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Jyoshna (Dr Joanne La Trobe) aka Jyosna, Joshna, Jyotsna, is a singer/song writer and ethnomusicologist. Her name comes from Sanskrita and the meaning is "moon light". == Biography == She was born in England, August 11, 1956 into a musical family, her parents Leslie Essex La Trobe and Toni La Trobe (aka Isobel Burton). The family migrated to Australia then to New Zealand in 1963, which became their home. Jyoshna began composing at an early age and was performing with her band "The Livewires", at Greenmeadows Intermediate School, Manurewa. Her second band was Turiiya which included Daryn Long (aka Diipali Linwood) and Kim Wesney who performed, composed and recorded together between 1983 and 1990. Since than Jyoshna went as a solo artist and recorded many stunning albums. Jyoshna is always looking for new ways to express and explore music and spirituality from both - western and eastern prospective, fusing sounds of traditional Indian music with western sensibility, Taonga Puoro and singer/song writer styles. Jyoshna’s music has taken her to many countries of the world and at each place she has collaborated with local musicians: in India with the Mahato Kiirtan group and the Rarhi Chhau dance musicians; in London with the RAWA group; in Vermont USA with local musicians Tina Tourin and friends and in Brazil with Matrika (Cecilia Valentim, Sergio Leone, and Ramon Soza and friends). Her music has featured on Brazilian TV, NRK Norwegian NZ TV. As an original composer, Jyoshna has authored many albums of both her own, as well as ethnographic material, including 'Red Earth Song' (1996), 'Magnificence' (2001) and 'Unity Hours I and II' (2010). Most recently Jyoshna's has composed music for the New Zealand feature film ‘Stars in Her Eyes’,(Dir. by Athina Tsoulis) and completed a new album called 'DharmaCakra', Sanskrit songs for Meditation. Jyoshna is presently working as an Itinerant lecturer, music teacher and composer at Bethells Beach in Auckland Her other passion is ethnomusicology and in 2010 Dr. Jyoshna La Trobe completed her PhD in Music at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London on "Marai Kirtan and the Performance of Ecstasy in the Purulia District of West Bengal, India". Jyoshna’s research focuses on the ‘praise music of West Bengal (Rarh), India, as well as Maori and indigenous people’s music. She also has her own Collection of audio visual material housed at the World Music Archives, British Library (C1211). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jyoshna」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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