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"A magnetic voice, soulful..aesthetic..brilliant..refreshing
style and mesmer that touches the heart…"
An Indian classical vocalist who has performed Hindustani classical vocal and world vocal music live concerts with equal mastery since her 20s, Shweta Jhaveri is a performer of the north Indian classical vocal form Khayal. She also sings tappa, thumri, tarana and Bhajans with equal ease. Born in Ahmedabad-India, Shweta is the premier female vocalist from Gujarat-India to perform classical music internationally since her age of 19. Since her mid twenties, she has garnered renown as a pioneer vocalist to record & perform Hindustani classical music with purity and innovative world music concerts based on khayals & Ragas with world musicians.
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Shweta studied vocal music since her age of 6, under the able tutelage of late Pt.Vilasrao Khandekar for 15 years in Ahmedabad-India, specializing in the north Indian vocal forms Khayal, Dhrupad, Dhamar, Tappa, Thumri,Tarana, Hori and received masters degree from India with a first place in classical vocal music. Shweta further studied from the world renowned vocalist Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj ji. Born to a surgeon father & literary mother, Shweta was introduced to Indian classical & World music along with fine arts since childhood. She also has a graduate degree in English literature and has composed music since a young age.
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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 Jhaveri's yearly Spring and Summer classes in the BayArea, CA have attracted 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 was the youngest Indian classical vocalist to perform and be interviewed by the BBC,uk and the NPR,usa. Shweta is a recipient of several Indian & Western awards since her twenties, including the Netragaonkar Award-Pune,Pandit Jasraj Gaurav Puraskar- Pune, SpicMacay merit certificate, Indian American Chamber's award- CA usa, American Society's recognition Ascaplus for classical & world music lyrics- NY usa & The Gujarat State academy award from India in 2007 for Indian classical vocal music.
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Shweta Jhaveri is the founder of Cosmic Khayals since her 30s, a music
company that features her music & lyrics.Cosmic Khayals is dedicated to preserving Indian classical music & exploring world music. Shweta Jhaveri is also the founder of 21st Century
Cosmos music which has produced - published Shweta's Indian classical vocal CDs Avishkar & Khayal Saga as well as world music Cds Anahita & Huge since 2003. Shweta ’s mesmerizing voice is recognized today in the fields of Indian classical vocal & World vocal music.
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