ANTON VAN RENSBURG – PERSONAL BIO
For 25 years entrepreneur and business owner Anton van Rensburg worked in family owned enterprises in the agri-fruit processing and international food commodity trade industries. During this time, he gained significant business and management experience across all department and at all levels. He has two sons who are very close to his heart.
In 2015 he changed his life path, selling his businesses and home to travel the world for several years. He co-founded and funded an organisation to share a message of selfless service and karma yoga on the streets of India. Here he learnt about observing the world and how to respond to it in an altruistic way. During that time he also studied and became a certified Yoga Alliance yoga teacher under Swami Sudhir Anand in Rishikesh.
He discovered the bansuri when he heard its mystical sound for the first time on the banks of the Ganges River in Rishikesh, India in 2016. From that moment he has dedicated himself to learning more and discovering the secrets of this ancient instrument. He is a passionate student of the flute, and Indian Classical music, via his mentors and Vrindaban Gurukul, the school of Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia in Mumbai. He has also graduated as Bansuri Guru with Indian art music via iSM Circle in 2022.
Since 2019 he has settled on a family owned farm in the Western Cape, South Africa with his fiance Rhodi-Anne.
ANTON VAN RENSBURG (BANSURI) – MUSICAL BIO
Anton van Rensburg, hailing from Cape Town, South Africa, embarked on his musical journey at the renowned Vrindaban Gurukul in Mumbai, the school of the esteemed God of Flute, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia. With dedicated years spent as a full-time student, Anton absorbed the wisdom of the maestro and his mentor team.
Antons Bansuri music is a captivating fusion, blending the traditional cadences of Indian music with the vibrant undertones of his South African heritage. Anton’s melodies echo a unique mix of cultures and offering a harmonious bridge between the musical traditions of India and western music in Africa.
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