ANANTA
Rocks her audience with electric fiddle, cello, beats and hula-hoop in her solo show. Her musical repertoire provides a well-rounded blend of classical, soul, jazz, hip-hop, rock, celtic, middle eastern, indian classical and alternative trance styles.   CURRENTLY SHOWING:
'ELEMENTAL: An audio/visual journey through the elements that create us' is ANANTA's new solo show that combines original live & pre-recorded compositions with poetic theatrics guaranteeing a full-sensory experience for the viewer. 'Elemental's next viewing is scheduled for April 20, 2012 8:00 pm at the Arlene Francis Center in downtown Santa Rosa, CA. Please click on the 'ELEMENTAL' page for more information about the new show. Also, Her new solo album, 'Here, Just Hear' will be released 2012.
ANANTA facilitates 'Music, Meditation & Stillness Tuesdays' 6-7pm at The Arlene Francis Center in Santa Rosa, CA. Where participants enjoy 20 minutes of grounding cello; 20 minutes of stillness and 20 minutes of gently rejuvenating violin.
As an instructor, ANANTA has started music programs in Sonoma & Napa Valley Charter Schools as well as internationally in Dehradun, India. She currently works with 'dedicated' students privately!
ANANTA frequents the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Portland, Eugene and Los Angeles music scenes regularly as a solo artist. She has played with bands/artists such as Gabby La-La, Les Claypool, Jane Wiedlin, Pamela Parker, Boots Riley, Kaki-King, Jaya Lakshmi, Lost at Last, Jay Lane, Geoffrey Gordon, Tami Gosnell, Sophia Mallie, Shirley King, Joanne Rand, The Mountain Goats and Sukhawat Ali Khan. STUDIO:
Her new solo album, ANANTA: 'Here, Just Hear' will be released 2011. She has performed violin on Sophia Mallie's upcoming album 2011; violin, cello on Amelia Hogan's album 2011, violin, cello, electric violin on Tami Gosnell's 2011; cello & electric violin on Hoytus Rolen's album 'High Fly' 2010, Jane Clark. Violin on Chris Bramble's album 'For Those With Eyes to See', 2009 Bramblin' Rose Music. Violin soloist on Jaya Lakshmi's 'Sublime' album, 2008 Sequoia Records; violin soloist on Swami Vishwananda's 'Love Beyond Words 2' album, 2008 Geoffrey Gordon. ANANTA co-produced her first album 'Groove Sessions', 2008 Jane Clark.
STAGES:
ANANTA has played the Show Box Marketplace (Seattle), The Wonder Ballroom (Portland), Wow Hall (Eugene), The 'Mezz' Bar (Los Angeles), Yoshi's (S.F.), Boom Boom Room (S.F.), The Mystic Theatre (Petaluma), Pioneer Auditorium (Reno), The Great Handcar Regatta 2009-2010 (Santa Rosa), Harmony Festival (2005-2007, 2011), Earth Dance, S.F. Earth Day Celebration, Whole Earth Festival (U.C.Davis), CED International (India), SFSU Spring Concert Series 2008-2010, Center(s) for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa Arts Council, Sonoma Salute to the Arts, KRON4: The Morning Show (Bay Area T.V.), Auburn Civic Symphony, U.C. Davis Symphony, American River College Symphony, Nevada All-State Orchestra.
GEAR:
4 String Acoustic Violin
Fender Electric Violin FV-1 http://www.fender.com
Fender Frontman 212R Amp http://www.fender.com/products/search.php?partno=2316500010
Boss GT-6 Pedal Board http://www.bossus.com/gear/productdetails.php?ProductId=238
Boss RC-50 Loop Station http://www.bossus.com/gear/productdetails.php?ProductId=772
Hula-Hoop
 This sexy fiddler is unharnessed by genre, location or situation as she guarantees her audience a 'booty shakin', 'hula-hoopin' good time visually and audibly with mixed beats, electric violin, cello and, on occasion, a band that is tight enough to fit through any pin-hole! ANANTA
Is versatile enough musically and professionally to handle any event that comes her way. She has played art galleries, symphonies, kirtans, weddings, funerals, wineries, honky-tonks, festivals, universities, birthing rituals, full-moon gatherings, alien-abductions and the list goes on and on!!!!!  As the only 'hula-hooping electric fiddler' in the world,
her show is guaranteed to entertain, intrigue and mesmerize! |
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