Tamil Carnatic & Bakthi Songs with a Funk, Jazz & Rock and Roll Flavour. Heard of Susheela Raman, a Tamilian who hasnt forgotten her roots? Susheela Raman (born on 21 July 1973) is an acclaimed British Indian musician. Her parents are Tamils from Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu, India, who arrived in London, UK in the mid-sixties. At the age of four, Raman and her family left the UK for Australia. Susheela grew up singing South Indian classical music and began giving recitals at an early age. She recalls how her family were eager to keep our Tamil culture alive. Raman is known for energetic, vibrant, syncretic, and uplifting live performances built on the sacred Bhakti and Sufi traditions of India and Pakistan. As a teenager in Sydney she started her own band, describing its sound as funk and rock and roll,before branching out into more blues and jazz-based music, which demanded quite different voice techniques. She tried to bring these streams together when in 1995 she travelled to India to rediscover her roots by way of further exploring Carnatic music. Raman has released five albums since 2001 and was nominated for the 2006 BBC World Music Awards. Ramans debut album Salt Rain was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2001. She is married to Sam Mills of Real World Records. She currently resides on Portobello Road, West London (Wikipedia)
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