About Moa
Moa Danielson Grimstad is a musician, producer and educator.
She has been active as a freelance musician and percussionist since 2003 with among others the groups Palace on Wheels and Lele Lele Orchestra and in numerous various projects and collaborations.
Moa has her western musical education from the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and the Norwegian Academy of Music. Her education in Indian classical music she has obtained from years of studies in the traditional indian teaching of guru shishya gharana in India. She has studied the Sopori style santoor with Pt Bhajan Sopori 2018-2020 and after Pt Bhajan Soporis death she continued her studies with his son, Abhay Sopori. Moa studied tabla (Varanasi gharana) (2003-2012) with Pandit Kishore Kumar Mishra and (2000 - 2003) with Sudip Bhattacharya and santoor 2015-2018 with Shivaji Kevale. In addition she has studied pajkawaj and north indian vocal.
Moa is currently active in the musical groups Lele Lele Orchestra, Eastern Bias and Palace On Wheels among others.
Moa is the producer and artistic leader of the festival and organisation Stockholm Sangeet and founder and formerly leader of the organisation EPOS - Equality & Plurality On Stage. She is also employed as a tabla teacher and coordinator for the department ”Music and Dance of the World” in Stockholm Culture School.