Album Notes

"Let's take 6 deep breaths and say only that Shweta Jhaveri's voice is very,very special indeed.Hers is the sort of music that feels as natural as breathing in and out,like a hit of extra oxygen in the bloodstream"
- fRoots,UK

"Shweta is the first female exponent from the state of Gujarat-India, to perform Indian clasical music internationally,since her age of 19 yrs"
- The Gujarat State Academy.

"Shweta weaves a spell"- The Tribune,India.

"Creative music making of the highest order"-Billboard,USA.

India's celebrated young vocalist SHWETA JHAVERI is perhaps the only Hindustani female vocalist today,who is equally adept at performing Indian classical vocal and world music.She is a performer of the classical form KHAYAL of north India. She performs Tappa,Thumri,Tarana, Bhajans with equal ease and precision and is also adept at singing Dhrupad & south Indian/Carnatic ragas.

Shweta is the first female exponent from the state of Gujarat-India, to perform Indian clasical music internationally,since her age of 19 yrs.Shweta Jhaveri is also the first Hindustani vocalist to have performed live world vocal music concerts and recorded with world musicians.She is the pioneer khayal performer of the younger generation to have introduced the khayal form to the western world since her teenage years by performing Khayals traditionally and innovatively,outside of India.

In 1999 at the age of 32,Shweta founded a music company called COSMIC KHAYALS,through which she expresses her lyrics and music in the fields of Indian classical vocal and World music.
The word KHAYAL means an idea,thought or imagination.The Khayal form of north India is one of the most enjoyable,traditional but with a lot of scope to improvise,thus a progressive form,among the classical forms,compared to the more authentic Dhrupad.A Khayal is sung as a set of two compositions known as 'Bada khayal'-the elaborative version and Drut khayal or cchota khayal,the faster version. Khayals are sung with various rhythms and brief lyrics in the language of Hindi.

Shweta Jhaveri's label '21stCentury COSMOS'since 2003, started with her Indian classical Cd Avishkar,meaning revealation.It is colorful ragas combined with mesmerizing techniques.Shweta has been accompanied by Ramesh Bapodara on the tabla & pakhavaj(drums)& by Jayant Bhalodkar on the Harmonium,in this Cd.

Cd "AVISHKAR"(Revealtion). about the titles.

1) DreamSaanvaro - the dream lyric about Krishna,this is soulful vocalism of raag Joag through 2 khayals,all encompassing.

2) 14 Beats - a lyric on the festival of colors Hori,composed in the vibrant mood of raag Yaman,set to the rhythm of Ada Chautal,14 beats.

3) Abhogi - is the authentic raag Abhogi.a devotional lyric on Krishna,beautifully expressed in 10 beats,Jhaptaal.

4) Call of Spring - composed in the joyous/romantic moods of charming raag Raageshri,the lyric is on inviting a beloved at the advent of Spring.

5) Nightfever - As the title goes,it is about an utmost dark night,the Moon,a bird and composed in the haunting/romantic moods of raag Chandrakauns.