CD Review © The Vancouver Sun
Marke Andrews, Canwest News

Using musical instruments and influences from India,
China, the Middle East and North America, and
concentrating on the traditions of India and
Bangladesh, Vancouver quartet Tandava define "world
music" on the 10 tracks of their self-titled CD.
Though their music can be challenging - Kaladhar uses
3 time signatures, and Thai Sunrise goes through more
changes than Cher at a Las Vegas Showcase, it has a
soothing quality, like the calm found in the eye of a
storm.
Prashant John (guitars, bamboo flutes, vocals), Lan
Tung (erhu, vocals), Jonathan Bernard (marimba,
percussion), and Stefan Cihelka (a superb tabla
player) serve an aural cocktail that is as
intoxicating for a West Coast Anglo Saxon as it is for
a native of Bangladesh.