Rajesh is an accomplished and versatile singer and composer, trained in Indian classical music.
Born in India into a family of singers, he was an A-grade artist for the All India Radio and Television. His compositions, influenced by Indian classical and folk traditions as well as contemporary music are inspiring, energetic and heart opening.
As a singer in Tŷhai he bridges the music and culture of the Celtic world and India: singing in Hindi, Sanskrit, English and even Welsh (he is a Welsh language learner), as well as the musical language of sargams, taranas and bols.
He enjoys working with musicians of different genres, bringing music and cultures together:
Collaborative projects include:
With Dylan Fowler and Pete Stacey in the Indo-Celtic trio "Tŷhai"
CD album “Mangalam” with Pete Stacey
with Zambra Flamenco at the Diss Corn Hall and at the Drum Camp Festival in Norwich.
with electronic ambient composers Paul Sharma, and Oliver and Peter Spencer, performing as The Minimal 4tet at the Brighton Fringe Festival.
Worked on 2 CD albums with Paul Sharma
Not this, not that ; Safar
Working with traditional Welsh folk songs. Lisa Lan played on Radio Cymru
cover version (Bombay Mix) of Lorraine Bowen’s “Crumble Song”, played on BBC Radio 1 and Radio 6
voice of Bobbi Sing-Song in “Moshi Monsters – the Movie”, singing “Welcome to Jollywood”
with Indo-Jazz group Jadu, performing at Sharq Taronalari International Music Festival in Samarkand
His passion for music and his study of Yoga has inspired him to develop seminars on Nada Yoga and Bhakti Yoga which he gives in UK and abroad. He has produced several CD albums of his compositions as well a yoga practice CDs. His latest CD album is inspired by the poems of the Sufi poet Amir Khusro.
