Anand Vyas
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| Background information | |
| Born | 21 May 1976 Queens, New York, USA |
| Genres | Indian Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Multi-instrumentalist, writer, painter, and musicologist |
| Instruments | Can play 13 instruments including violin, tabla, piano, guitar, sitar, and flute |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Website | www |
Anand Vyas is an American artist, writer, painter, photographer, cinematographer[1], and musicologist. He is Ustad Sultan Khan's (Sarangi master) only disciple who plays and has mastered the sitar[2]. He is the resident artist at the Goat Farm Arts Center Atlanta, Georgia.
Early life
Anand Vyas was born in Queens, New York in 1976. His father immigrated to the United States in the 60’s. While his father was a Ph.D in Criminal Justice, his mother was a homemaker. Anand learned to play the sitar from recordings of the maestros. Once Ustad Sultan Khan came to Atlanta for a concert with Ustad Zakir Hussain. This was when Ustad Sultan Khan was attracted to the sound played by Anand. After the concert was over, a well-known concert organizer and brother of Ikram Khan named H. Kalavant took his friend (Ustad Sultan Khan) to go hear the 18-year old Anand.
As they arrived, Ustad Sultan Khan asked to hear some of Anand’s sitar playing. Khan asked Vyas who his teachers were and he replied many including yourself, sir. Impressed by Anand, Ustad Sultan Khan asked him to become his disciple. In the same year, Vyas flew to India from America and did his Ganda Bandhan at Poonam Palace Hotel. The ceremony was attended by Fazal Qureshi, Kishan Maharaj, Ikram Khan, Hidayat Khan, Nandan Mehta, Sultan Khan and his family.
Performing Career
Anand Vyas is a musician who specializes in the sitar and music theory. He also works as a cinematographer, photographer, and painter. He has performed at various venues including the Himalaya Mountain Range, the Rialto Center of Performing Arts and many clubs around the world.
Awards
Anand Vyas’s group “Global Circus” was presented with Auburn University’s 2008 Best Group Award for their South Asian Club. He is the winner of Snap Suwanee[3] and was nominated for a short film at the Bombay Film Festival, Mumbai.
Discography
Cinematographer, Director, Editor, Producer Ryde (Short) (filming) Cruzin (Short) The Meaningful Life of Art and Henry (Short) CASE: The Pot Ash Killer (TV Mini-Series) Dreams & Paper (Short) Monster (Short) The Curse of the Bevakoof (Short) (filming) The AJ Ghent Band *Live in Savannah (Short)
Composer
CASE: The Pot Ash Killer (TV Mini-Series) Dreams & Paper (Short) Monster (Short) The Curse of the Bevakoof (Short) (filming)
References
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