Jonathan Voyer is a versatile artist who expresses his art both by voice and by the strings of his santoor. He is a disciple of renowned santoor maestro Pandit Satish Vyas and of Hindustani classical vocalist Pandit Somanath Mardur. In Montreal, he received the precious teachings of the singer Anita Louise Yard. Since the last decade, he has evolved as a composer and performer for various musical projects. Shawn Mativetsky is a ganda-band disciple of Pandit Sharda Sahai of the Benares tabla gharana. Shawn holds a Master's degree in music from McGill University and has received grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Department of Canadian Heritage, and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec. www.samskara.ca www.shawnmativetsky.com