Press Highlights
NBC News: “Meet the harpist using traditional Indian music and American jazz to ‘bridge worlds'” go there
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.”
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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) go there
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.” go there
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…” go there
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…” go there
fRoots Album Review:
“…a thought-provoking release where sparks fly with a real feeling for Hindu divinity” (Five Stars)
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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.” go there
Yoga Chicago: “Sheela’s classically trained voice and slightly avant-garde energy create magic.” go there
Whole Life Times: “A heartfelt and beautiful debut from an artist from whom we’d expect nothing less.”
Full Listing of Articles, Interviews, and Reviews –
NPR’s The Record, Album Review 01/09/14 >> read article >> go there |
PRI’s The World, Artist Feature 02/04/14 >> read article >> go there |
fRoots, Album Review 02/01/14 >> read article |
Sonic Discourse, Album Review 03/03/14 >> read article >> go there |
The Guardian, Album Review 02/27/14 >> read article >> go there |
Exclaim! Music Mag, Album Review 02/21/14 >> read article >> go there |
Albuquerque Journal, Event Preview 02/21/14 >> go there |
Kadmus Arts, Event Preview 02/05/14 >> read article >> go there |
LA Yoga, Album Review 02/10/14 >> read article >> go there |
fRoots, Track Pick/Airplay 02/12/14 >> read article >> go there |
Perceptive Travel, Album Review 02/13/14 >> read article >> go there |
World Beat International, Feature 02/09/14 >> read article >> go there |
LA Yoga, Listing 02/06/14 >> read article >> go there |
India-West, Feature 02/07/14 >> read article >> go there |
Pasadena Weekly, Feature 02/06/14 >> read article >> go there |
San Francisco Bay Guardian, Listing 01/29/14 >> read article >> go there |
SF Weekly, Listing 01/25/14 >> read article >> go there |
Yoga Chicago, Album Review 01/01/14 >> read article >> go there |
The American Bazaar, Feature 12/20/13 >> read article >> go there |
DESI, Artist Interview 01/05/14 >> read article >> go there |
World Music Central, Album Review 01/03/14 >> read article >> go there |
Express Milwaukee, Album Review 01/15/14 >> read article >> go there |
WNYC, Album Pick/Track Stream 01/13/14 >> read article >> go there |