Tash Sultana

Tash Sultana
Background information
Born (1995-06-15) 15 June 1995 (age 29)
Melbourne, Australia
Genres
  • Psychedelic rock
  • reggae
  • soul
  • RnB
  • hip hop
  • blues and roots
  • neo soul
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
  • producer
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
  • piano
  • keyboard
  • bass
  • percussion
  • beatmaking/sampling
  • trumpet
  • saxophone
  • flute
  • mandolin
  • oud
  • harmonica
  • panpipes
Years active2008–present
Labels
Formerly ofMindpilot
Websitewww.tashsultana.com

Tash Sultana (born 15 June 1995) is an Australian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and music producer,[1] described as a "one-person band".[2] Sultana rose to international prominence with their 2016 single "Jungle", which was voted into third place in Triple J's Hottest 100 countdown of 2016. The following year, Sultana had three songs voted into Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2017; "Mystik" placing at number 28, "Murder to the Mind" at number 43, and their Like a Version cover of MGMT's "Electric Feel" at number 78.[3]

Sultana grew up in Melbourne and has been playing guitar from the age of three,[1] beginning a career in music through busking. An active musician on Bandcamp since 2013,[4] Sultana's recordings were viewed millions of times on YouTube in 2016. Sultana's EP, Notion, was released in September 2016, followed by a sold-out world tour in early 2017.

Sultana plays a large variety of instruments including guitar, keyboard, bass, percussion, beatmaking/sampling, trumpet, saxophone, flute, mandolin, oud, harmonica, panpipes; and arranges it into loop style performances along with percussive and finger tapping style guitar playing. Sultana has a vocal range stretching five octaves.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b "Tash Sultana Talks Gender Fluidity and Our Generation Accepting Diversity". Aware Project. 4 April 2016. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  2. ^ "I Am Tash Sultana – Rolling Stone Cover Feature". Rolling Stone Australia. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  3. ^ Wynne, Kelly (7 August 2018). "Tash Sultana will leave the past behind with 'Flow State'". Newsweek. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Music – Tash Sultana". Bandcamp. Retrieved 26 January 2017.