Toronto based vocalist, pianist and percussionist Suba Sankaran’s musical career began at an early age studying south Indian classical music with her father, master drummer Trichy Sankaran.
She graduated from York University in 1997, where she studied jazz with Carol Welsman, Lisa Martinelli, Bob Mover, Don Thompson, Barry Elmes and Al Henderson, and completed her Master of Arts degree in ethnomusicology in 2002, with a major research paper titled Bobby McFerrin: The Abundance of Vocal Economy.
She has studied south Indian classical vocal music with Sankari Krishnan, T. Vishwanathan, K. Subramaniam and N. Ramani, percussion with Glen Velez, Sal Ferreras and Russell Hartenberger, and piano with Casey Sokol and Francine Kay.
Suba regularly performs with world music ensembles autorickshaw and Trichy Sankaran’s Trio and sings a cappella 1980’s hits with Retrocity.
Discography:
Autorickshaw (Tala-Wallah, 2003)
Four Higher (Tala-Wallah, 2004)
So The Journey Goes (Tala-Wallah, 2006)
City of Lakes (2009)
The Humours of Autorickshaw (Tala-Wallah, 2013)
Meter (Tala-Wallah, 2017)
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.
