The Music Between: Open Rehearsal at La Mama Theatre with Vinod Prasanna and Leo Dale

Vinod Prasanna hasperformed and toured extensively throughout India and overseas, continuing a family legacy celebrating more than two-and-a-half centuries of Indian music. Recent collaborations include world-class percussionist, David Jones, and guitarist, Evripides Evripidou; Chinese guzheng player, Mindy Meng Wang; and Tibetan nun and singer, Ani Choying. In 2006, Vinod won the prestigious Sahara All India Flute Recital Competition.

Leo Dale’s musical body of work spans 40 years, working in many contexts including writing, touring, education, audio engineering and production. His collaborators include Ray Pereira, Doug DeVries, Nichaud Fitzgibbon, David Marama, and sarangi player Sangeet Mishra. Leo’s particular interest is arranging, writing and playing contrapuntal music, where rhythm and harmony are a byproduct of interweaving melodies.

--- About The Music Between The Boite’s new program of events "The Music Between" explores how musical traditions in Australia evolve and transform as they come into contact with each other. It will focus on how the original practitioners and their listeners change as they cultivate new Australian musical landscapes.

In this project we are showcasing various aspects of 4 rich traditions Indian, Iranian, Indonesian and Italian. Among the artists involved are Sanacori, Misagh Zamani, Vinod Prasanna and Leo Dale, Ria Soemardjo, members of Gameland DanAnda, Mahindra Bali and Firetail ensembles. The performances will take place in a range of venues in Melbourne, including La Mama Theatre, Abbotsford Convent, and CresFest in regional Victoria.