AWARDS

Independent Music Awards, 2013 nomination for Album “Stringing Echoes”, Indian Classical Music, by Nalini Vinayak (Sitar), Dr. Haiqiong Deng (Zheng) and Deviprasad Chabukswar (Tabla). This album features four of Nalini’s original compositions with Zheng layers composed by Haiqiong Deng. This album was recorded and released by the famous Trumpet artist Dr. Longineu Parsons from Tribal Records. For the first time in the history of music, Nalini Vinayak (Sitar) and the Dr. Haiqiong Deng (Zheng) presented a unique blend of Indian Classical music.  

Global Music Awards, 2023, Silver Medal award winner, Nalini Vinayak, Instrumentalist (Sitarist) for outstanding craft and creativity in her composition Ragamalika Based on Raag Kirwani. Click below to listen to the composition. Ragamalika Based on Raag Kirwani, by Nalini Vinayak skillfully blends ragas Kirwani, PlasKafi, Darbari Kanada and Misra Pilu.

Global Music Awards, 2024, Silver Medal award winner, Nalini Vinayak and all the artists of Agni for their fusion album “Soothing Embers” for outstanding craft and creativity of the album. Artists of Soothing Ember are

Nalin i Vinayak: Sitar

Trina Basu: Violin and Vocals

Shane Perlowin: lRhythm and Lead Guitar

Preeti Vinayak: Indian Classical Vocals and back up Vocals

Liesel Haldane: Western Vocals

Dominique Petite: Western Vocals

Rebecca Mcilvain: Western Vocals

Tyler Mauney: Bass, Organ and Conga

Robby Astrobe:  Drums

Click on this link to hear the album:

https://open.spotify.com/album/0GMiYHFpEaU4hMMdQmGWIY?si=SObis6qmSGKdpuXRaei4iQ

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrS1ZRzzryYCRrVjnSH652NTY2uCckZpi&si=p-EbrLX54r_joW1A