Performing Arts by Mississauga Arts council, Ontario, Canada[citation needed]
  • 7th TIMA Toronto Independent Music Awards 2014 – Best World Music[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Vandana Vishwas". Harbourfront Centre. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b "सुरों की उस्ताद वंदना, जिसने दर्द को हुनर में बदला- Amarujala". Amar Ujala. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Musician cum Singer Vandana Vishwas does not let her physical disability affect her career". dailybhaskar. 27 October 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  4. ^ cmn (3 January 2017). "Vandana Vishwas -Vocalist, Composer and Producer | CMNNews". cmnnews.ca. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Singer Vandana Vishwas derives Monologues from dialogue – The American Bazaar". The American Bazaar. 23 December 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  6. ^ Muthanna, Anjali (5 January 2014). "The soul of my music is Indian: Vandana Vishwas". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  7. ^ a b c Ferreira, Verus. "Musicunplugged.in : interviews". musicunplugged.in. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Vandana Vishwas Earns An IMA Nomination – Independent Music Awards". Independent Music Awards. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  9. ^ "SudeepAudio.com – Vandana Vishwas, Vocalist, Toronto, Indian music". sudeepaudio.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Vandana Vishwas to perform at FTDM Sherbrooke Festival". Mississauga.com. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Current Winners". Archived from the original on 22 January 2013.