The recent concert by yanni at chennai had tremendous response from the crowd. Yanni is a Greek composer who is hailed as the most successful non- film, classical based composer in the current western music arena. With keyboards, synthesizers blended with acoustic instruments he creates music which appeals to people across globe instantly.
The main reason attributable is his penchant for world music. He is very fond of Indian and Chinese classical music that many of his compositions have tremendous influence of these. For example the track 'dance with the stranger' performed in Tajmahal in 1997 is based on the raga vagulabharanam and the bansuri was used in this song by the world's best flautist Pedro Eustache who can play almost every flute in the world.
