Sheela Bringi

Public Radio International’s The World ‘Global Hit’ Feature: “What do you get when you cross British-Tamil pop, avant-garde piano and ancient Vedic chanting? Sheela Bringi.” The Guardian: “…It succeeds because she is respectful of the original material and is an excellent musician, matching her cool, clear vocals against her skills on the harp, harmonium and bansuri bamboo flute…” (Four Stars) NPR’s The Record: “Indian music expands to accommodate the spirit and whatever human circumstances enclose it…Hip-hop, Balkan music and the blues all meld within grooves that only gain intensity from the reformulations Bringi and her collaborators explore…This music isn’t just for your yoga practice.” Exclaim Canada: “Sheela Bringi’s latest is vibrant in its lyricism, spiritual in its composition and meditative in its presentation… As an Indian-American, her continued collaboration with Atlanta-born African-American songwriter/trumpeter Clinton Patterson brings forth a sonically pleasing, subtle mix of American South and South Asian musical sensibilities…” Pasadena Weekly Artist Feature: “…It isn’t often you hear a harp in Indian music these days. Or a trumpet, or a didgeridoo, or a blues guitar riff, for that matter. That Sheela Bringi incorporates them all as fluid, organic-sounding elements of her music is a testament to her artistry and that of trumpeter/producer Clinton Patterson, as well as their vision of the common ground connecting different cultures…” fRoots Album Review: “…a thought-provoking release where sparks fly with a real feeling for Hindu divinity” (Five Stars) LA Yoga: “..Tiny she may be but out of her diminutive frame comes a smoldering voice that is surprisingly nostalgic for her age. Incantations is Sheela at her newest and best, an elixir of sounds and traditions that are compellingly complex.” Yoga Chicago: “Sheela’s classically trained voice and slightly avant-garde energy create magic.” Whole Life Times: “A heartfelt and beautiful debut from an artist from whom we’d expect nothing less.”