Biography

Maya was born out of a long held vision to make an impact in the world of music. They were poised to become sensational music transformers to the world. Maya is an exceptional band of hope, life and music. Their music will revolutionize your perspective on a band that has the potential to astonish the world. Band Members: B. Shree Sundarkumar: Sundarkumar is one of the leading Kanjira artists in the world of rhythm. He is also a trained mridangam and kanjira player. As easy as he makes it seem, playing the kanjira is not an easy task, as the artist has to produce the laya patterns and speed with just one hand. His passion is to spread the kanjira to every nook and corner of the music world. Naveen Kumar: Naveen was born to a family deeply rooted in gospel music. He is a trained tabla player, who also used to play for many local concerts and for the Vishakhapatnam radio as well. He later came to the Tamil film industry in the year 1983. Naveen has got a vast collection of flutes as flute is his love of life. He is the only flautist in the conuntry who plays such a myriad variety of flutes.Today, Naveen is the main flautist for Oscar winner, A.R.Rahman. Rajhesh Vaidhya: Rajhesh inherited his indigenous talents from his father who was a stalwart both in mridangam and ghatam, and who also decided Rajhesh's career in music. Rajhesh learnt the finest nuances of the veena under the guidance of Carnatic veena maestro, Shri Chitti Babu. Besides his stage instrumental performances, he is also deeply involved with recordings for leading cine music directors and documentary filmmakers. In 2001, Rajhesh was honored with the title 'Shree Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam Aasthana Vidwan' and also with the prestigious title 'Kalaimamani'. Gino Banks: Gino has been playing around with the drums since the age of 8. He is the son of Louiz Banks, India's legendary jazz pianist and composer. His interest in drums began at an early age when he used to watch his father perform on stage with various groups and great with drummers like Ranjit Barot, Lester Godinho, Benny Soanes, Sivamani, Adrian D'souza, Taufiq Qureshi and many others. Gino is a versatile player and it is this trait that leads him to performing with artists and bands of all genres.