The Many Faces of Love

The Many Faces of Love

The Many Faces of Love – An exploration of Hindu Mythology was our first collaboration with de Doelen. It’ took a good 7 month’s to produce this multidisciplinary program (storytelling, music, dance, visuals).
Shivali, Vee and Annelieke are the stars of this production. They have worked extremely hard together and the end result was outstanding. This program can go places!

We have received so much love and appreciation from our audience and I’m grateful that they came to support this unique concept. And my GWA Aniel Autar is proud to be associated with DesiYUP.

Yoga Nidra 2020

Yoga Nidra 2020

We started 2020 with two concerts on January 11th. The first one was for baby’s, toddlers and pregnant women. As research has shown an many cultures have known for millennia, listening to calming and spiritual music helps in the positive development of a child. Even listening from within the womb. During the afternoon concert many children and their parents were able to listen to Vedic hymns while they relaxed in a safe and comfortable environment.
The second concert that was during the evening, adults that wanted to have a relaxing laying down session while different ancient poems by Indian saints were presented with both classical and modern instruments.
Especially for this laying down concerts, we flew over singers and composer Aks and Lakshmi from Los Angeles (USA) and we had Prewien Pandora Mishre (Harmonium) and Danielle van Driel (Harp) accompanying them.

The Many Faces of Love

The Many Faces of Love

The Many Faces of Love 8 February 2020 20:30hrs Everybody falls in love! Love is the strongest emotion that a human being can experience in life, and one that has many colours, forms, and expressions. Even the Gods, Goddesses, celestials and saints have their own love...
Yoga Nidra: Ligconcert Voor Volwassenen

Yoga Nidra: Ligconcert Voor Volwassenen

Yoga Nidra: Ligconcert Voor Volwassenen De monumentale Nieuwe Kerk is de perfécte locatie om heerlijk te ontspannen in de savasana-houding. Kom tot rust met meditatieve mantramuziek. Laat je vervoeren door de meesters in hun zelfgecreëerde genre. Componist en zangers...
Yoga Nidra: Voor Baby’s, Dreumes & Peuters

Yoga Nidra: Voor Baby’s, Dreumes & Peuters

Begin het nieuwe jaar met muziek en ontspanning voor de allerkleinsten. Hoe eerder jonge kinderen in aanraking komen met betekenisvolle muziek, hoe beter het is voor de algemene ontwikkeling van het kind. Zwangere vrouwen zijn ook van harte welkom om dit programma bij te wonen.

Voel je kind in de buik bewegen op eeuwenoude rustgevende muziek. Of laat je baby, dreumes & peuter op een speelse manier kennis maken met Vedische hymnen. Speciaal voor Yoga Nidra wordt de monumentale ruimte van de Nieuwe Kerk omgetoverd tot een muzikaal paradijs. Hier kunnen alle kleintjes samen met (groot)ouders/verzorgers genieten van een gezellige mantraconcert. Stilzitten mag, maar hoeft niet! Alle kindjes kunnen onbekommerd springen, dansen en meedoen. Speciaal voor dit programma vliegen zangers en componist Aks en Lakshmi over uit Los Angeles (USA). De mantra’s die Aks & Lakshmi zingen, zijn herkenbare korte verzen zoals ‘Jai Jai Shiv Shambho’, ‘Gayatri Mantra’, ‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna’, ’Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya’.

Festival Muses of Mindfulness 2019

Festival Muses of Mindfulness 2019

Festival Muses of Mindfulness brought us and our loved ones happiness. This festival featured talented vocalists who have their roots in Indian classical music. Together with Zuiderstrandtheater we proudly presented to you Pandit Anirban Bhattacharyya, Pandit Hemang Mehta, Shri Prewien Pandohi-Mishre, tabla maestro Yama Sarshar and Jasdeep Singh Degun on Sitar and Deniz Schelfi on Tanpura. The concept of Muses of Mindfulness is unconventional. These muses tell a story of mindfulness by creating different moods during the festival.

Alluring Bansuri Recital by Pandit Rupak Kulkarni and Shri Ojas Adhiya

Alluring Bansuri Recital by Pandit Rupak Kulkarni and Shri Ojas Adhiya

We ended our concert season of 2018 with a very special concert dedicated to Annapurna Devi and her Maihar Gharana. Pandit Rupak Kulkarni and Ojas Yogesh Adhiya (tabla) performed on the 23rd of October in Podium Grounds, Rotterdam.

Pandit Rupak Kulkarni who is a student of the well renowned Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, honored the tradition of Ma Annapurna Devi in a concert where the audience was both impressed by the talent that this Gharana has produced while also being filled with jou and peace. 

This concert was organized in collaboration with Darbar Festival (special thanks to Sandeep Virdee) and  Rasique music school.

This was one of the best classical concerts of this year. 

Hindi Cinema Classics III

Hindi Cinema Classics III

Hindi Cinema Classics III with Navin Kundra, The515Crew & Vasuda Sharma Hindi Cinema Classics III was a powerful musical grand finale. After their brilliant performance in 2016 and 2017, British singer-songwriter Navin Kundra, The Best Bollywood Band in the UK,...
North-Indian Music with Nirali Kartik

North-Indian Music with Nirali Kartik

On 18 September 2018 DesiYUP organized a Hindustani Semi Classical concert with Nirali Kartik in Laaktheater the Hague. Accompanied by Amit Mishra (tabla) & Prewien Pandohi-Mishre (harmonium)

Hindi Cinema Classics III Concert

Hindi Cinema Classics III Concert

Sunday 7 Oktober 2018 14.30 doors open / inloop 15.30 start concert 16.30-17.00  break / pauze 17.00  start second half concert / start tweede helft concert 18.15 Meet & Greet the artists / Meet & Greet met de artiesten (kosteloos voor iedereen) An ode to the...
Concert Rupak Kulkarni Bansuri Recital

Concert Rupak Kulkarni Bansuri Recital

                            Rupak Kulkarni & Ojas Adhiya Bansuri Recital October 23rd This concert is organized in collaboration with Rasique and supported by Darbar Festival and hosted by...
Netherlands Trade Mission to India

Netherlands Trade Mission to India

Netherlands Trade Mission to India DesiYUP is participating in the Dutch trade mission to India Prime minister Mark Rutte, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Sigrid Kaag, Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Carola Schouten, Minister of...
Manish Vyas and Band Present Naad Shakti: The Power of Indian Sounds

Manish Vyas and Band Present Naad Shakti: The Power of Indian Sounds

A spiritual experience in a historic setting

The historic Pelgrimvaderskerk in Rotterdam was the setting of a spiritual experience when composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist Manish Vyas enchanted the audience with the singing of mantras. Together with his bandmembers Hindol en Ojas, he brought the audience to a higher state during this ninety minute concert. Except for the clapping between the songs, you could hear a pin drop during his songs. This was a night that will keep resonating in the hearts of the audience.