Bio and Discoghrapy

Xavi Ganjam gets its first sitar in 2002, after seven years playing various stringed instruments, and several years of interest in the sound of the indian music. In 2004 He knows the sitarist of Bangladesh, Sazed Ul Alam, and began to study with him. Fruit of this friendship, two years later, He records and produces his album ' Tribute Nelson Mandela' with Raimundo Amador, Shiv Shankar and Sazed (2006).

In March 2012, He self-produces his first album ,and months later He makes his first public recital on-line at the Noise Off Festival, being recognized as the performance of the month (October 2012). He starts to play at the circuit of the ethnic music and yoga schools.

The year 2013 starts playing a concert relaxation at the prison of Foncalent (Alicante) and finishs in November travelling to India, to study with the sitar master of Varanasi, Debashish Sanyal, and also in Khajuraho with Pandit Balram Shukla (whom Xavi later will produce an album). Back home, Xavi records with the Paraguayan Harpist Juanjo Corbalan a song for their new album in April 2014.

Now He's playing at yoga schools, and music festivals like Rototom Sunsplash at Benicassim (2014 & 2015), at the 'Living Energy' Stage, Ecoaltea, and Alacant Desperta 2016. He has played with Pandit Balram Suckla at India, ,Master of tabla Navaraj Gurung from Nepal in a little tour over Spain in October 2015, and russian sitarist Stephan Christanov at September 2016.

At 2016 He starts a Mediterranindia Tour, that ends performing at River Film Fest Padova (Italy). Xavi continues his studies with Sarod Maestro Alam Khan from Ali Akbar College Music and with Kolkata sitarist Raju Chakraborty.

In 2018 with his maestro Raju and blues legend Jorge 'Flaco' Barrall, publish his first album with a Mohan Veena (slide indian guitar) wich is nominated to best World music Album at MIN2019 Adwards at Spain.

Since 2020 Xavi starts a large number of collaborations & recording online with artist over the world like Franco Ramirez (Argentina), David Devanagari (USA), Björn Ganzer (Norway) or Soothsayer Orchestra (Holland).

HIS MUSIC

With a clear melodic spirit, Xavi Ganjam interprets classical hindi music merged with western elements, classical music and psychedelic rock, always maintaining a clear spiritual vocation. After years of study of the sitar, he combines his knowledge of classical guitar and electric guitar to perform innovative versions of classics by Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Hendrix, or Bob Marley and classical guitar authors like Joaquin Rodrigo or Narciso Yepes

His vision of the hindi classical music ,together with its clear fusion proposal, but at the same time meditative, makes their concerts a unique experiences, unrepeatable, where the passages, sounds, travels and approaches between east and west are quite evident, producing a great combination.

This mixture allows its participation in yoga & meditation sessions , and also at musical concerts and themed events. His music has been used in several documentaries, and audiovisual.

Discography:

Tribute to Nelson Mandela - Sazed Ul Alam, Raimundo Amandor

& Shiv Shankar - Producer(2006)

Seatar (2012)

Seatar Remastered 432 Hz (2013)

Xavi Ganjam Live 432 Hz (2013)

Yoga Nidra Meditation (2013)

Going to Varanasi (2013)

New Years Band. Live at Panna National Park (2014)

One Sitar afternoon at Khajuraho - Pandit Balram Shuckla - Producer (2014)

The Meeting (2014)

Welcome (2014)