![]() ![]() ![]() In the soundtrack I tried to evoke a tribal sound with the raw, hypnotic beat of the Tabla. “I have been studying traditional Indian music for many years so composing for Incarnations was a good chance to draw on that. Singh’s solo album credits include critical and commercial successes OK (1998) - winning the UK’s 2 most prestigious music prizes, ‘The South Bank Prize’ and ‘The Mercury’ in 1999 - and HA (2001). Singh is notable for re-introducing the concepts of Indian classical music to western pop, dance and jazz in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. Singh has collaborated with several musical pioneers in various genre’s including Bjork, Blondie, Sioux & the Banshees, Madonna, DJ Spooky, The Master Musicians of Jajouka, Jay Z and Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Drawing inspiration from the classical Indian arts, Singh first came to prominence as a Tabla percussionist in the 1980s London music scene. ![]() ![]() He is best known as the father of modern Asian electronica music. Talvin Singh is an accomplished Tabla player, electronic musician, music theorist, record producer, visual practitioner and DJ. “Some of the pieces were so good that I didn’t want to give them to the BBC” ![]()
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