Shweta Jhaveri

With her "soft, silky, mellow" voice, Shweta Jhaveri has become of Northern India's best known singers of classical music. The first female vocalist from Gujarot to achieve international attention, Jhaveri continues to awe audiences with her mastery of the highly elegant, technically-difficult, vocal style of khayal. Jhaveri has increasingly branched out to musical cultures from around the globe. Her 1998 album, Anahita, was recorded in San Francisco with musical accompaniment provided by session players including Will Bernard (guitar), Jenny Scheinman (violin), Bill Douglass ...