Talvin Singh

Talvin Singh
OBE
Birth nameTalvin Singh
Born1970 (age 53–54)
London, England
Genres
Years active1991–present
LabelsIsland
Websitetalvinsingh.com[dead link]

Talvin Singh OBE (born 1970) is an English musician, producer, and composer. A tabla player, he is known for creating an innovative fusion of Indian classical music with drum and bass. Singh is generally considered involved with an electronica subgenre called Asian Underground, and more recently as Indian and/or Asian electronica.

After collaborating with Siouxsie and the Banshees and Björk in the early 1990s, Singh released his debut album Ok (1998), which received the Mercury Music Prize in 1999.[2]

Singh has since collaborated with a variety of acts including Madonna and Massive Attack.

  1. ^ Talvin Singh at AllMusic
  2. ^ Finn, Gary. Mercury prize for Talvin Singh The Independent. 8 September 1999