STUDIO RELEASES
KABEERA - The Thinker… (Album) - 2023
KABEERA
The Thinker…
The philosophical poetry of 15th century Indian poet-thinker Kabeer Das, a staunch advocate of ‘Fakiri’ - a lifestyle based on minimalism, manifests itself in form of mesmerizing melodies rendered in Vandana’s gliding vocals in ‘Kabeera - The Thinker…’, her fourth studio album!
Vandana got together with renowned Hindi music industry rhythm specialist Raj Sharma and arranger Sanjay Marathe to create this epic rendering of Kabeer’s classic.
PARALLELS (Album) - 2016
PARALLELS
A true album of ‘World Music’, ‘Parallels’ features collaboration of south Asian music with diverse genres such as Flamenco, Country, New-Age, Rock, African and Ballad - with leading Canadian artists such as Johannes Linstead, Adam Langley, Jarrod Ross, Mark Kelso, Tom Bigas, Amely Zhou, Richard Henderson, Tim Alan, Njacko Backo, Constancia as well as Grammy winner Ricky Kej. Vandana presents five pairs of songs, each pair sharing one melody interpreted in two different genres, hence the title ‘Parallels’. Vandana also debuts as a lyricist for the first time in this album.
Samarsiddha (Single) - 2014
Samarsiddha
Promotional theme track for UK based novelist Sandeep Nayyar's debut Hindi novel by same name 'Samarsiddha', published by Penguin India. Vandana was commissioned to compose, sing and produce this title track, beautifully penned down by the author himself. It embodies the characteristics of the protagonist Shatwari from the novel. Vandana composed this in Raag Ahir Bhairav, to symbolise bravely of the protagonist.
Arranged and mixed by Vishwas Thoke, mastered by Jeff Eliott.
Monologues (Album) - 2013
Monologues
A bouquet of south Asian melodies, her second release 'Monologues' is Vandana's first attempt at collaborating with different genres. The album features her collaboration with genres such as Jazz and Rock, incorporating the sounds of Piano, Saxophone and Rock Guitars with leading Canadian artists such as Carson Freeman, Barry Livingston and Adam Langley. Mixed by John Jameison and mastered by Jeff Eliott. Watch out for classics such as 'Raah Nihaaroon'. 'Aye Zubaan Pe', 'Dil-E-Naadaan' and 'Mai Kya Hoon'.
Meera The Lover... (Album) - 2009
MEERA
The Lover…
Vandana;'s award winning debut album that saw her return to music after a long stint with architecture. 'Meera The Lover...' is a musical story of legendary sixteenth century Indian queen Meera Bai, whom Vandana portrays as a lover of Krishna rather than a devotee. The album features widely popular IMA Vox Pop winning 'Badara Re' and E-songwriter honouree 'Chal Wahi Des', apart from popular songs like 'Piya Bin', 'Sanware Ke Rang', 'Fagun Ke Din Char' and stellar 'Rana Ji'.