Spotlight: Dada Veda

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Webpage: http://www.dadaveda.com
Location: Urbana, IL, USA
Description: Dada Veda channels the spirit of Woody Guthrie with inflections of Bob Dylan and the Beatles throughout his music.. His heartfelt, catchy, down-to-earth lyrics are delivered with a charm and sincerity that gets audiences singing along with him.
Biography: Dada Veda is a singer-songwriter who blends the wisdom of yoga with the rhythms of folk and country music. Born in New York City in 1946, Dada was influenced by the early rock and rollers of the 1950s and later by the singers and musicians of the folk music revival of the 1960s. In 1968 Dada hitch-hiked to California attracted by the allure of the "counter culture" and then-flourishing hippie movement. In California Dada met an Indian monk who taught him meditation. Dada became an avid practitioner of yoga and meditation, and a few years later a full-time teacher of these practices. As a yogic monk, Dada had the chance to visit more than 50 countries, teaching meditation and leading sessions of songs and chanting. Although Dada has been playing the guitar and singing for the past 40 years, it was only in the past decade that he tried his hand at composing his own songs. In 2003 he recorded a CD, "Brighter Than The Sun," and has since performed his songs in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Central America and North America. In the USA, where he is now based, Dada has performed at clubs, cafes, festivals and yoga retreats around the country. Dada also performs in centers for children and adults with special needs, hospitals, kindergartens, retirement homes and other social service venues. Dada's songs are acoustic, folk songs with lyrics that incorporate spiritual, ecological and social justice themes. His style has been compared to Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger and George Harrision. There is also a touch of country in the songs, and one listener dubbed his blend "Country and Eastern Music." Dada’s most recent CD release (June, 2011) “As The World Spins Around,” is a folk-country ensemble of nine new songs as well as a new recording of the title track. Backed by bass, drums, fiddle, mandolin, and electric guitar players under the direction of producer Ron Cannon, Dada’s songs have been given an exciting, full sound which will undoubtedly find a wider audience. Dada’s previous CD (Love is the Best, 2009) was called "the best Indie release of 2009" by the Indie Music Review. Dada performs solo, but is often accompanied by fiddle, bass, mandolin, piano and guitar players to produce a rousing folk sound that gets audiences singing along with gusto. While Dada's lyrics deal with serious themes, his lighthearted style and humorous delivery have won him fans ranging in age from toddlers to seniors.
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