Shama & The 515 Crew

Shama, born in Libya, is very much attached to her Indian roots. A versatile and capable singer, who has been performing since childhood to audiences around the world. Having received her vocal training from Smt. Swati Natekar and Smt. Krishna Chakraborty, Shama went onto developing her own voice and style. Shama is the only Asian female artiste in UK to have had 2 successful long-running bands. She became a brand name in 1994 as she set out with the popular Shama and Friends band, wowing audiences in South America, Caribbean, West Africa, Dubai, Europe and nationally over UK for the next 15 years. Her second band, The 515 Crew, has been performing & producing music since 2009. Songs from her first album, Forever Yours (released in 1995) have been featured in the Liam Neeson film, Taken 3, National Geographic documentaries, Gomez et Tavarez (French Film), Coronation Street, The Real Marigold series (BBC) etc. Shama’s voice was recorded for Geri Halliwell’s (Ginger Spice) debut album, Schizophonic. Shama has performed with Bollywood music personalities: Anup Jalota, Sukhwinder Singh, Nitin Mukesh, Mangal Singh. Shama performed at the prestigious Diwali on Trafalgar Square for 4 years running due to public demand and the Greater London Authority’s request. ​ In early 2009 Shama with MD Hinal Pattani, co-founded The 515 Crew, a young and dynamic band which entered its first year as a band, although all the individual members had a collective experience of several years between them. The aim was to create a new sound. Shama brought with her, years of experience in the business, clients, and not forgetting, a following. The 515 Crew brought with it a fresh new sound, talent and an enthusiasm to make a mark. Together, they have been writing, producing and releasing their own songs as well as live performances in the UK and abroad. ​ In 2010, Shama made her debut as a lyric writer, penning the words to Maahi, the very first track released by 515 Productions, quickly followed by Diljaani, Baarish and Jogan. Due to it's popularity Jogan entered the iTunes World Music Top Ten on the very first day. ​ Apart from music tracks, Shama is the voice behind many popular tv & radio jingles. Line up: 3 vocalists, 5 musicians: Keyboard player, lead guitarist, bass guitarist, drummer and an Indian percussion/congo player. "Lead singer Shama is a versatile singer with the ability to sing all styles of Indian music. The band combines both traditional Indian melodies with modern production and is great for the dance floor as well as just to listen to. I congratulate them on their music." – Ehsaan Noorani (Shankar Ehsaan Loy – Bollywood Film Music Directors) Apart from private clients for parties, weddings, mehfils etc, we have also performed for the following companies/organisations: INTERNATIONAL: DUBAI Petrofac (Dubai) SPAIN Sindhi Communities of Spain Sindhi Community of Canary Islands CHILE Sindhi Community of Chile (Iquique) - South America WEST AFRICA Sindhi Community of Accra, Ghana (West Africa) Singhi community of Lome, Togo (West Africa) ​PORTUGAL Ismaili Community of Lisbon, Portugal ​UNITED STATES Chugani Family (Orlando) ​ST, THOMAS, CARIBBEAN Chugani Family ​CURACAO, CARIBBEAN Chugani Family ​ST. MAARTEN, CARIBBEAN UK: GLA – Greater London Authority Garvi Gujarat (Asian Business Awards) Unity 101 FM, Southampton Lions Club (various clubs of UK) Sindhi Association of UK Zee TV Bradford City Council Clydesdale Bank Oshwal Association of UK Ismaili Community of UK World Punjabi Association Elephant Atta Bestway Cash & Carry TRS Madhu’s Brilliant Giants International Uttar Sadan Association KMK-Kutch Madhapar Karyalaya UK Saheli Group Bhagini Samaj KP Women’s Group Asian Welfare & Cultural Association (UK) Somak Travels Sikh Aid UK