13 Facts About Kula Shaker

1.

The name Kula Shaker was itself inspired by king Kulasekhara, an Indian king from the 9th century.

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2.

Kula Shaker disbanded in September 1999 but reformed in 2004 for sessions for the School of Braja compilation album.

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3.

Origin of Kula Shaker can be traced back to 1988 when Crispian Mills met Alonza Bevan at Richmond upon Thames College in South-West London.

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4.

In September 1995 Kula Shaker were joint winners of the in the City contest, which quickly resulted in a record contract with Columbia Records, who were eager to sign another band that had the multi-platinum, crossover appeal of Oasis.

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5.

Kula Shaker indicated that he now felt that the swastika, which has origins outside Nazism and different meanings in different parts of the world, was hopelessly connected to Nazism in the West.

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6.

Kula Shaker indicated that it was the outrage that his comments had sparked that had led him to this conclusion.

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7.

Kula Shaker played at the Glastonbury Festival in 2001 with Suns of Arqa.

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8.

Kula Shaker drummed on an album by Aqualung as well as being part of Shep.

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9.

Kula Shaker's reformation has its origins in sessions for a charity album made with the New Braj Village School.

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10.

At the time of the recording, this was announced on the official Jeevas website as Kula Shaker having reformed to contribute a song to the album and was referred to by Mills as a Kula Shaker reunion in subsequent interviews.

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11.

Kula Shaker announced on 11 January 2006 that they had reformed permanently.

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12.

Kula Shaker became the band's new keyboard player, and Kula Shaker were restored to a four-piece once more.

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13.

On 20 December 2021, the band released a free EP, Kula Shaker Christmas Wrap Up, containing two songs, "Snowflake" and "Christmas Time " from 2010.

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