“for the LOVE of Music” with Sara Troy and her guests Banjii and Mayuri, on air from February 22nd
Hailing from Georgia, award-winning music duo Banjii and Mayuri announce the release of “Uncommon Love Story,” a compilation of original songs, with each track telling a unique story but linking cohesively with the other. Every song is accompanied by music videos shot in different scenic locations across the United States while diving deeper into the minds, spirits, and lives of Banjii and Mayuri.
The seven-part video series “Uncommon Love Story” loosely follows the eastern concept of the seven chakras, which are centers of spiritual power in the human body. The first song, which premiered on September 29, “CopperLines,” focuses on the first and root chakra, representing survival and grounding. While the second song, “Ancient Lover” released on November 19, focuses on the second and sacral chakra, expressing sensuality.
Banjii and Mayuri follow the flow of their day-to-day lives when choosing the filming location for their videos, and each video tells a powerful story. Filmed at the site of their wedding in Arizona, the first video, “Copper Lines,” highlights their marriage ceremony, which was planned in 48 hours with the help of an elopement company in Sedona. Although initially in Sedona, to celebrate the harvest moon, the song’s impetus, timing, and synchronicity seemed fitting to celebrate and shoot at the location that was the inspiration for the music.
“Ancient Lover,” the second song featured on the album, explores their love story, a story of neighbors who met and eventually fell in love during the pandemic. The video features California spots the two explored during their honeymoon.
The duo believes in living their life to their full potential by surpassing stereotypes and expressing themselves freely and fully. They hope to inspire others to do the same. Mayuri shares, “Together we can surpass systems, borders, boundaries, stereotypes, expectations, obligations that are holding us back from reaching our full potential as individuals and as a society. While we know this conceptually, sometimes this is hard to apply practically. We believe in being the example by living the example.”
‘forthe LOVE of Music” with Sara Troy and her guest Gabe Furtado, on air from February 22nd
Gabe Furtado drops his latest single, “Flowers,” on his birthday. “Flowers” is the debut single off his upcoming album of the same name. Written as a love letter to himself, the essence of the lyrics and melody of the song depicts his evolution into positive self-acceptance and love. The track is packed with rhythmic sounds destined to make the listener get up and dance. Uplifting and healing in nature, “Flowers” transports listeners to a world of self-confidence that is certain to fill eardrums with positive energy and vibrations.
“Flowers” explodes with lyrics about staying true to yourself and was recorded in Gabe’s home studio. The positive energy and upbeat vibe are Gabe’s constant staple in his music. He states, “I feel so honored to be giving life to Flowers. The song and album talk about love, uniqueness, passion, faith, romance, and duality.”
Known for being the epitome of creativity, Gabe’s most prominent qualities are optimism, a positive mindset, and faith. In his presence, you are sure to have a smile on your face. He ensures listeners will want to sing along and dance to the vibrant and self-assuring lyrics paired with the hypnotic upbeat melodies of his latest track. With his life orbiting around fun-filled experiences, Gabe states, “everything I have accomplished in life is because I am blessed, I believe in myself, and because I have amazing people in my life supporting me the way they’re able to.”
Gabe Furtado initially was studying communication with a focus on journalism. However, while in school, his Dad suddenly passed, and he realized life was too short not to live your best life. With his new mindset, Gabe decided to drop out of college to focus on his passion for music. He began in 2014 by releasing cover songs by Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift, Mika. By 2017, he released his first professional EP titled “Just Feelings.” The album had three cover songs, including his version of Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance,” his most streamed on Spotify, receiving 200k streams. Gabe started making homemade videos on his YouTube channel for two songs to accompany his EP. With the success of the videos, he decided to make his original LP. Gabe launched his original music with “Last Goodbye,” a song about his Dad’s passing. Accompanied by stunning visuals, the “Last Goodbye” video sparked the attention of the Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival. It was nominated for all the music video categories in the Los Angeles International Music Video Festival.
“for the LOVE of Music” with Sara Troy and her guest Swapna Abraham, on air from August 31st
My Why
To share my story of realizing my calling after having reached what I imagined was a dead end. There are people out there who are probably at that dead end and cannot see the light of day. If mine could help them see and navigate, I’d have achieved far more than I did through my 1000-day challenge that set four world records in singing-songwriting and everything until then.
