Saturday, March 8, 2014

Prem Joshua & Band

Hello Everyone!

"Without Music, Life would be a Mistake" - Friedrich Nietzsche

Music is the Sound of Emotions, and in the International Yog Festival 2014, Emotions flowed like our Great River Ganga, Swift and Peaceful.

The International Yog Festival had invited many Talented Musicians and Artists, one of them being, "Prem Joshua and Band".



Prem Joshua, may be Described as a Musical Soul.
He hails from Germany, and is a Multi-Instrumentalist and Composer, and is a Gigantic Name in the Field of World Fusion Music.
He has Explored and Experimented with Various Genres of Music, like Indian Classical, Jazz, Funk, Ethno, Trance, Reggae, Psychedelic, etc and has Collaborated with many Artists and Producers.



He started his Musical Journey from Germany, and Travelled all the Continents, till his Finality reached Indian Borders, and Classical Music.

Prem Joshua plays the Sitar, Flute, Soprano Saxophone, etc.

Their Concert was in the Ganga Resort (G.M.V.N), as a Part of the International Yog Festival 2014, on 6th March,
The Audience couldn't have enough of them, and they had to extend their Concert of 2 Hours to 4 Hours Approximately.

Joshua was a Musical Disciple of Ustad Usman Khan and Osho, both of who were Great Sitar Players.



Joshua's Biggest Inspiration was Osho.
He said,"In the Presence of this Man with the Long White Beard, Eyes as Deep as the Ocean and a Strong Sense of Humour, he came in touch with the art of the Inner Music-Silence. This was really coming Home".


To Date, Joshua has released 14 Albums under his name.



The Band Lineup is as follows :-

  • Prem Joshua - Sitar, Flute, Soprano Saxophone, Vocals
  • Raul Sengupta - Tabla, Darbouka, Cajon, Congas, Percussions,  Laptops and Vocals
  • Satgyan Fukuda - Electric Bass, Percussion, Vocals
  • Robin Mattuck - Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals
  • Runa Rizvi - Vocals.



The Band Tours for 10 Months in an Year, and Improvises in the Studio for 2 Months.


His Parents gave him the name Joshua, and he added "Prem" to it, dropping the Family Name, to remind him of the Essence of "Love".
(Prem Literally means Love in Hindi)

To know more about Prem Joshua and Band, you can Visit their :-

Website - www.premjoshua.com

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PremJoshuaAndBand

We at Rishikesh Inside, Support Prem Joshua and Band's Music!

Cheers from Musical Rishikesh!





Friday, March 7, 2014

International Yoga Festival-2014

Hello Everyone!

We Welcome You to the "15th Annual World Famous International Yoga Festival"!

The International Yoga Festival is the Brainchild of H.H. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati Ji, Founder and Spiritual Head of the Parmath Niketan Ashram, Rishikesh and was started under his Guidance in March, 1999.




The Festival is Annual, and is held from March 1st to 7th, every Year, and is Collaborated with the Uttarakhand State Tourism Department.
It is Hosted by the Parmarth Niketan Ashram, which is situated near Ram Jhula.



The 7 Day Festival Program included over 70 hours of Yoga Classes from World Class Yoga Teachers, plus Evening Discussions with some of India's Leading Spiritual Leaders and many other events.



This Year, the Festival was Record Breaking.
One Week of Pure Bliss, Peace and Yoga was the Motto.


The Schedule included Different types of Yoga's, Satsangs, Musical Concerts etc.

India's Leading Spiritual Leaders like :-

  • H.H. Pujya M.M. Asanganandji
  • H.H. Pujya Shankaracharya Swami Divyanand Teerthji
  • H.H. Pujya Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Ji
  • H.H. Pujya Mooji
  • H.H. Pujya Madhavpriyadasji Swami
  • Ven. Bhikkhu Sanghasena Ji
  • H.H. Radhanath Swamiji
  • Padmashri Bharat Bhushan, were a Big part of the Festival. 





Yoga Teachers from over 60 Countries including :-

  • U.S.A
  • Australia
  • Belgium
  • Brazil
  • Britain
  • Canada
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Denmark
  • France 
  • Germany
  • Spain
  • Norway
  • Iran
  • Italy
  • Venezuela
  • Thailand
  • Sri Lanka
  • South Africa
  • Russia
  • New Zealand
  • Mexico
  • Japan, etc, arrived for the Festival.




World Leading Yoga Teachers like :-

  • Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa
  • Jack Kornfield
  • Trudy Goodman
  • Swami Yogananda
  • Sadhvi Abha Saraswati
  • Sadhvi Bhagwati Saraswati
  • Jeffrey Armstrong
  • Hikaru Hashimoto
  • Deepika Mehta, etc arrived here.




Musicians and Artists like :-

  • Sivamani
  • Padmaja Suresh
  • Sharmila Bhartari
  • Anandra George
  • Prem Joshua & Band, etc, entertained everyone.





To know about the Daily Schedule, you can visit the following Link :-
http://www.internationalyogafestival.com/IYF_Schedule_2014.pdf



For more Information and Picture Galleries, you can visit the following Link :-
www.internationalyogafestival.com



Facebook Link :-
https://www.facebook.com/internationalyogafestival

We at Rishikesh Inside, strongly urge you to Visit Rishikesh, and Attend a Week Full of Peace and Bliss, in 2015.
Cheers!