Shweta Jhaveri

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Shweta Jhaveri is to the raga for voice what Ravi Shankar is to the raga for sitar - WorldDiscoveries net

One of the finest Indian classical vocalists of the younger generation and the premier vocalist of India to publicly perform & record north Indian (Hindustani) classical vocal and world music since her 20s, Shweta Jhaveri is a performer of the north Indian classical vocal form Khayâl and also performs the north Indian forms Tappa, Thumri, Tarana, Dhrupad, Dhamar and Bhajans. Born and educated in Ahmedabad-India Shweta is the first female vocalist of Gujarat to perform classical music internationally since her age of 19 as noted by the Gujarat State Academy India. Shweta Jhaveri is the founder of Cosmic Khayals since her 30s, performing and producing her original music & lyrics in the arenas of Indian classical vocal and World music.

Starting at the age of six Shweta studied vocal music under the tutelage of late Pt.Vilas Khandekar in India and further studied from the legendary vocalist Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj. Born to a surgeon father & literary mother, she grew up in a fine cultural environment. She holds a bachelors in English literature and a masters in Indian classical music. Shweta also shares her talents as a composer and a lyric writer in the languages of Hindi & English.

Hypnotic Khayals...her mesmerizing vocals astonish with hypnotic virtuosity
- WorldMusicCentral.
Shweta Jhaveri has performed extensively in India, USA, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Bangladesh, Dubai, Mauritius, Singapore & is the first Hindustani vocalist to perform in Argentina in 2001. Shweta's yearly Spring & Summer classes since 1990 in the BayArea , CA attracts students from worldwide. Shweta is included as a pioneer classical vocalist in several Indian and world music publications. She has lent her voice for the Indian national TV and feature films. She is the youngest Indian classical vocalist to perform and be interviewed by the BBC.uk and the NPR.usa. Shweta is a recepient of several Indian & Western awards and distinctive honors since her 20s, including the Netragaonkar award 1991 and Pandit Jasraj national Award-Pune-India 1994, Indian American Chamber's award - CA usa, American Society's appreciation for world music lyrics - NY usa, The Gujarat State academy award India 2005 & the Grass Roots international award Nashville-USA in 2009 for Indian classical music.

Creative music making of the highest order - Billboard.

Shweta Jhaveri is the founder of Cosmic Khayals since her 30s, presenting her original music & lyrics. Cosmic Khayals is dedicated to preserving Indian classical music & exploring world music. As one of the young ambassadors of India's rich vocal music heritage, Shweta's efforts contribute in the preservation, performance and creation in north Indian classical vocal music. Shweta ’s mesmerizing voice and performances are recognized today in the arenas of North Indian classical and World music.