Todd Mosby Music

TODD MOSBY SEEMA KASTHURI FARSHID ETNIKO SAINT LOUIS WORLD FUSION ENSEMBLE What do you get when you cross Indian Jazz guitar, Carnatic Indian vocals, Persian guitar and percussion and Imrat Khan? Performed in the beautiful sanctuary of First Congregational Church of Webster, this evening of beautiful music explores the devotional, romantic and exciting moods of Indian rag blended with modal jazz harmony and an undercurrent of Persian rhythm. Creating a very expressive and original form of fusion music, Mosby performs on the Imrat Guitar (the only one of its kind in the world) while accompanying the soaring vocals of Seema and Farshid providing his gypsy style guitar and percussion. What makes this ensemble unique is all members crossed paths with Saint Louis’ greatest Ustadt, Imrat Khan as devoted students and personal friends. TODD MOSBY Todd Mosby is an American Composer, Guitarist and recording artist who embodies the musical philosophies and traditions of Classical North India, Traditional Jazz and Classical Composition with immersive studies in each of these disciplines. Mosby is the only guitarist to become a member of the famed Imdhad Khani Gharana of Musicians. He has toured Performing Arts Centers across America such as Montalvo Arts, Kravis Center, Soka University, The Harris Center, Prius Hall, Polsky Theater to name a few and includes, Mike Stern, Gary Burton and Imrat Khan as his personal teachers and mentors. SEEMA KASTHURI Seema Kasthuri is an accomplished singer with a charming voice. She performs frequently and her performances in Ananya Bangalore, Hindu Temple of Saint Louis and Indian Assoc. of Springfield all gave her high accolades. She has accompanied her guru Vidwan K.R. Venkatesh in several concerts and participated in productions for All India Radio. A practitioner, performer and teacher of Carnatic classical from Saint Louis, MO, Seema’s studies began at a young age under Vid Ventakesh in her hometown in Hassan, India. She is also extremely blessed to have studied with Ustad Imrat Khan in Saint Louis. Passionate about working with various genres of music and with several albums to her name, Seema’s contemporary Bhava Geethe steals hearts of people. FARSHID ETNIKO Farshid accumulates the music of the world, making it his own, weaving the variety of styles and influences together into a sound that is unique yet familiar. Performing popular latin and jazz standards, with compositions blending his Middle Eastern & Flamenco heritages Farshid is a well traveled, world class musician currently based in Saint Louis, Mo.