Swapna Abraham is a singer-songwriter from Kerala, India, who recorded hundreds of songs in a career spanning twenty-five years until she embarked on a world record challenge in 2017, composing, producing and publishing 2321 songs, setting four world records based in Dubai. This challenge was self-imposed just after her decision to give up music for good. Primarily a gospel artiste, her style of music stretches across the entire gamut from pop and country to folk and soul. She has to her credit twenty-one albums (nineteen gospel and two secular) in English.
In 2010, she received a NeedStar citation ‘Role Model for her progress & success in the field of Mainstream Career, Art & Entrepreneurship’ in Chennai, India; in 2012 she was awarded the Maestro Award – LAMP-ICONGO Karmaveer Chakra for her contribution to gospel music in Delhi, India; and in 2019, the Aspire World Award for Passion for Excellence at the 31st Global Women’s Empowerment Summit in Dubai, UAE.
An alumnus of the T. A. Pai Management Institute and the Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata, Swapna is known in her professional network as the former Administration Manager of Arthur D. Little, a global management consulting firm.
Wearing many hats, this mother of two and grandmother of three is a mentor, entrepreneur and interior designer from the New York Institute of Art and Design. Additionally, she played the lead in the musical ‘Mamma Mia’ and acted in a pivotal role in the Tamil feature film, ‘Nadunissi Naaygal’.
Swapna embarked on her maiden voyage as an author in 2021, sharing her learnings through the thousand-day challenge, interspersed with relevant glimpses from her life.
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“for the LOVE of Music” with Sara Troy and her guest Robert Alexander , on air from June 29th
Robert Alexander is an Audio Alchemist and Content Creator. In 2012, he founded LifeRhythms – a Digital Sonic Wellness Hub based out of Southern California that focuses on helping individuals find greater wellbeing through the power of personalized music and authentic human relating.
As an Audio Alchemist, he helps his clients receive, promote and expand upon their own greater wellbeing. Because everyone is operating at a different capacity (belief systems, emotional circumstances, etc.), his personable and informal “come as you are” approach creates an environment that promotes even greater safety, self-discovery, and optimized overall wellbeing. Alongside private session work, he also creates personalized pieces of music and hosts group Digital Sound Bath experiences.
He also creates customized products and services to help individuals with their relationship with anxiety, PTSD, depression, insomnia and other physical, mental and emotional ailments that affect everyday moods and wellbeing – many of which are diagnosed with cancer, moving through major life transitions, experiencing menopause and desiring alternative solutions for wellbeing.
Robert is a transformational music artist and has music under the moniker “Trüth” is featured on platforms such as iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and Pandora. His music is available worldwide and has albums available for sale in physical and digital formats.
Lastly, Robert is an internationally signed recording artist under the moniker – Evlov. His music is heavily regarded in various physical and digital communities all over the world. His releases are featured on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Pandora, Insight Timer and many other platforms online.
“for the LOVE of Music” with Sara Troy and her guest Krisanthi Pappas, on air from June 8th.
ACCLAIMED SINGER/SONGWRITER KRISANTHI PAPPAS BRINGS US HER COVID RECOVERY ANTHEM – “HUG A MILLION TIMES” SOUND AND STYLE. Singer/Songwriter, Krisanthi Pappas, has been compared to Norah Jones and Diana Krall by JazzTimes Magazine and to Karen Carpenter and Carole King by All Music Guide. Her jazz songwriting style has been compared to Randy Newman by Cadence Magazine, while her pop songwriting has been compared to Carole King by All Music Guide. As well as her vocal gentleness, she has the husky-voiced passion of Bonnie Raitt and the swinging playfulness of Ella Fitzgerald.
