Karsh Kale

Karsh Kale is an Indo - American musician, record producer, singer, songwriter, film-maker and DJ. He is considered one of the pioneers in the concept of the Asian Underground genre by combining various styles of music such as Indian classical and folk with electronica, rock, pop and ambient music. In addition to recording, remixing and DJ work, Kale is known for his drumming and film composition.

Kale was interested in drums and eventually became a tabla player. His father exposed him to a wide variety of music, including traditional Indian music, classical, rock, and even early hip-hop. From this wide range of influences, Kale, who was self-taught, created his style, which eventually led to his 'electric tabla.' In 2000, Bill Laswell formed Tabla Beat Science, inviting Kale to join Zakir Hussain, Talvin Singh, Trilok Gurtu and Sultan Khan. The group released Tala Matrix together that year. The album is one of the most influential Asian Fusion albums to date, and the band embarked on a tour, one of which released on DVD. Kale is the first Indo-American to be signed to a solo recording contract in the United States. His first full-length album, Realize, was released in 2001. His follow-up Breathing Under Water, released in 2007, was the result of a two-year collaboration with sitar instrumentalist Anoushka Shankar. In 2011, Kale released Cinema, which is influenced by his experiences in composing for Bollywood. He won GIMA Awards best fusion album for the same, beating A.R.Rahman & has released four albums since 2001.