Susheela was born in London in 1973 to a Tamil family. From her childhood she studied traditional Southern Indian music as taught by her parents. She grew up between two musical cultures: western and Indian.
At the age of 11 her family moved to Sydney where she started her singing career. Her strong stage presence was soon noticed. Wishing to delve deeper into her Indian cultural heritage she left for India to study with Shruti Sadolikar, a leading Hindustani classical singer.
Back in Great Britain in 1997, she sought to combine Indian and Western musical styles. In 1998 Susheela started to work with Joi, pioneers of “Asian breakbeat fusionist” music and was featured on their album One and One Is One (Real World).
In 1999 Joi won the BBC Asia Music Award. Susheela sang with Joi in Europe and the United States supporting the Eurythmics at Wembley Arena and winning over audiences unfamiliar with the new Asian sound.
She continued her fusion of South Asian and Western musical styles in her solo recordings.
Discography:
Salt Rain (Narada, 2001)
Love Trap (Narada, 2003)
Music for Crocodiles (2005)
33 1⁄3 (2007)
Vel (2011)
Queen Between (2014)
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Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
