1. Susheela Raman was born on 21 July 1973 and is a British musician.
15 Facts About Susheela Raman
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Susheela Raman was nominated for the 2006 BBC World Music Awards.
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Susheela Raman is known for live performances built on the sacred Bhakti and Sufi traditions of India and Pakistan.
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Susheela Raman's parents are Tamils from Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu, India, who arrived in London, UK in the mid-1960s.
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Susheela Raman grew up singing Carnatic music and began giving recitals at an early age.
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Susheela Raman tried to bring these streams together when in 1995 she travelled to India to rediscover her roots by way of further exploring Carnatic music.
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Susheela Raman won the Best Newcomer award from BBC Radio 3.
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In 2003 Susheela Raman released her second album Love Trap which featured amongst other collaborators the Nigerian drummer Tony Allen and Tuvan singer Albert Kuvezin of the group Yat-Kha.
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On Music for Crocodiles Susheela Raman sang for the first time in French on "L'Ame Volatile".
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In 2006 Susheela Raman was again nominated for a BBC World Music Award and was the subject of a one-hour documentary by French-German TV Channel Arte, called Indian Journey directed by Mark Kidel.
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Susheela Raman continued to research and discover music from Tamil Nadu, studying in 2007 with the Bhakti singer Kovai Kamla.
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In 2011, Susheela Raman released Vel, marking a change in musical direction which was well received.
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Susheela Raman followed this up with a series of concerts which showcased her new musical direction, demonstrating, as her reviewers put it "a rousing comeback".
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In 2013, Susheela Raman returned to the stage in London at the Royal Festival Hall as part of the Alchemy Festival, having previously played at the Jaipur Literary Festival.
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In September 2013 Susheela Raman announced a new album, as yet untitled, inviting pledges from fans to ensure its release in spring 2014.