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Falu
Falu
Falu
Genres: International Music, Pop
 
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Falu is a classically trained Indian vocalist whose passion lies in combining her culture with contemporary American pop/rock music. Backed by a band of New York City musicians (Gaurav Shah, Mark Tewarson, Justin Wallace, ...  more »

     
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All Artists: Falu
Title: Falu
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Monsoon Records
Release Date: 8/7/2007
Genres: International Music, Pop
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Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 837101331821

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Falu is a classically trained Indian vocalist whose passion lies in combining her culture with contemporary American pop/rock music. Backed by a band of New York City musicians (Gaurav Shah, Mark Tewarson, Justin Wallace, Borahm Lee, Justin Wallace, Greg Gonzalez) fusing the Hindi vibe with inventive rock, Falu has developed a signature style that is catching the ears of music fans across the city. This sense of diversity is what makes the music of Falu so distinctive, as she has the rare ability to seamlessly blend a trademark rock style with a formidable classically shaped talent. From rapid, striking notes to soft, flowing melodies, her vocal and stylistic ranges vary with ease. Similarly, her self-titled album, produced by Palmyra Delran (The Friggs) and engineered/mixed by Emery Dobyns (Patti Smith), seamlessly transitions from powerhouse ballad Obsession, to Bollywood favorite Dum Maro Dum and on to the rockin beats of Hey Baby. Born Falguni Shah in the bustling city of Mumbai (the former Bombay), Falu has spent up to sixteen hours a day practicing music since the age of three. Her mother and grandmother were both classically trained vocalists, and the talent has undoubtedly been passed onto her. While in India, she was fortunate to have studied under legendary sarangi/vocal master Ustad Sultan Khan, who is featured on the album, forming a relationship that continues to nurture her creativity and musical spirit. In 2001, Falu moved to Boston and worked as a visiting music lecturer at Tufts University. There, she met up with the Indo-American band Karyshma as their lead vocalist, before starting her own band in 2003. Falu has performed for the Dalai Lama at Lincoln Center, appeared on the companion CD to the Deepak Chopra bestseller The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire, was invited to perform with the Silk Road Project (Yo Yo Ma) and is currently serving as a Music Ambassador to New York City from Carnegie Hall. Falu recently teamed up with Wyclef Jean to lend her unique vocal styling to the score of a A Place in Time, the directorial debut by Angelina Jolie, which focused on capturing the diversity of human spirit around the globe.