Dec. 29, 2021

Links between Music and Yoga, Growing up Brown in a White Social Paradigm and Navigating Nuances of South Asian Diaspora with Preetha Narayanan

T.L. Mazumdar speaks to London-based US-Indian Violinist/Composer, and Fullbright scholar, Preetha Narayanan.

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With a list of collaborators that include the likes of Anoushka Shankar, Nitin Sawhney, Talvin Singh OBE, Kae Tempest, Jocelyn Pook, Oi Va Voi, and Bianca Gismonti, and London Contemporary Orchestra, amongst many others, Memphis-born, US-Indian Violinist/Composer, Fullbright scholar and co-founder of ensembles Quest Ensemble and Balladeste Preetha Narayanan embodies a unique musical personality which transcends multiple genres, cultures, and countries.

On completion of a Masters's and a doctorate in Creative Learning at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, the London-based artist (who is also a practicing Yogi and a certified yoga teacher from the renowned Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram institution in Chennai, India) has gone on to be one of the city's most valued members of the global arts community.

In this contemplative conversation we catch up for the first time since our last encounter collaborators at an intimate concert in London and riff on the experiences of growing up brown in white social paradigms, the practice of Yoga as a philosophy, and the impact broad-minded parenting from a generation less privy to labels can have on the subconscious mind and eventually the practice of an art.

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Preetha Narayanan

Violinist/Composer

Preetha Narayanan is a violinist, composer, and educator with a unique musical story that crosses countries, cultures, and genres. Merging Western and Indian Classical training with a wide range of influences from her collaborations and research, Preetha is sought after for her distinctive voice and unique sound. She has performed internationally with notable artists including Anoushka Shankar, Nitin Sawhney, Talvin Singh OBE, Kae Tempest, Jocelyn Pook, Oi Va Voi, and Bianca Gismonti, and London Contemporary Orchestra, amongst others. She is co-founder of two exciting ensembles, Quest Ensemble and Balladeste.

Originally from Memphis,TN, Preetha received her Bachelor of Music degree in Western Classical Performance from Vanderbilt University. In 2006, she was the recipient of the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship, which took her to Chennai, India to study South Indian Classical violin and voice. She subsequently moved to London, where, alongside her thriving artistic life, she completed a Masters and a doctorate in Creative Learning at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. She also recently completed a yoga teacher training at the renowned Chennai institution, Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, a passion which is gradually finding its way into Preetha's musical output and artistic direction.