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'''Bishi''' (Bishnu Priya) is a British DJ and musician. She is a London-based multi-instrumentalist strongly influenced by annual visits to Ravi Shankar School in Delhi where, although not taught by Shankar, six of Shankar's disciples teach sitar.<ref>[http://music.guardian.co.uk/rock/story/0,,2226027,00.html | guardian.com]</ref>
'''Bishi''' (Bishnu Priya) is a British DJ and musician. She is a London-based multi-instrumentalist strongly influenced by annual visits to Ravi Shankar School in Delhi where, although not taught by Shankar, six of Shankar's disciples teach sitar.<ref>[http://music.guardian.co.uk/rock/story/0,,2226027,00.html | guardian.com]</ref>Bishi is best known as the central DJ & 'face' of London's experimental underground nightclub - Kash Point<ref>[http://www.last.fm/music/bishi/+wiki | last.fm]</ref>


== History ==
== History ==

Revision as of 22:16, 20 January 2008

Bishi (Bishnu Priya) is a British DJ and musician. She is a London-based multi-instrumentalist strongly influenced by annual visits to Ravi Shankar School in Delhi where, although not taught by Shankar, six of Shankar's disciples teach sitar.[1]Bishi is best known as the central DJ & 'face' of London's experimental underground nightclub - Kash Point[2]

History

British born to a Bengali musical family, Bishi started singing when she was two years old. Her mother, an Indian Classical/ Traditional singer enrolled her in a musical education. Trained in both Eastern and Western classical music, Bishi started piano and harmonium studies aged six and went on to learn guitar, bass & sitar in her teens. Bishi began her musical career in Sound Storm.[3]Bishi is also charecterised by her glamourous and extravagent on stage constumes. Media appearances include the BBC's Culture Show.[4]

Discography

  • Nights At The Circus 12/11/2007
  • Brainlove 7" (single) 30/07/2007

References