Poornathrayee Jayaprakash is currently working on 'Project VEDA-World Fusion Music' (a concept presented First time in india) which is to be performed LIVE by his Band 'dHIh' on 2nd Feb 2009 in India.
Project Veda-World Fusion Music is a new concept for world peace with Manthra chanting supported by Indian and Western instruments like Drums, tabla, Ghatom,Kanjita, Chenda, Guitar etc played by well known Musicians from India. The project is lead by Poornathrayee Jayaprakash, Jayen Varma (World Record Fastest Percussive Bassist) and Attukal Balasubramaniam (Renowned Violinist, Composer, Music Director, Performer). Manthra is backed by Indian classical Music with a blend of Raga and Jazz by his Band dHIh.
Influences
Adi Sankaracharya, Swami Vivekananda, Mahatma Gandhi, Paramacharya Chandrasekhara Saraswathy Swamigal, Trinities of South Indian Classical Music( Thyagaraja Swamigal, Muthuswamy Deekshithar, SyamaSasthrikal), Purandaradasar, Swathithirunnal Maharaja of Travancore and his Great Grand Father Sri.SeethaRama Saraswathy Swamigal,
Sounds Like
1) Sree Poornathrayeesa Sangeethotsavam at Main temple of Tripunithura, Sree Poornathrayeesa temple was started by Poornathrayee JayaPrakash in 1988 and it is being celebrated in the temple since then During the Kubham(Feb-Mar)Uthram Thirunnal Festival, giving opportunity of rendering the compositions of Poornathrayee Jayaprakash to many talented Musicians.
2)He has also conducted Poornathrayee sangeethotsavam at Hyderabad Thyagaraja Gana Sabha on 4th of Nov 2007, the event is aimed at the propagation of jayaprakasa Krithis the Lec-dem named Vageyakara Vaibhavam of Poornathrayee Jayaprakash
3) Give a lec-dem at 81st annual Music conference in the Madras Music Academy, Chennai. The topic is the compositions of Sreepoornathrayee jayaprakash on Temples of kerala on 21st Dec 2007.
4) Presented a Tribute to Mahatma Gandhi named Gandhi Sandesh Music Anjali(five Krithis talking the Gandhian thoughts) on Martyr's day , 30th Jan 2008 at Layam Ground, tripunithura
5) The Aadi Sankara's Philosophy, Shanmata-Shadadhara Kritis by JP was conducted in the month of April 2008. This was presented by Renowned Singer Neyveli Santhanagopalam at Cochin, India
6) Eleven days programme based on Navaratri Deavatas concept was conducted in the month October 2008 at kalikkotta palace, Tripunithura, Kerala by JP. The progranne organised by Poornathrayee Foundation was a grand success with Eleven Singers(Neyveli Santhanagopalam, Madhavan namboothiry, Dr. K.Omanakkutty, Mavelikkara.P.Subramaniyam, TK.Govindarao, Maharajapuram Sreenivasan, Mysore CK Pavandeep, Subhadra Thampuran, Padmabooshan Trichur Ramachandran, N.P Ramaswamy, KR.Chandramohan and sixty renowned accompanying artistes)
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Poornathrayee Jayaprakasha Sharma, more famously known as 'JP' was born in the year 1968 at Tripunithura,Capital of Earstwhile State of Cochin, which is famous for diffrent Temple Art forms especially Music. He is the son of Sri.Nataraja Iyer and Smt.Singari Ammal and the Great grandson of His Holiness Sri.Seetharama Saraswathy Swamigal.
Jayaprakash exhibited talent in composing Keerthanaas(Indian Classical Musical Lyrics and tunes in Ragas) from the age of 16. This was applauded and accepted by many Great Gurus and Musicians in India like Dr.Shemmangudi Sreenivaasa Iyer, Dr.Sreepada Pinaakapani, Sangeetha Kalanidhi Sri.T.K.Govinda Rao, Dr.M.BalamuraleeKrishna, Dr.Nukkala ChinnaSathyanarayana, Sangeetha Bheeshmacharya Dhakshinamoorty, Prof.Sri.Mavelikkara PrabhakaraVarma etc etc .
He is an avid Composer in VEDIC Language, Poet(written Verses glorifying all the DEITIES), in true SOUTH INDIAN CLASSICAL TRADITION. Till date he has written and created more than 350 compositions in five languages(Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi). He is also credited with a set of Thillanas, Padas, Pada Varnas, Javalis, around 100 Audio Albums in Devotional songs and scripted two Tele-Films, two documentaries, two dance forms(Holy Bible Naatya Kutcheri in 2002 and The Light of Asia based on Lord Buddha's Life which was presented in France in 2000).
He is the disciple of Prof.Sri.Mavelikkara Prabhakara Varma in Music, Naatyakalaratam Kalavijayan in Bharathanatyam, Kalamandalam Radha Kumar in Kutchupudy, Sri.V.Krishna kammath and Sri Kanghazha Vasudevan namboothiri in Mridangam. His Mukhamudra is POORNAPRAKASHA and he has been awarded Thamramudra Puraskaram from Kerala Spiritual Solidarity Foundation in 1989, SriMukham by Sri.Kaanchi Kamakoti Peetom in 1995 and 2002, Poornathrayee Puraskaram By Kochi Devaswom Board in 2005, Akshara KalaBharathy from Anugraha Magazine in 2007, Sangeethakala Srivari from Dr.Nukkala ChinnaSathyanarayana on behalf of OBS, Hyderabad.
He is also a traditional USUI- SHIKI-RYOHO-REIKI Pranic Healing, Hata Yoga Practitioner..........
COSMIC DANCE..with "OM"-.in movie. by Poornathrayee Jayaprakash. profile of Poornathrayee Jayaprakash at CHENNAI MUSIC ACADEMY
Big thankz 4 the linkup...:) may the universal rhythms of the cosmos guide and inspire u always...Coming soon the first release from UNIVERSAL TAAL PROJECT....."BASSLINE JUMPING/SWAGGER" taken from the forthcoming album RENEGADES AND MYSTIKZ on FREQUENCY TRIBE RECORDS......peeeace bass and vibes RANVIR ....UNIVERSAL TAAL PROJECT......:)
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