There's more than one artist with this name. 1) Vajra is a New York City based band. The band was formed by composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist, Annamaria Pinna during her self-imposed exile in India. The child of a former monk and school teacher, Annamaria was encouraged to learn about the world around her and to question her assumptions. She believes there is divinity in creativity. Annamaria has a neurological condition called synesthesia, where she attaches color and shapes to sound.
1) Vajra is a New York City based band. The band was formed by composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist, Annamaria Pinna during her self-imposed exile in India. The child of a former monk and school teacher, Annamaria was encouraged to learn about the world around her and to question her assumptions. She believes there is divinity in creativity. Annamaria has a neurological condition called synesthesia, where she attaches color and shapes to sound.
The debut album ?Pleroma? was released on the Summer Solstice, 2012 (6.21.12). Pleroma is an exploration in paradox (east vs west, soft vs pummelling, female vs male) and includes appearances by Blake Fleming (ex-The Mars Volta) on drums, Doug Wright (The Dirty Pearls) on bass and Will Dahl (ex-Harley's War) on guitar.
Vajra's music is hauntingly dark and hypnotic weaving Eastern Indian themes with melodic, progressive rock creating foreboding and mysterious lullabies. Sylvia Massy (Tool, System of A Down, Prince, Johnny Cash) co-produced the vocals and mixed. Tom Baker (NIN, Foo Fighters, Ministry, Prince) mastered.
The band is quickly generating a buzz after selling-out their first show in November, 2011 (at The Bowery Electric in NYC). Virgin America selected Vajra's single ?Erode The Will? for their In-Flight Entertainment Series in December, 2011, and the single was also selected for the Red Gorilla SXSW 2012 Compilation. The Band also was selected as a Supercuts Rock The Cut Ambassador. Vajra's music is currently being played at over 160 radio stations nationwide. The band has played to sold-out audiences at: The Bowery Ballroom (NYC), The Mercury Lounge (NYC), The Bowery Electric (NYC) and also performed 2 shows at SXSW 2012 and just completed a successful West Coast tour performing at Sylvia Massy's 4&20 Blackbird Music Festival, The Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco and The Roxy in Los Angeles. Vajra also just signed licensing deals with The Discovery Network, MTV, Showtime and Bravo.
Vajra's music will leave you spellbound.
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2) Vajra (aka ??? or ??? (Basara)) is a trio made up of Kan Mikami (vocals, guitar), Keiji Haino (vocals, guitar) & Toshiaki Ishizuka (percussion). they have released 5 albums and one MCD on www.psfrecords.com.
3) VAJRA (Pronounce BAJRA) is a new metal band formed in 2009 in Japan, and signed by Death Trap Records (SPEED-DISK). The band has five members; Nobro (vocals), ?L.? (guitar), ???? (guitar), ??? (bass) and Rohan (drums)
They released their 1st single "THE RISING SUN" on November 25th, 2009.