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Curriculum Vitae

• Content Creator / Entrepreneur •

I am a content creator with a keen inclination towards the ethnological aspects of culture.


Starting off as an A&R executive for festivals and media houses helped build my grounding in the industry.


I now run my own cultural initiative Recalling Roots with an aim to bridge people and culture

Recalling Roots

Founder

  • Executed four multi city jazz tours covering eight cities in India and featuring a line up of ten internationally acclaimed jazz musicians from Europe.

  • Organized music workshops for kids in DAV School, Chandigarh , Paromita School in Karimnagar, Telangana, Delhi Public School - Amritsar and Muzaffarpur, Bihar for close to 3000 students cumulatively.

ICTM (International Council for Traditional Music), Under UNESCO, Ireland

Researcher

  • Research and paper presentation on the subject of traditional music; documentation, preservation and propagation. This experience was key in enabling a shift in my perception towards traditional music and music in general.

Echoes of earth music festival | First Edition

Curator

  • The festival's highlight was a state of the art, makeshift museum of traditional folk instruments of the tribes of India. A was the key facilitator between the festival and Eastern Zone Cultural Center (EZCC), museum of Kolkata, Govt. of India.

Art Bengaluru

Curator

  • Headed a team to visualize, curate and execute a 10 day art festival. What made it unique was the artistic and operational challenge of converting a public mall into a live art gallery for the entire duration of the festival.

Batohi - Folk Band

Debut Single

  • Release of my independent debut single - Mope Daar Gayo, a modern rendition of a classical Indian thumri in Raga Pilu - across all global streaming platforms.

Chakra harmonizing ragas

Music meditation session

  • An interactive hourly session that takes you on a journey through the seven chakras of your body using the sound frequencies generated by a series of carefully curated ragas, creating a positive effect on the mind-body system of the participants.

ICCR (Indian Council for Cultural Relations), Ministry of External Affairs, GOI

Cultural Ambassador

  • International performances in 11 countries through ICCR as a cultural ambassador for India.

Upcoming Projects

Collaborations

  • An Album of Crossover sounds of traditional Bhojpuri music.

  • Collaborations with International artists from different countries.

Content Creation

  • Documented music festivals from the North Eastern, Western and Southern parts of India

  • Created content around concepts of cultural and historical significance

  • Commissioned animated content for Chakra Harmonizing Ragas to add a visual element to the performance

  • Putting out my debut album, collaborating with multiple artists on production

  • Sourcing creative design and giving direction to local artisans for a merchandise line.

  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • SoundCloud
  • YouTube

©2020 by Nimisha Shankar

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