Sound of Light: An Intimate Evening of Song & Resonance

Name: Sound of Light: An Intimate Evening of Song & Resonance
Start: 2026-05-08T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Downstreet Marketplace 454 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY, United States, New York 12866

Schedule

Fri, 08 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Downstreet Marketplace 454 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY, United States, New York 12866 | Saratoga Springs, NY

Join Grammy®-nominated composer and vocalist Radhika Vekaria for an intimate evening of sacred song, mantra, and live acoustic instrumentation.
In this close and welcoming setting, Radhika weaves Sanskrit chant, original melodies, and contemporary sacred sound into a heartfelt musical journey. The evening unfolds into a shared experience - accessible to newcomers and resonant for long-time practitioners alike.
Rooted in tradition yet alive in the present, Sound of Light invites deep listening, connection, and the simple power of voices gathered in song.
Accompaniment: Angela Hassan

REGISTRATION:
Friday, May 8
7:00-9:00pm
$30 Pre-Register/$35 at the door

Radhika Vekaria is a Grammy®-nominated vocalist, composer, and cross-cultural concert artist whose work bridges ancient Vedic sound principles with contemporary cinematic composition. Born in East Africa to Indian heritage and working internationally, she creates architecturally structured musical experiences that explore consciousness, devotion, and the subtle mechanics of inner transformation.
Her acclaimed album Warriors of Light received Grammy® consideration in the Best New Age, Ambient, and Chant category, marking a defining chapter in her evolution as a concept-driven artist. Each body of work is constructed as a cohesive sonic arc - weaving mantra with the contemporary, storytelling depth, and live instrumentation into performances that move between intimacy and magnitude.
At the core of her practice is a rigorous study of sound through Vedic principles: precision of mantra, disciplined recitation, breath, rhythm, and the internalisation of vibration (Nāda). From this foundation emerges what she describes as a depth of “freeform” expression - where structure and surrender coexist. The improvisatory passages in her concerts are not casual departures, but the flowering of studied form. Freedom arises from refinement.
As a performer and equally at home at the piano or standing center stage, Radhika moves between austere vocal invocation and lush, immersive soundscapes. Sanskrit text and philosophy inform her compositions, yet they are rendered through a refined, contemporary lens that speaks across cultures and generations.
She collaborates with Gaja Yoga in offering sound-based mantras and instruction rooted in these principles - inviting participants into a deeper relationship with vibration, voice, and interior stillness.
Whether in concert halls, sacred spaces, immersive art environments, or teaching, Radhika crafts experiences that feel at once ancient and immediate - where sound becomes both architecture and awakening.