MUSIC
Alms for Shanti
Cooper Madison
Dave Sharma
Dhamaal
DJ Rekha
Kidd Skilly
Manu Narayan
Meetu Chilana
Micropixie
Roo
Samrat Chakrabarti
Sodan Selvaretnam
Suphala
Tarannum Naz
Original Song for the Hiding Divya soundtrack
"Lost" written by Samrat Chakrabarti
Performed by Meetu Chilana
Alms for Shanti
Uday Benegal and Jayesh Gandhi, well known among South Asians the world over as the longtime singer and guitar player of Indian supergroup Indus Creed, make up the New York based Indo–rock'n'funk band Alms For Shanti. They've released two albums in their current incarnation, and are working on their third, which they expect to release sometime in 2006. More information on the band can be found at Almsforshanti.com
Cooper Madison
Cooper Madison is a Singer/ Songwriter and Tabla player who has studied both Hindustani and Carnatic music over the span of ten trips to India. Already known as a multi-instrumentalist in the Los Angeles and New York Kirtan communities, Cooper is now following his passion by leading his own Kirtans and other programs in Los Angeles. His music has become a blend of Western and Eastern vocal and instrumental technique highlighted with Violin, Tabla, Harmonium and a vocal style which extends outside the limitations of Western chromaticism. www.coopermadison.com
Dave Sharma
One of NYC's most in-demand musicians, percussionist/producer/DJ Sharma has worked with a diverse list of artists including Karsh Kale, Ming & FS, Tina Sugandh, JUNGLI, RajeSwari, DJ Rekha/Basment Bhangra, Bikram Singh, and Guillermo Brown. In 2005 he toured Brazil w/ DJ Rekha, produced remix after remix, played at Madison Square Garden, and taught both as an affiliate artist at Sarah Lawrence College, and as a global ambassador through Carnegie Hall.
