About Prosad
Biography
In 2006 and 2007 Prosad performed on the main stage at the World Electronic Music Festival. He has since shared the stage with internationally acclaimed musicians in the Toronto-Indo-Jazz Festival and performed at the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto. In 2007 Prosad was the guest soloist in the North American Debut of “Legend of Sangeet” for Brass Orchestra and Sitar. In 2008 Prosad performed for His Royal Highness Prince Edward, of the British Realms. In the same year his song, Byron Bay, was featured in the Hollywood movie, The Love Guru, starring the talented Mike Myers. In 2009 he was featured at the Mariposa Folk Festival in Orillia with nearly 20,000 people in attendance. Prosad has performed extensively around Toronto, toured Western and Eastern Canada and has been featured numerous times as the headlining artist at the “Buddha Groove”. Prosad has independently released and promoted three CDs of original music.
Prosad’s first sitar teacher was Shambhu Das Ji, a life long student of Pandit Ravi Shankar. It was a special experience to study with Shambhu Das as he had taught sitar to George Harrison while the Beatles were in India in the late 1960’s. Prosad later went on to study classical sitar with the great sitarist, Ustad Irshad Khan. Mr. Khan’s lineage is known as the “Imdad Khani Etawa Gharana,” and dates back 400 years. Ustad Ji’s ancestors played for the ancient kings of India and are credited with pioneering the modern style of sitar playing accepted widely today. Currently, Prosad is studying sitar from spiritual master teacher, Mr. Tulshi Sen. Learning music from Mr. Sen has helped to sublimate Prosad’s musical training and awaken him to the spiritual power of music, giving him insight into the ways that music can be used for healing and spiritual growth.
For more information contact:
416-783-9932
info@prosad.net
Photos by Catherine Farquharson