PERFORMING Based in the Boston area, Krisanthi is a full-time entertainer playing an average of 200 performances a year at theaters, concert venues, singer-songwriter series, festivals, resorts, clubs, and private events throughout New England and New York City. She has also performed throughout the U.S., Caribbean, and parts of Europe. As a retro pop singer, she has performed pre-shows for Sheryl Crow, Heart, Queen with Adam Lambert, The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan, The B-52s, Chicago, and REO Speedwagon. As a jazz singer, she has opened for Branford Marsalis, Chuck Mangione, The Yellowjackets, Manhattan Transfer’s Cheryl Bentyne, Kevin Mahogany, Gary B and Makoto Ozone. Krisanthi has been the musical director and/or a performer for many prestigious events such as Governor Deval Patrick’s Inaugural Celebration as well as benefits including the Sister Friends For Life Concert for the Faulkner Hospital Breast Center in Boston, making Strides Against Breast Cancer, The Relay For Life, and others. Krisanthi also plays piano and drums on some of her songs as well as writing her band’s musical arrangements. She is fortunate to have spent many winters performing solo in The Caribbean.
Since COVID, Krisanthi has been performing a popular weekly virtual piano bar concert on her station Krisanthi5 on YouTube Live.
Hug a Million Times
TV, FILM, and RADIO You can hear Krisanthi’s voice and/or her original music and lyrics on recent and past episodes of “Parenthood” (NBC), “The Mindy Project” (FOX), “Once Upon A Time” (ABC), “One Life To Live” (ABC), “Containment” (CW), “Passions” (NBC), “Californication” (Showtime), “Younger” (TVLand) and “The Lair” (HereTV). Her music and/or singing in films include “I Dream Too Much”, “Happygram”, “Green River” and “Tying The Not”. Krisanthi’s music is played on radio stations and programs throughout the Boston area and several states nationwide and in Canada. Krisanthi’s songs recently surpassed three million spins on Pandora Radio and her music is also played on Spotify, Apple Music, Google Play, Sirius XM, Amazon Music, and other digital radio.
SONGWRITING AWARDS As an ASCAP songwriter and publisher, Krisanthi is a past 2nd place Winner of the prestigious Billboard® World Song Contest and The Next Holiday Classic Song Contest for her song “You and Me by the Christmas Tree” as well as having been the 3rd place Billboard® winner for her song “One Slow Dance A Day”. She also tied for 1st place in NYC’s Cabaret Hotline Members’ Choice Songwriters’ Favorite Song Award for her song “My Back Yard” and was an Honor Award winner in the 10th Annual Great American Song Contest for her song “You and Me by the Christmas Tree”. She has continued to receive songwriting awards from the ASCAP Popular Music Awards Panel every year since 1999 for her music and lyrics in jazz, cabaret and pop. Krisanthi’s songs are also performed live in her own concerts as well as by many other cabaret and jazz performers in New York City, Boston and Washington DC. RECORDINGS Krisanthi’s most recent CD “Krisanthi sings Carole, Carly and Karen” is a great mix of retro soft rock favorites. Her CD “And The Sun Will Shine” showcases some of her best songwriting, including her frequently requested song “The Voice”. Her CD “Broadway Favorites …and All That Jazz!” is a live recording of Krisanthi and her band performing jazzy arrangements of songs from Broadway shows plus two songs that she wrote. Her holiday CD “You and Me by the Christmas Tree”, features her jazz and pop arrangements of holiday classics along with two new Christmas songs that she wrote. Her other CDs, “My Back Yard”, “A Centennial Tribute To George and Ira Gershwin” and a live recording of her show, “Celebratin’ Swing”, are a mix of her jazzy arrangements of classic songs as well as her heartfelt award-winning original songs. Krisanthi’s song “If I Had Only Known” was featured on the compilation CD distributed to the European subscribers of Jazz Magazine along with a full feature article about her and her music. Krisanthi’s CDs and digital downloads on iTunes, etc. have been purchased by fans in Italy, Portugal, Switzerland, Greece, Brazil, Spain, Japan, China, Australia, Canada, and throughout the U.S. They have received many impressive press reviews and continue to sell thousands of copies, receiving airplay and high accolades on radio stations nationwide and in Canada. In other areas of musical employment, Krisanthi is the songwriter and singing voice heard on many New England television and radio jingles. As a private instructor of piano, music theory, and vocal performance, she is a member of The National Association for Music Education and The International Association of Jazz Educators. In other areas of musical enjoyment, Krisanthi likes to play several other instruments, tap dance, and swing dance.
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