Remember Yanni? He's back!

January 22, 2015 12:18

World famous music composer and instrumentalist Yanni, who will be performing in India after almost two decades at the Vadodara Art and Cultural International Festival (VADFEST) beginning tomorrow in the city says that Mahatma Gandhi has been one of his biggest inspirations in life.

"I feel that Gandhiji has been a major influence on what I am today," he said ahead of his performance on the opening day of the Fest at the Laxmi Vilas Palace compound.

Yanni popularised the combination of synthesisers with full scale symphony orchestra and is known as the world's "True Global Artist". He has held live concerts all over the world including Beijing and has since gained a massive following in China and overseas.

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