Bishi is tagged as: folk, electronic, electro-folk, sitar, pop Bishi, born Bishnu Priya is a British singer, musician and DJ. She is a London-based multi-instrumentalist strongly influenced by annual visits to the Ravi Shankar School in Delhi. Bishi was first recognized in 2001 as the central DJ & ‘face’ of London’s experimental underground nightclub. British born to a Bengali musical family, Bishi started singing when she was two years old. Her mother, an Indian Classical/Traditional singer enrolled her in a musical education. Trained in both Eastern and Western classical music, Bishi started piano and harmonium studies aged six and went on to learn guitar, bass & sitar in her teens. Her musical influences also include English folk and disco. Bishi began her musical career in The Sound Storm - an improvised electro acoustic performance art troupe led by London night club legend Matthew Glamorre and his long time collaborator Richard Torry. Bishi is also characterised by her glamorous and extravagant stage appearance. Media appearances include the BBC’s Culture Show. Recently she has attracted critical attention and been nominated for the 2008 South Bank Show Awards – the ‘Times Breakthrough Award’. Her first album Nights at the Circus was described as “Falling somewhere between M.I.A... Read More About Bishi Biography...  Send Bishi ringtones to your cell
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