Kailasa is an Indian fusion band, founded by Kailash Kher. The name of the band is taken from an accented pronunciation of Kailash's own name as well as Mount Kailash, the abode of Hindu God Shiva. Along with guitars, drums and keyboards, the band incorporates classical Indian instruments and sometimes traditional lyrics into their songs to infuse folk and a Sufi hue.[1][2]
Kailasa's music is a blend of medieval Indian music, Sufi and Western music. Lyrical themes though vary but the most distinct style of Kailash Kher is where he sings as through a female devotee/lover trying to persuade her deity/loved one. Fusion of love, worship and persuasion is inspired by the works of medieval Rajasthani poet Meerabai. Such an influence can be observed in songs 'Teri Deewani' and 'Albela Saajan' from their eponymous debut album. Similar theme can be found in another of their song 'Babam Bam' from the album 'Jhoomo Re' where the singer is persuading Lord Shiva.
Due to the complex nature of musical arrangement in their songs, Kailasa involve artists other than band members in the recording process to play instruments like Harmonium, Dholak, TablaSarangi, Iranian Setar, Ravanahatta, Rabab, Saz, Oud, Mandolin, Santoor, Sitar, Mor Chang, Khartal etc. The artists are credited for their work in each of their album.
PerformancesEdit
The band is renowned all over the world for being one of the only pure live Hindustani music bands and amongst one of the most celebrated bands of India. What started off as a trio of Mr. Paresh Kamath, Mr. Naresh Kamath and Padma Shri Kailash Kher has now grown into a collective of some of the most talented musicians, instrumentalists and technical crew that the country has to offer.The Kailasa Band has taken the music of the country to multiple countries; United States of America, England, South Africa, Australia, Mauritius, to name a few, having performed in various prestigious venues and acclaimed music festivals across the world, in a career spanning nearly 2 decades and over 1500 concerts. Some of the venues and festivals that the Kailasa Band have performed include but are not limited to: “The Hollywood Bowl” in Los Angeles, “The Kennedy Center in Washington, the historical “Fillmore Center” in San Francisco, “Royal Festival Hall” in London, “Symphony Hall” in Birmingham, the Santa Monica Pier Music Festival, Stern Grove Music Festival, International Music Festival at Webster Hall, New York, to name a few. The band has performed in more than 500 cities worldwide including Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Singapore, Malaysia, Houston, San Francisco, London and New York.[3]
kailasa, band, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, kailasa, band, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jsto. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Kailasa band news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2007 Learn how and when to remove this template message Kailasa is an Indian fusion band founded by Kailash Kher The name of the band is taken from an accented pronunciation of Kailash s own name as well as Mount Kailash the abode of Hindu God Shiva Along with guitars drums and keyboards the band incorporates classical Indian instruments and sometimes traditional lyrics into their songs to infuse folk and a Sufi hue 1 2 KailasaOriginMumbai IndiaGenresSufi rock pop rock FusionYears active2005 presentLabelsSony BMG Sony Music Kailasa RecordsMembersKailash KherParesh KamathNaresh KamathKurt PetersTapas RoyJose Neil GomesSankalp SrivastavaVikram BiswakarmaManuj DubeyJovian SoansRoosevelt DsouzaPrakash AhujaAbhishek Roy SanyalSatish Subramaniam Iyer Contents 1 Band members 2 Musical style 3 Performances 4 Discography 5 See also 6 ReferencesBand members EditKailash Kher lead vocals Paresh Kamath lead guitar keyboards backing vocals Naresh Kamath bass guitar keyboards backing vocals Kurt Peters drums Manuj Dubey Indian amp Western percussions backing vocals Jose Neil Gomes saxophone violin acoustic guitar flute Sankalp Srivastava keyboard Tapas Roy Vikram Biswakarma mandolin dulcimer Jovian Soans Audio engineer Roosevelt Dsouza Abhishek Roy Sanyal architectural lighting design lighting engineer Prakash Ahuja graphic designer or LED and graphics engineer Satish Subramaniam Iyer managerMusical style EditKailasa s music is a blend of medieval Indian music Sufi and Western music Lyrical themes though vary but the most distinct style of Kailash Kher is where he sings as through a female devotee lover trying to persuade her deity loved one Fusion of love worship and persuasion is inspired by the works of medieval Rajasthani poet Meerabai Such an influence can be observed in songs Teri Deewani and Albela Saajan from their eponymous debut album Similar theme can be found in another of their song Babam Bam from the album Jhoomo Re where the singer is persuading Lord Shiva Due to the complex nature of musical arrangement in their songs Kailasa involve artists other than band members in the recording process to play instruments like Harmonium Dholak Tabla Sarangi Iranian Setar Ravanahatta Rabab Saz Oud Mandolin Santoor Sitar Mor Chang Khartal etc The artists are credited for their work in each of their album Performances EditThe band is renowned all over the world for being one of the only pure live Hindustani music bands and amongst one of the most celebrated bands of India What started off as a trio of Mr Paresh Kamath Mr Naresh Kamath and Padma Shri Kailash Kher has now grown into a collective of some of the most talented musicians instrumentalists and technical crew that the country has to offer The Kailasa Band has taken the music of the country to multiple countries United States of America England South Africa Australia Mauritius to name a few having performed in various prestigious venues and acclaimed music festivals across the world in a career spanning nearly 2 decades and over 1500 concerts Some of the venues and festivals that the Kailasa Band have performed include but are not limited to The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles The Kennedy Centerin Washington the historical Fillmore Center in San Francisco Royal Festival Hall in London Symphony Hall in Birmingham the Santa Monica Pier Music Festival Stern Grove Music Festival International Music Festival at Webster Hall New York to name a few The band has performed in more than 500 cities worldwide including Delhi Mumbai Ahmedabad Singapore Malaysia Houston San Francisco London and New York 3 Discography EditKailasa 2006 Jhoomo Re 2007 Chaandan Mein 2009 Rangeele 2012 Ishq Anokha 2016 See also EditAvial Previous band of bass player Naresh KamathReferences Edit Kailasa s Moonshine Tour My Site 21 July 2009 Versatile Kailash Kher Celebrates 10 Years of His Band Kailasa India West Official Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kailasa band amp oldid 1171969334, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
