Praful is a master sound healer, multi-instrumentalist, singer, producer and charismatic performer. He embraces Jazz, Soul, Dance, Indian and New World Fusion with grace and passion.

In 1992, after having completed his studies of Jazz Sax&Flute at the Amsterdam Conservatory (AHK), Praful went on a spiritual quest to India. He meditated in the Ashram of the enlightened mystic Osho and learned the Indian Bamboo Flute (Bansuri) with Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia.

Equally fascinated by Brazilian music, he went to live a year in Brazil and immersed himself in the music scene of Rio de Janeiro. Over the years, all those influences integrated into his own brand of Sacred World Fusion, first presented in 2001 on his album ‘One Day Deep.’

Released in 2003 in the USA, the album became a major success in the US-Jazz scene — US-Billboard Chart notations and the #1 radio hit SIGH were accompanied by extensive touring. Several radio singles and 2 more albums in similar Chillout-style followed.

After 2006, his heart was calling for a change — his busy life as an entertainer and bandleader felt increasingly empty and did not bring happiness. He went on a quest for his true calling.
“My heart was longing to melt in love and joy with other hearts, to disappear in sound and silence, to become one with all,” says Praful. “Music is my gift to those who are ready to travel with me into the depth of Being – music can help you to awaken. Once my life purpose revealed itself to me, I had to live it!”

Since then, new music and projects have been birthed: the Spirited Tribe Trilogy recorded Live in one studio session (‘Silence Speaks’, ‘Call of the Beloved’, ‘Earth Tones’), two meditative Solo albums (‘Where Spirits Live’, ‘Pure’), a Sufi-inspired song collection (‘Mirror of the Heart’), devotional Sanskrit Mantras (‘Into Being’), several releases with his dance project Red Fulka (‘We Are One’, EP ‘Soul on Fire’), a collaboration with Mantra singers Satyaa&Pari (‘Om For Yoga’), the tribally rooted Duo with Didgeridoo player Sika (‘Quintessence’), Tantra music with singer Peruquois (‘Breathing Love’), several guided meditations and even classical infused music by Erik Satie (‘The Silent Side of Satie’).