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Ashish Joshi began his musical training under the capable guidance of the greatly respected South African teacher Jeram Bhana.
He underwent four years of training in the classical form of the art of
percussion whilst he continued to play at religious gatherings for his
spiritual group Rishi (Ramakrishna Institute of Spirituality and
Hinduism). When he was 17, he teamed up with Marc Duby, Greg Hadjiyorki Georgiades and Priyesh Bhana to perform in the eastern world music project Avaaz.
Albums & DVD's
- Acoustic Africa DVD
- UXOLO Live at the Bassline 2005 DVD
- Vivid Afrika CD
Two years on, he formed the duo Strings and Skins and released an album
of the same name. This duo went on to perform stunning concerts around
southern Africa and did some remarkable collaborations with rap metal
group Not My Dog, Tony Cox on his China album, as well as Madala Kunene
and the DJ remix product Krushed and Sorted. Ashish has also
accompanied various artists including Steve Newman, the late great
bassist Gito Baloi, Neo Munyanga, Rob Watson and Barry van Zyl
to name a few during his 16 years of performance. Ashish continued to
dazzle audiences around southern Africa with his ever-growing
percussive expression on the tabla, djembe, darbuka and dhol.
2006 and 2007 are busy years for Ashish featuring with Vivid Afrika who toured South Africa in 2006 and performed at the Cape Town International
Jazz Festival 2007. Ashish is playing and recording with Greg
Georgiades for their group Skins n' Skinz but also playing with Madala
Kunene Greg, Ernest Mothle and Bernard Mndaweni for DVD
releases. In November 2006 Ashish gathered a group of young classical
Indian trained musicians for a recording and filming of the project
PRIVATE STASH.
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