Talvin Singh

He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to music and received the Ivor Novello Award for Innovation at the 2022 Ivor Composer Awards.

• Name — Talvin Singh • Birth Name — Talvinder Singh Matharoo • Alias — Talvin Singh • Born — 1970 • Birthplace — London, England • Genre — * Asian underground • electronica • drum and bass • Indian classical • Occupation — * Musician • Record Producer • Composer • Instrument — Tabla • Years Active — 1991–present • Label — Island • Awards — Mercury Prize (1999) OBE (2014) Ivor Novello Award for Innovation (2022) • Website — talvinsingh.com

Singh was born in Leytonstone, East London, he began playing tabla as a child and went to India at 16 to study for two years. Upon returning to London, he worked with artists including Björk, Sun Ra, Massive Attack, Courtney Pine, and Siouxsie and the Banshees. Between 1996 and 1999, Singh, along with creative producer Sweety Kapoor, and DJ/Music Producer Sam Zaman (aka State of Bengal), hosted the Anokha Nights at the Blue Note Club in Hoxton Square, London, showcasing a new fusion sound from predominantly South Asian-Origin artists. In 1997, Singh released the compilation album Anokha - Soundz of the Asian Underground. In 1998, he released his debut studio album, OK, which went on to win the Mercury Prize in 1999. In 2000, he collaborated with Madonna on her album Music.

• Drum + Space (as Calcutta Cyber Café) (1996) • OK (1998) • Ha (2001) • Vira (2001) • Sweet Box (2008) • OK (Expanded Edition) (2009)

• Anokha - Soundz of the Asian Underground (1997) Island • Back to Mine, Volume 8 (2001) DMC

• Siouxsie and the Banshees, "Kiss Them for Me" and "Silver Waterfalls" on Superstition (1991) • Keith LeBlanc, Time Traveller (1992) • Dub Syndicate, Live at the Town and Country Club • Björk, Debut (1993) • Abracatabla (1994) Sampling CD (time and Space) • The Future Sound of London, "Life Form Ends" on Lifeforms (1994) • Little Axe – The Wolf That House Built (1994) • Bim Sherman – Miracle (1996) • Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – Star Rise (1997), Real World • Duran Duran, "Out of My Mind", Medazzaland and The Saint (1997) • David Sylvian – Dead Bees on a Cake (1999) • Madonna – "Cyber-Raga", Music (2000) • Master Musicians of Jajouka (2000) • Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) – Original soundtrack (2000) Island. • Remixsingh Ok (2001) Island / Japan Import. • Voxygen, a commission by English National Opera. • Talvin Singh & Rakesh Chaurasia – Vira (2002) Sona Rupa UK. • Tabla Beat Science – Tala Matrix (2002) Palm Pictures. • Richard Ashcroft – Human Conditions (2002) • Msoke – Murder Time (2003) Buback • Talvin Singh & Sangat – Songs for the Inner World (2004) Live French Import. • Talvin Singh feat. Amar-Jaan • Smadj – Selin (2009) • Talvin Singh & Niladri Kumar – Together (2011) • "D.U.S.T." – Talvin Singh feat. Frame/Frame (2014)

• Björk – "Possibly Maybe" (1996) • Blondie – "Maria" (1999) • Madonna – "Nothing Really Matters" (1999) • Najma Akhtar – "Ghoom Charakhana" • Ryuichi Sakamoto – "Grief" • John Martyn – "Sunshines Better" • Sarah McLachlan – "Answer" • Natacha Atlas – "Duden" • Asa-Chang & Junray – "12 Bushi" • Alisha's Attic – "Air We Breathe" • Najma Atish – "Ghoom Charakhana (Talvin Singh mix)" • Bill Laswell and William S. Burroughs – "The Western Lands" • Otm Shank – "Maharaja" (Talvin Singh Remix) (2021)