Classical Indian Concert with Steve Oda

Join us for an enchanting evening of Classical Indian Music with Master Sarode Player, Steve Oda and Niel Golden on Tabla. Saturday, October 26th from 7-9 PM at Ganges Yoga Studio.

Tickets: $20-30 sliding scale |  Click here to purchase online

Steve Oda began his musical education at the age of seven learning to play slide guitar and then jazz guitar.

A Canadian of Japanese ancestry, his love of creativity through musical expression led him to the classical music of North India and the twenty-five string fretless lute called sarode. Since 1970, Steve has dedicated himself to learn this complex art form and carry on the teachings of his illustrious guru, the legendary Ustad Ali Akbar Khansahib. With many international performances Steve now resides in the San Francisco Bay area, actively teaching and performing. www.steveoda.com

Niel Golden is a talented percussionist specializing in the subtle yet powerful, tuned, paired, Indian hand drums called Tabla. Niel is a disciple of the late tabla master, Pandit Sharda Sahai, the fifth generation leader of the Benares style of playing. Over more than four decades, he has performed and recorded with traditional Indian classical musicians, orchestras, choirs and roots and blues artists such as Xavier Rudd and Harry Manx. He has also been nominated for a Juno Award and a Western Canadian Music Award. Niel performs and composes on the new and elusive Hang (pronounced Hung), a flying saucer-esque instrument from Switzerland invented in the year 2000. He is a long time member of The Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra (VICO). In Victoria he is part of world music trio, Three Rivers with Mark Ferris and Douglas Hensley who are also members of VICO.  www.nielgolden.com