Talvin Singh has since collaborated with a variety of acts including Madonna and Massive Attack.
13 Facts About Talvin Singh
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Talvin Singh grew up in Leyton and began playing the tablas as a child.
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At the age of 15, Talvin Singh went to India where he studied tabla under Sangeet Acharya Ustad Lachman Talvin Singh Seen of Punjab Gharana, he stayed with his Guru till he passed away at 96 in 2022.
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Talvin Singh then became the sixth member of the Banshees and took part with them as second headliners of the inaugural Lollapalooza tour.
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In late 1995, Talvin Singh founded the Anokha club night with promoter Sweety Kapoor at East London's Blue Note, where drum'n'bass DJs and South Asian punk bands went head to head with the amped-up sounds of his tabla and percussion.
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Guest spots by LTJ Bukem and others made Anokha a Monday-night hotspot in London, and Talvin Singh signed to Island for an Anokha compilation including several of his own productions.
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Talvin Singh is an accomplished tabla player, electronic musician, music theorist, record producer and DJ.
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Whilst still in his mid-teens, Talvin Singh travelled to India to earn pupillage from Sangeet Acharya Ustad Lachman Talvin Singh Seen, master tabla maestro of the Punjab school.
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Talvin Singh became involved in experimental music collaborations beginning in the late 1980s, working with Sun Ra and Courtney, which helped to popularise the burgeoning Asian underground sub-culture movement.
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Talvin Singh is notable for re-introducing the concepts of Indian classical music to western pop, dance and jazz genres in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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Talvin Singh has pursued several artistic ventures parallel to and in conjunction with his music career, including creating the seminal London club ANOKHA, performing at the Tate Gallery in London, creating a sound installation at the Frith Street Gallery in London and composing music for various experimental dance, theatre and film projects.
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In 2010, Talvin Singh won an award at the UK Asian Music Awards for his "Commitment to Scene".
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Talvin Singh was awarded an OBE in the 2014 Birthday Honours.