Shri (musician)

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Shri Sriram
Black and white picture of South Asian man playing a stringed instrument onstage
Shri performing in 2015
Background information
Birth nameShrikanth Sriram
BornBangalore, India
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • composer
  • producer
Instrument(s)
  • Guitar
  • bass
  • flute
Years active1990–present
Labels
  • Drum the Bass
  • Outcaste
  • Tommy Boy
  • PIAS
  • Sony
Websiteshri.co.uk

Shri (born Shrikanth Sriram ) is a British multi-instrumentalist and producer. Shri specializes in acoustic, electric, and electronic-based live performances and incorporates traditional Indian instruments into his music.[1]

Biography

Shri grew up in Mumbai, India in a musically inclined family. His father plays the sitar, and his mother and sister play the Carnatic violin. He trained as a classical tabla player for about fourteen years at Pandit Nikhil Ghosh's school in Mumbai. Tired of the rigidity of classical music, Shri went on to teach himself bass, guitar, and flute.[2] His trademark instrument is one he handcrafted and designed himself—a fretless bass guitar suited towards his unique approach of playing bass with a bow.[citation needed]

Career

Having previously played percussion with the rock band Indus Creed,[3] a prominent rock band in India, and bass in the jazz outfit Azure Hades (with whom he recorded an album), he moved to London in the 1990s and collaborated as a bass player with musicians such as Talvin Singh, Nitin Sawhney, and DJ Badmarsh, with whom he recorded under the name Badmarsh & Shri.

Shri toured for five years with Sawhney, which led in 1997 to Shri's first solo album, Drum the Bass, produced by Sawhney and released by London-based label Outcaste Records. Later, Badmarsh & Shri produced two albums for Outcaste Records as a duo, Dancing Drums in 1998 and Signs in 2001. Shri released his second solo album, East Rain, in 2005.[4]

Shri has also collaborated musically on theatrical productions—composing for Akademi's 2001 Coming of Age dance project at London's South Bank, the Builder's Association/Motiroti co-production Alladeen in 2003, and Tamasha Theatre Company's Strictly Dandia in 2005.[citation needed]

In 2007, Shri released the album Seven Steps, which featured the single "Just for a Minute".[5]

In 2011, the artist produced and performed bass and bowed bass on the track "Quest", with Vivek Rajagopalan on the mridangam and kanjira, and Embar Kannan on violin and vocals. "Quest" was released by Folktronic.[6][7] He also launched a new collaborative project, titled ShriLektric.[8][9] The same year, the musician was featured in Season 1, episode 5 of The Dewarists.[10][11]

In 2015, Shri published the album Just a Vibration, a collaboration with Hammonds Saltaire Brass Band.[12]

Discography

Year Album Main Artist Record Label
1997 Drum the Bass Shri Outcaste Records
1998 Dancing Drums Badmarsh and Shri Outcaste Records
2001 Signs Badmarsh and Shri Outcaste Records
2001 Swarm (12" Vinyl) Badmarsh and Shri Outcaste Records
2001 CSI (soundtrack) Badmarsh and Shri Hip-O Records
2005 East Rain Shri MSI Records
2007 Seven Steps Shri Drum the Bass Records
2008 Heavy World (EP) Shri Drum the Bass Records
2008 Just for a Minute (EP) Shri Drum the Bass Records
2009 Barah Aana (soundtrack) Shri Shringar Films Pvt. Ltd.
2010 Striker (soundtrack) Shri T-Series
2011 Quest Shri feat. Vivek Rajagopalan Folktronic
2011 Google Chrome "Tanjore" (soundtrack) Shri Folktronic
2016 Just a Vibration Shri feat. Hammonds Saltaire Band Drum the Bass Records
2017 Bank Chor (soundtrack) Shri YRF films
2020 The Letter Shri Jazzland Recordings

References

  1. ^ "ShriLektric Set to Rock Delhi." ShriLektric Set to Rock Delhi. Deccan Herald, 22 May 2012. Web. 18 July 2012. <http://www.deccanherald.com/content/251399/shrilektric-set-rock-delhi.html>.
  2. ^ "ShriLektric Set to Rock Delhi." ShriLektric Set to Rock Delhi. Deccan Herald, 22 May 2012. Web. 18 July 2012. <http://www.deccanherald.com/content/251399/shrilektric-set-rock-delhi.html>.
  3. ^ Rovi. "Shri on AllMusic." Allmusic.com. All Music, n.d. Web. 25 July 2012. <http://www.allmusic.com/artist/shri-mn0000028860>.
  4. ^ "Shri: East Rain". ethnotechno.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  5. ^ Miller, Chris. "Shri - Just for a Minute (Drum the Bass Records)." Music Reviews, News, Festivals & Interviews. Daily Music Guide, 7 September 2008. Web. 18 July 2012. <http://www.dailymusicguide.com/Reviews/shri_just_for_a_minute_single_review_08092008_1212.aspx>
  6. ^ "Vivek Rajagopalan Releases New Track 'Quest' Feat Shri and Embar Kanan."Indianrockmp3.com. Indian Rock MP3, 16 August 2011. Web. 18 July 2012. <http://indianrockmp3.com/2011/08/16/vivek-rajagopalan-release-new-track-quest-feat-shri-and-embar-kanan/>.
  7. ^ Vivek Rajagopalan Feat Embar Kannan and Shri - Quest. Prod. Shrikanth Sriram. Perf. Vivek Rajagopalan, Embar Kannan, Shri. YouTube. Folktronic India, 19 October 2011. Web. 18 July 2012.
  8. ^ Bhatti, Sharin. "ShriLektric Returns to India." Rolling Stone India. Rolling Stone India, 23 May 2012. Web. 18 July 2012. <http://rollingstoneindia.com/features/shrilektric-returns-to-india/>.
  9. ^ "ShriLektric Announces 4 City India Tour Starting 24th May '12." ShriLektric Announces 4 City India Tour Starting 24 May '12. India Infoline News Service, 17 May 2012. Web. 18 July 2012. <http://www.indiainfoline.com/Markets/News/ShriLektric-announces-4-city-India-tour-starting-24th-May-12/5419153586>.
  10. ^ Yasin, Fozia (8 November 2011). "'There's no need to ape the West'". Asian Age. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  11. ^ Kulkarni, Reshma (4 December 2011). "A long and winding road-Shrikanth Sriram interview". The Hindu. Visakhapatnam. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  12. ^ "Shri Sriram: Just a Vibration Review – Indian Classical Meets Big-band Brass". theguardian.com. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

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