Funky - Groovy Konnakol and Percussion Jam | Joannie Labelle & Charu Hariharan
Watch this Joyful Rhythm Collaboration by Charu Hariharan and Joannie Labelle.
About the Artists -
Joannie Labelle -
Known for her sensibility and contagious groove, Joannie Labelle charms an audience as soon as she sings or strikes the drums.
She studied percussion with various masters such as Paul Picard, Giovanni Hidalgo and Harouna Dembélé. Joannie also studied in Havana, Cuba, with masters Raul Lali Brito Gonzalez (Clave y Guaguanco), Alberto Villareal (Conjunto Folklorico Nacional de Cuba) and Roland Salgado Palacio (Afro Cuban All Stars). She has been active on local and international scenes such as Montreal, Vancouver, Berlin, Hamburg, Bari, Doha and Kolkata, to name just a few, and has been adding her touch to various renowned artists such as Lara Fabian, Marie-Josée Lord and Les Trois Accords.
Joannie has a very unique talent, mastering different percussions from diverse cultures and being at ease in every musical context, from children shows to classical concerts. She galvanizes DJ sets, appears on TV, offers masterclasses, composes for dance performances, and is now producing a video serie featuring worldwide percussionists. In addition, Joannie performs as a solo artist under the stage name Bea Box.
Joannie Labelle is a grant holder from Canada Art Council, Conseil des Arts et Lettres du Québec and is proudly sponsored by Meinl Percussion, Meinl Cymbals, Tama Drums and VicFirth Sticks.
You Tube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/JoannieLabelle
Website - https://www.joannielabelle.com/
Charu Hariharan -
A percussionist, singer and composer, Charu Hariharan is a multi-faceted musician with a musical lineage. Born in 1989 in Kerala, India she started learning South Indian Classical music initially from her grandfather Sri. Bhagavatheeswara Iyer and later from her mother and renowned singer, Dr. B. Arundhathi. Her parents discovered her passion for rhythm in childhood and she started learning Mridangam under her guru Sri. Mannarkoil J. Balaji from the age of 10. She was the first female to win the CCRT scholarship for Mridangam and started performing for concerts since the age of 14. She started travelling abroad since 2005, accompanying her mother on Khanjira (south indian frame drum) for a tour in Lagos, Nigeria. Since then, she has been collaborating with various artists around the globe. She played mridangam and khanjira in the quartet named ‘O! Shakuntala’ lead by Master Slide Guitarist and Grammy Nominee Pt. Debashish Bhattacharya. In the same year, Charu also received a scholarship to participate in the world music camp in Sweden called the ‘Ethno Sweden’ and she was one of the 6 participants among 110, and the first Indian to be chosen for the 'Ethno on the Road' concert series. She was invited to participate in a Youth Music Exchange Project in Sweden in 2012 and was mentored by the Folk Music Maestro Ale Möller. She is a member of the World Folk Ensemble band ‘Varldens Band’ consisting of 14 musicians from 6 different countries and have been touring extensively in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, UK and Scotland since 2013. The band has been nominated twice for the World and Folk Music Awards, Sweden. Charu has performed with famous artists such as Ale Moller (SWE), Mat s Öberg (SWE), Rene Lacaille and Marco Lacaille (FRA), Pt. Debashish Bhattacharya, Stephen Devassy, Jonas Knutsson (SWE) M. Jayachandran, Mattannur Sankarankutty, Dr. K. Omanakutty, Karunamoorthy, Balabhaskar, Santhosh Chandran, to name a few. She has conducted Masterclass at the prestigious Taller d' Musics Jazz school in Barcelona on 'An introduction to South Indian Rhythms ' Charu i s also endorsed by 'Gappu Percussions ' , a pioneering percussion company in India.
You Tube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/charuhariharan1
This Piece was commissioned for "Pause Festival" - Paris
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