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A genius, or gifted or inclined towards music..Prem Joshua  - German by origin but a world citizen, having traveled across the globe has a special corner in his heart for India. He feels that wherever he might have been born, his heart is Indian.


It was the first time in Ahmedabad he made a Public level at a large scale organised at the sprawling lawns of Rajwadu.



Last week I got a chance to meet him in person at the venue, when questioned about his inspiration, he mentioned , "I don't have any inspiration as such, Music just flows out of me. At times I feel I am not doing justice to one instrument by focusing on it, but certain notes or moods can be reflected only by one... like Sitar can express only a particular set of emotions and traditions. I put in a lot of dedication and devotion to produce fusion masterpieces by playing multiple instruments and making the best out of one life...

Defining music he says,"Music is mystery, it has lot of power which can relax, make you ecstatic or lead you to war. Music is Harmony, which can lead to meditative state, make you happy and dance around. We all love music and its the best therapy!!"

On stage he plays Sitar, flute, saxophone with vocal. Four other band members help Prem produce the right concoction. Producing cross over music comes naturally to him, as his band is about uniting the cultures. He also believes that deep down any traditional music has been influenced by other cultures.; e.g Carnatic music has influences from east, hence no traditional or classical music is pure.



Thus his band fuses classical, folk, jazz, rock, funk, electronic  etc to create better quality and interesting music which can be termed as world music produced by a world citizen - Prem Joshua.

(as shared in person with Kulveen)

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