About me

THORENC, France

I work as a Musician, Musictherapist and Environmental Education enterpreneur in South of France . I have degree of Allopathic medicine from India . I was not happy with the way the medical system looked at the human body and mind . "Dhrupad" Indian classical music literally saved my soul . I was lucky to be a student of Ustad Asad Ali Khan , the great master of rudra veena . I got vocal training from him . He shared with me insights in Music as medicine and how to use it for wellbeing .I have combined my insights with him into my love for other genres especially Indian Folk and Rock & roll . I have been engaged in Environmental and sustainability issues since 2011 , I wrote a song for river Dolphins of Punjab called "Bulanaji" and conducted ecotours for school children . I have performed at various festivals and venues in India and France . I did a series of short films called Bhoomitra - friends of earth . I run Atelier Om where arts meet Medicine and meditation .

Cultural background

  • India

Values

  • Adventure
  • Authenticity
  • Balance
  • Beauty
  • Boldness
  • Challenge
  • Citizenship
  • Community
  • Compassion
  • Contribution
  • Creativity
  • Curiosity
  • Determination
  • Fairness
  • Faith
  • Friendships
  • Fun
  • Growth
  • Happiness
  • Honesty
  • Humor
  • Influence
  • Inner harmony
  • Justice
  • Kindness
  • Knowledge
  • Leadership
  • Learning
  • Listening
  • Love
  • Loyalty
  • Making a difference
  • Meaningful work
  • Openness
  • Optimism
  • Peace
  • Personal fulfilment
  • Pleasure
  • Poise
  • Reliability
  • Respect
  • Responsibility
  • Risk-taking
  • Safety
  • Security
  • Self-respect
  • Service
  • Spirituality
  • Stability
  • Success
  • Teamwork
  • Trustworthiness
  • Vision
  • Wealth
  • Well-being
  • Wisdom
  • Activism
  • Back to the land
  • Bibliophilia
  • Bohemianism
  • Digital lifestyle
  • Environmentalism
  • Family life
  • Fitness-focused
  • Healthy lifestyle
  • Modern Primitivism
  • Musical subculture
  • Rural lifestyle
  • Simple living
  • Spiritually-driven
  • The-road-less-traveled

Project Music

Be the change

Be the change, is written from a profound inner urge, with a call out to humanity, for global change. Real change starts from within each and every one of us, our consciousness, choices & intentions all impact the change that will unfold in the world now, we must learn from the past. 2024 is the year for profound global and social change and it will be a great honor to collaborate with you <3

  • World
  • A capella
  • Chanting
  • Singer
  • Singer-songwriter
  • Acoustic guitar
  • Denmark
  • France
  • India
  • Italy
Zindagi Bitani

Zindagi bitani, song against forced arranged marriages & honour killings still prevalent in India. Myself and Ritika Singh, founded a collective SPACE - Stop Patriarchy And Choose Equality. We wrote this song about indian women who are forced into marriages to spend a lifetime with a stranger as an arrangement. With hip-hop beats intercutting, the female rebel voice expresses the inner spirit wanting to be a free bird and fly with choices she can make. We also have Bhoomitra & Niccolo Vacchi as divine masculines sending strength to these women

  • Alternative
  • Fusion
  • Hip Hop / Rap
  • Indie Pop
  • Traditional / Folk
  • Vocal
  • World
  • Background vocals
  • Singer
  • Singer-songwriter
  • Synthesizer
  • Acoustic guitar
  • Bass guitar
  • Dhol
  • Drum set
  • Tabla
  • France
  • India
Refuge-e

The refugee crisis is growing day by day & it distresses us as musicians who believe in one world one humanity. Bhoomitra with Vanessa Harvey wrote the song to get the voices of Refugees heard and also to use the power of refuge mantra .A Refugee is seeking refuge. We united the different genres with Alex Guessard to create "refuge-e" .We worked out a compressed version of the refuge mantra as Buddham Sangham Dhammam (Consciousness Collective Truth). We hope world wakes up to the plight of refugees with this song and gives refuge to them .

  • Alternative
  • New Age
  • Religious / Spiritual
  • Rock
  • World
  • Background vocals
  • Singer-songwriter
  • Electric organ
  • Electric piano
  • Synthesizer
  • Acoustic guitar
  • Drum machine
  • France
  • India
  • Switzerland
ਬੁੱਲਣਾ ਜੀ Bhulanaji

Bhulana ji is a live recording of song celebrating River Dolphins of Punjab. It features 3 artists Bhoomitra(songwriter/composer), Tritha Sinha and Niccolo Vacchi . Bhoomitra and Tritha Sinha are environmentally engaged musicians from India working for many years to improve people's connection with nature . Niccolo Vacchi is French - Italian saxophonist who is passionate about conservation of river dolphins. Through Bhulana ji we bring our love and passion for nature to the whole world. This is the social change we wish to see in our world.

