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Friday, August 15, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 72
She was first spotted at a Diwali function hosted by Bhartiya Samaj at Freemans Bay, about four to five years ago. A vocal performer, Vibha Trivedi had enthralled the audience and made her music teacher proud. It was on Sandhya Rao’s reference that she had got this well-deserved break.
Since that evening, Trivedi has only gone from strength to strength. Today, she is a regular performer at Dandiya festivals in and around Auckland. She also performed at the Auckland Diwali Festival last year. Her expertise lies in Bollywood golden oldies from 1950s onwards.
The seeds for her current passion were sown back home in India through Indian classical vocal training. Later, she gave up on it and moved to Auckland. But how did she re-discover her passion?
“My husband, Ravi, fell in love with my voice the day he heard me sing for the first time. It was on his insistence that I took up my hobby once again and enrolled for Rao’s music lessons,” explains Trivedi.
“Ravi’s childhood friend had also heard me sing in India and has been instrumental in my comeback to music,” adds Trivedi.
So which has been your best performance to date? “Every performance brings back memories and each one of them was special in its own way,” says Trivedi, who is scheduled to to perform at Dorothy Winstone Centre in May at the Old is God concert organized by Md Rafi Academy of Music.
What has been that dream stage performance or that dream break so far? “That great break has not happened yet. I would like to be part of a leading music group in Auckland,” replies Trivedi, adding, “Doing an opening for an international star would be a dream come true.”
Trivedi is a government employee and works in customer service. Her employer has always encouraged her to pursue her passion. “I am invited to sing at every regional forum even if my colleagues don’t follow a word of what I am singing.” In fact, Trivedi’s efforts have been recognised by her workplace in the form of a certificate of appreciation.
How does she feel about pursuing her passion and being successful at it? “I am just a tiny dot in the galaxy of singers. There are lots and lots of artistes and performing talents in Auckland. I wish all of them great success.”
She was first spotted at a Diwali function hosted by Bhartiya Samaj at Freemans Bay, about four to five years ago. A vocal performer, Vibha Trivedi had enthralled the audience and made her music teacher proud. It was on Sandhya Rao’s reference that she had got this well-deserved break.
Since that...
She was first spotted at a Diwali function hosted by Bhartiya Samaj at Freemans Bay, about four to five years ago. A vocal performer, Vibha Trivedi had enthralled the audience and made her music teacher proud. It was on Sandhya Rao’s reference that she had got this well-deserved break.
Since that evening, Trivedi has only gone from strength to strength. Today, she is a regular performer at Dandiya festivals in and around Auckland. She also performed at the Auckland Diwali Festival last year. Her expertise lies in Bollywood golden oldies from 1950s onwards.
The seeds for her current passion were sown back home in India through Indian classical vocal training. Later, she gave up on it and moved to Auckland. But how did she re-discover her passion?
“My husband, Ravi, fell in love with my voice the day he heard me sing for the first time. It was on his insistence that I took up my hobby once again and enrolled for Rao’s music lessons,” explains Trivedi.
“Ravi’s childhood friend had also heard me sing in India and has been instrumental in my comeback to music,” adds Trivedi.
So which has been your best performance to date? “Every performance brings back memories and each one of them was special in its own way,” says Trivedi, who is scheduled to to perform at Dorothy Winstone Centre in May at the Old is God concert organized by Md Rafi Academy of Music.
What has been that dream stage performance or that dream break so far? “That great break has not happened yet. I would like to be part of a leading music group in Auckland,” replies Trivedi, adding, “Doing an opening for an international star would be a dream come true.”
Trivedi is a government employee and works in customer service. Her employer has always encouraged her to pursue her passion. “I am invited to sing at every regional forum even if my colleagues don’t follow a word of what I am singing.” In fact, Trivedi’s efforts have been recognised by her workplace in the form of a certificate of appreciation.
How does she feel about pursuing her passion and being successful at it? “I am just a tiny dot in the galaxy of singers. There are lots and lots of artistes and performing talents in Auckland. I wish all of them great success.”
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