Glass Beams is an instrumental band based in Melbourne Australia. The masked band is formed around founding member Rajan Silva whose father emigrated to Melbourne in the 1970’s. Rajan’s musical influence start with his memories of watching a DVD with his father entitled “Concert for George” a star-studded tribute to the late Beatle George Harrison. The concert performed at London’s Royal Albert Hall in 2002 featured legendary Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar and his daughter Anoushka alongside western icons like Eric Clapton and Paul McCartney. His fathers record collection mixed with Indian and western artists also drew Silva to the fusion of western musical styles with classic Indian music. Glass Beams music reflects this with its international sound melding different cultures and paying homage to those who came before them. A quote from their website, GlassBeams.com, “Glass Beams acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we live, work and perform and pay our respects to our elders past, present and emerging.” The band who always perform masked, has not definitively given a reason why they perform masked, but one theory is that they unselfishly want their listeners to focus on the music and not on themselves. Their June 2021 album Mirage was well received and led to an abundance of grassroots support, festival invitations and touring. After touring and getting back to their home studio Glass Beams released their much anticipated second album Mahal in March 2024. The 20-minute project available on YouTube is a must listen to get their vibe.