63rd Annual Grammy® Awards nominee 2021
63rd Annual Grammy® Awards nominee 2021
Taking her roots from Indian Classical music, Priya’s knowledge of music from all over the world has resulted in a fresh, imaginative and fascinating new sound.
Her unconventional compositions, ability to fluidly move between several musical styles, combined with a deeply present, and unfettered performance energy makes for a powerful listening experience, and have now become a part of her very distinct musical identity. Priya has collaborated with a wide range of artists from Pearl Jam; GRAMMY® Award winners Roy “Futureman” Wooten; Jeff Coffin, Philip Lassiter, Silk Road Ensemble’s Shane Shanahan; virtuoso ukulele player Jake Shimabukuro, Dave Eggar, Karsh Kale, House of Waters, and many more. In 2020, Priya released her debut solo album – Periphery – on Chesky Records, and was nominated for the 63rd Annual GRAMMY® Award for Best New Age Album.
Based out of Brooklyn, New York Priya has sung for over a hundred television and radio commercials, as well as recorded for several award-winning and chart-topping movie sound tracks. She is also an actor (The Letters), ultra marathoner, entrepreneur (The Wind Chasers – organizing extreme ultra marathons in the Himalayas and the south of India), and an environmental advocate. She serves on the Board of Directors of the International Wildlife Co-existence Network, and is a trustee of the Mumbai-based non-profit organisation Jana Rakshita – working with underserved pediatric cancer patients, and building infrastructure for schools, with a focus on education for girls. Priya Darshini has been featured in several distinguished newspapers and magazines including Variety Magazine, Rolling Stone, Vogue India and more.