  • Fusion
  • Improvisational
  • Indian
  • Religious / Spiritual
  • World
  • Chanting
  • Singer-songwriter
  • Piano
  • Acoustic guitar
  • Soprano saxophone
  • France
  • India
  • Italy
I Need A Victory

"I Need a Victory" is a powerful ode to resilience and autonomy. Merging international voices and talents, this song transcends borders to inspire social change. With words that call for personal and collective victory, it embodies hope and determination in the face of adversity, inviting everyone to conquer their mind and the world.

  • Fusion
  • World
  • Background vocals
  • Bass-baritone
  • Mezzo-soprano
  • Singer
  • Tenor
  • Whistling / Humming
  • Yodeling
  • Electric guitar
  • Mbira / Sanza/ Thumb piano
  • Percussion
  • Alto saxophone
  • Brazil
  • Cameroon
  • India
  • Portugal
  • Switzerland
Raat

RAAT is co-written by Bhoomitra & Micheline . RAAT means Night . The song is challenging the inner self to handle the contrasting feelings and do what feels right. The song resonates on the global level where in our present society we are faced with contrast on a daily basis: vaccine vs antivaccine , pro-nature vs anti-nature , self control of wealth vs usurping of wealth etc.  Since different choices are always present, we will need to try and create harmony between them with mutual respect . This is the Sufi way of mind training.

  • World
  • Background vocals
  • Singer
  • Singer-songwriter
  • Acoustic guitar
  • Belgium
  • Denmark
  • France
  • India
  • United States of America
Come to the beach - Zhulam di hai eh Raat

This song is duet composed byBhoomitra and Vanessa Harvey. We are from 2 different worlds , musically and culturally. Yet we met and have a son together. This song naturally come to us as we raised him. It talks about our feeling of conflicts in this world and our different ways to overcome it . Vanessa sings about her love for nature and beach . I speak in language of poet Surinder Kahlon about the struggles of my homeland Punjab and need to constantly stay vigilant. Jendah has worked with us before and glady put Bass and percussions .

  • World
  • Singer-songwriter
  • Bass guitar
  • Ukulele
  • Drum machine
  • Cameroon
  • France
  • India
  • United States of America
Human

Human is composed by Bhoomitra (music & lyrics) and Micheline (lyrics). It’s an attempt to understand what we have become as a society and what the word Human means. It’s inspired by the work of Hazrat Inayat Khan. He explains Hu-Man as a combination of Hu (Name of Allah) and Man - Sanskrit for Mind. Human means God Mind. Micheline puts in her story of being a musician and growing up searching for the greater voice and what it is to survive in an over-tech world. Jendah Mangah gives beautiful bass and percussion.

  • World
  • Singer
  • Whistling / Humming
  • Acoustic guitar
  • Bass guitar
  • Drum machine
  • Belgium
  • Cameroon
  • France
  • India
  • United States of America
Cybèle

Cybèle is a deity of Phrygian origin, adopted by the Greeks and Romans, personifying the wilderness. She is presented as "Magna Mater", Mother Goddess or Mother of the gods. She is one of the greatest goddesses in the Middle East. I learnt about Cybele while working with volunteers of Cybele Planete. One day I had the inspiration to make this song. Cybele in imagery rides a lion and reminds of the goddess Durga of Indian culture. I find her power impressive and the song has the feeling of people marching with her to the heart of Nature.

  • Religious / Spiritual
  • Rock
  • World
  • Singer-songwriter
  • Drum set
  • Percussion
  • Rainstick
  • Pinkillo
  • Argentina
  • France
  • India
  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom
Aval Allah

"Aval Allah" is based on the poetry of the Indian poet Kabir. His poetry has remained a pillar of unification. While leading a music workshop with children on an organic farm, one of them started singing Kabir. "Dheerey Dheerey Hey Manna Dheerey Sab kuch Hoye, Maali Seenchey Sau Ghada…" which means slowly o mind, slowly all things happen, the gardener sows seeds in 100 pots and the seasons come and plants grow. We have carried the energy of Kabir across the world. The song is an invitation to grow and feel united in our various differences.

