ABOUT US

ABOUT RON RAGEL AND VICKI HANSEN

Ron Ragel is a musician, blending Indian, world and contemporary music genres. He is also an author, educator and life long student of sound, spirituality and consciousness, having traveled all over India in his quest for knowledge and an understanding of the great musical tradition and spirituality of that country..

He was born and raised in Colombo Sri Lanka where he began playing stringed instruments at the age of six and began playing music professionally after moving to Australia in the early seventies. In the late eighties his life took on a deep inward journey, following a life changing spiritual transformation he experienced in San Francisco. It was followed by long periods of global pilgrimage and introspection learning from scholars and sages who would become his pointers of Truth. It led him to meeting his future wife Vicki in 1997.

Their initial union was a meeting of minds and musical talents together pioneering world music in Australia with recordings, concerts and festivals all over the country. At the turn of the century they had for a period of time been the most prolific contributors in the prestigious ARIA awards (Australian Record Industry Association) with over thirty percent of the entries coming from their record label.

Today their music and life are philosophies of expression deeply enshrined in a musical home that speaks of Universal love, spiritual awareness and devotion that leads to the Doorways to Enlightenment and is enjoyed by a wide and diverse international audience from Finland to New Zealand, all over the US and Australia.

Vicki Hansen is an accomplished composer and musician who has several albums on national and international release, and has been credited on numerous film, television and theatre soundtracks. She is one of a rare breed of female didgeridoo players and has also trained in the North Indian Hindustani tradition of Classical Singing, establishing her as a highly unique artist. She is dedicated to the upliftment of consciousness through music and sound.

In 2008 Vicki completed her Masters Degree in Screen Music and is now full time resident composer with SBS Current Affairs program, 'Dateline'

For more information about Vicki's composition and studio production, see www.globalnetwork.com.au

About Indiajiva

Together as INDIAJIVA, Ron and Vicki together have pioneered world Music in Australia with recordings, concerts, and festivals all over the country.

At the turn of the century they had for a period of time been the most prolific contributors to the prestigious ARIA awards (Australian Record Industry Association) with over thirty percent of the entries coming from their record label.

Today they have several albums to their credit and are accomplished composers and have been credited on numerous films, television and theatre soundtracks.

They are inspiring musicians who give voice to an essential spirituality, common to everyone, through their music and song. They are masters at weaving ethereal Vedic chants and Raga Sangeet (2000 year old Indian music tradition), with their mystical sonorities, presenting their music in a contemporary and accessible manner, elevating consciousness wherever they go.

Through their work, they support many humanitarian movements and are advocates of World Peace through inner transformation. Their concerts, workshops and Satsangs have inspired thousands of people. The Sacred Sound Yoga sessions that they have developed are a journey through the frequencies of sound to the realms of the mystic that makes enlightenment a real possibility.

Together, they play a diverse range of instruments, both traditional and modern, including: Sitar, African Drums and percussion, didgeridoo, bansuri flutes, Keyboards, guitar, bass.

INDIAJIVA demonstrate not only a purity in their musicianship but also dazzling vocal gymnastics and artistry guaranteed to bring delight and amazement to audiences everywhere.