  • Indian
  • Rock
  • Traditional / Folk
  • World
  • Chanting
  • Singer-songwriter
  • Piano
  • Acoustic guitar
  • Double bass
  • Kyl-Kobyz / Kobyz
  • Percussion
  • Belgium
  • India
  • Kazakhstan
  • Switzerland
Seeds of love

"Seeds of love" tells about the experiences Bhoomitra had with organic farmers. It expresses the work being done by an organic farmer, who works with love. The song also reflects on a journey of a seeker along his path. It is a fusion of classical Indian music with western. To give it a feel of a global collaboration we were working with Raushan, who brought a Kazakh traditional folk element. Ariel Bart added New York energy with her harmonica, Gaetan a soft delicate yet powerful double and Andreia Portugese adventure with her percussions.

  • Fusion
  • Indian
  • World
  • Singer-songwriter
  • Double bass
  • Kyl-Kobyz / Kobyz
  • Ukulele
  • Adufe
  • Percussion
  • Harmonica
  • Belgium
  • France
  • India
  • Kazakhstan
  • Portugal
  • United States of America
Tu Meri Sursari

"Tu meri sursari" is an expression of love for the River Ganga. She is a source of inspiration and love. We have all been touched by her magical energy. We all are aware of the dangers the Ganga and all rivers in the world. My teacher said you can hear all the notes of music sitting next to Ganga. In the Guru Granth Sahib the word "Sursari" is used for Ganga. Sursari means the Saree of Musical notes. The song explores a musician’s loving relationship with the river, the time spent listening to its flows and music and singing along with it.

  • Fusion
  • Indian
  • World
  • Background vocals
  • Chanting
  • Singer-songwriter
  • Acoustic guitar
  • Kyl-Kobyz / Kobyz
  • Adufe
  • India
  • Kazakhstan
  • Portugal
Shabad Guru

Shabad guru - the sacred word takes us from darkness to light. It has its origins with mystic philosopher Guru Nanak in Punjab. He was an accomplished musician. His use of music to connect people with their spiritual cores and understand the oneness of life is an eternal message which finds relevance in our times as well. This song is registered in what is regarded as the greatest treasure of music from the 11th to the 17th century in India. With our collaboration we are looking at the song in a fresh perspective.

  • Indian
  • Traditional / Folk
  • World
  • Chanting
  • Acoustic guitar
  • Double bass
  • Percussion
  • Duduk
  • Armenia
  • Belgium
  • India
  • Pakistan
  • Switzerland
La Yo Yavsin Koy (Lets Not Fold Our Arms)

Climate Change is an international concern, but the truth is that each community experiences it differently. Tropical regions that depend on agriculture, are having inconsistent rain and dry seasons which lead to low yields and on the other side of the globe ice is melting. All changes are frightening especially to local communities that don't have enough power. La Yo Yavsin Koy is an original African folk style fusion which calls for leaders and for humanity at large to not fold our arms towards the issues brought about by global warming.

  • Alternative
  • World
  • Background vocals
  • Bass
  • Chanting
  • Singer
  • Piano
  • Synthesizer
  • Drum machine
  • Cameroon
  • India
  • Israel
  • United States of America
Satpurush (The True Spirit)

In our quest to make the best of life mankind is lost in finding meaning and balance with the universe, and because of that we are hurting ourselves and our environment. Just like a leaf from a tree, we are drifting, not knowing what to do, where to go or what the future holds. Inspired by Hindi folk sourced from : Pati Raam Maravi ,Pradhan priest of Gond tribe in the Garakamatta Village , Dindori district , Madhya Pradesh , India

  • World
  • Bass
  • Singer
  • Electric guitar
  • Qyl-Qobyz / Qobyz
  • Ukulele
  • Percussion
  • Belgium
  • Cameroon
  • India
  • Kazakhstan
  • Netherlands
  • Switzerland
Si Ghan
Play
  • Award Winner

All children simply want to live, grow up and be smart. They want to live in harmony with the animals and the planet. Our children will breathe the air we leave behind. Now it is time to think ahead and make sure the air is clean for every living being on earth. With special contribution of Roos Marijn van Voorden, 6 years old (The Netherlands).

  • African
  • Reggae / Carribean
  • Background vocals
  • Chanting
  • Child’s voice
  • Mezzo-soprano
  • Singer
  • Singer-songwriter
  • Bass guitar
  • Electric guitar
  • Sarangi
  • Drum machine
  • Trumpet
  • Belgium
  • Cameroon
  • France
  • India
  • Japan
  • Netherlands
  • Syrian Arab Republic

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