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Sheila Chandra

Profile:Sheila Chandra first came to prominence as a teenage actress on the British teen school soap "Grange Hill" playing the character Sudhamani Patel between 1979 and 1981.

At the same time as she left the series Steve Coe head of Indipop was looking for a vocalist for his Asian fusion band Monsoon. Allegedly he found an old demo tape of Chandra's in a box at Hansa and was attracted by her rich, fluid voice and South Indian heritage.

Monsoon's debut single, the much sampled "Ever So Lonely", recorded when Chandra was 16, reached #9 in the UK charts in April 1982, but subsequent singles made less impact and she left the group at the end of the year

She subsequently made 4 solo albums with Indipop, before retiring at the age of 20, coming back in 1991 for a 5th solo album "Roots and Wings" for Indipop where she began to expirement with voice tracks laid over drones, a style which set the tone for her work in the 90s

From there, Chandra's association with Real World Records began as she made 3 remarkable albums, "Weaving My Ancestors Voices" and "Speaking In Tongues" Parts 1 and II, fusing Arab, Andalucian, Celtic and Indian vocal styles with even older traditions such as Gregorian plainsong. She also performed live for 2 years in the 90s, for the first and so far only time in her career

In 1999 Real World released a retrospective of her work "Moonsung" and a retrospective of her Indipop work appeared in 2003
URLs:http://www.sheilachandra.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheila_Chandra
In Groups:Monsoon
Name Variations: All | Sheila Chandra | Chandra
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Releases:
Out On My Own (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   Indipop ... 1984
Quiet! (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Indipop ... 1984
Nada Brahma (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Indipop ... 1985
The Struggle (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Indipop ... 1985
The Struggle / Om Shanti Om (12")   Indipop 1985
Roots And Wings (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Indipop ... 1989
Best Of Sheila Chandra (CD, Comp)   Alfa International 1992
Weaving My Ancestors' Voices (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Caroline Records ... 1992
The Zen Kiss ◄ (2 versions)   Real World Records ... 1994
Monsoon (CD)   Mercury 1995
ABoneCroneDrone (CD)   Caroline Records 1996
EEP1 (CD)   Indipop 1999
Moonsung (A Real World Retrospective) (CD)   Real World Records, Real World Records 1999
EEP2 (CD)   Indipop 2000
"This Sentence Is True" (The Previous Sentence Is False) (CD)   Shakti Records 2001
Waiting (12", W/Lbl)   Spacecraft 2003
Waiting EP (12", EP)   Spacecraft 2003
Speaking In Tongues '98 (12")   Real World Records  
Appears On:
Tomorrow Never Knows (12")   The Mobile Suit Corporation 1982
The Dream / Meditasian (12")   Indipop 1983
Third Eye (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Great Expectations ... 1983
Ethno Beats (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Mysteries Of The East ... BCM Records 1988
Ancient Beatbox (LP) Raining - My Eyes Are ... Cooking Vinyl 1989
Raining - My Eyes Are Filled With Clouds ◄ (2 versions) Raining - My Eyes Are ... Cooking Vinyl 1990
A Brief History Of Ambient - Volume 1 (2xCD, Comp) Sacred Stones Virgin Records America, Inc. 1993
Love Is An Ocean (CD, Maxi)   Low Spirit Recordings, Urban 1995
Love Is An Ocean (Remixes) (CD, Maxi)   Low Spirit Recordings, Urban 1995
This World Is Yours (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Love Is An Ocean Low Spirit Recordings ... 1995
Angel Baby Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD, Album) Angel Tech Milan Records 1996
Angel Baby Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD, Album) Angel Tech Milan Records, Real World Records 1997
The Wire Tapper 3 (CD, Comp, Promo) Shehnai Song Wire Magazine 1999
Discover Narada (CD, Smplr, Promo) O.U.R. Borders, Narada Productions, Inc. 2000
Gifted: Women Of The World (CD, Comp) Ever So Lonely / Eyes ... Real World Records 2001
Musiques - Hiver 2001 (CD) Mien Les Inrockuptibles 2001
So Lonely (12") So Lonely (Accapella) Oxyd Records 2002
The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers (OST) (Album) ◄ (5 versions) Breath Of Life Reprise Records 2002
Visions (CD, Album, Promo) So Lonely Rulin Records 2002
House Session Vol 4 (CD) Waiting M10 Records, E-FrenchSound Records 2003
The Lord Of The Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy Soundtrack (3xCD) Breath Of Life Reprise Records 2003
The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers - The Complete Recordings (3xCD + DVD-A) Arwen's Fate Reprise Records 2006
The Imagined Village (CD, Album) 'Ouses, 'Ouses, 'Ouses... Real World Records 2007
Tracks Appear On:
Debüt LP / Zeitschrift Ausgabe 2 (LP, Smplr) All You Want Is More Debüt 1983
Indipop Music & Dance Compilasian ◄ (2 versions) Prema, Shanti, Dharma,... Indipop 1983
A Brief History Of Ambient - Volume 1 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Sacred Stones Virgin Records America ... 1993
Signed Sealed Delivered (2) (CD) Speaking In Tongues III Virgin 1994
Real World Sampler (CD, Album, Smplr) The Enchantment Real World Records, Virgin 1995
Trance Planet - Volume Two (CD) Sacred Stones Triloka Records, Worldly Music 1995
Ocean Of Sound 2: Crooning On Venus (2xCD) Ever So Lonely / Eyes ... Virgin 1996
Real World Sampler (CD, Comp) Excerpt From ABoneCron... Real World Records, Virgin 1996
Realworld Présents (CD, Comp) Abonecronedrone 6 Real World Records 1996
The Echoes Living Room Concerts Volume 2 (CD, Album) Sacred Stones Echodiscs 1996
Bliss (CD) ABoneCroneDrone 3 (Exc... Real World Records 1998
In The Mix (3xLP) Speaking In Tongues'98 Virgin Records (Spain) 1998
11 Out Of 10 (CD, Comp) Ever So Lonely / Eyes ... Real World Records 1999
Musikexpress 34 - Real World (CD) Ever So Lonely/Eyes/Ocean Musikexpress 1999
Real Word Sampler (CD, Promo) Ever So Lonely / Eyes ... Real World Records 1999
The Wire Tapper 3 (CD, Comp, Promo) Shehnai Song Wire Magazine 1999
Discover Narada (CD, Smplr, Promo) O.U.R. Borders, Narada Productions, Inc. 2000
Dreamworld: Essential Late Night Listening (CD) Ever So Lonely/Eyes/Ocean Priority Records 2000
Gifted (CD, Mini, Promo, Smplr) Ever So Lonely / Ocean... Real World Records 2000
Ground Zero ◄ (2 versions) O.U.R. Shakti Records 2000
Spirit Of India Vol.2: Traditional & New Vibes (2xCD, Comp) Lament Of McCrimmon / ... Wagram 2000
Trance Planet (4xCD, Comp) Sacred Stones Triloka Records 2000
Voices Of The Real World (CD) Speaking In Tongues Real World Records 2000
Chillout Moods (Box + 8xCD, Comp + CD) Excerpt From ABoneCron... Disky 2001
Chillout Moods (Box + 8xCD, Comp) Excerpt From ABoneCron... Disky 2001
Chillout Moods - Magic Forest (2xCD) Ever So Lonely / Eyes ... Disky 2001
Chillout Moods - Rain Dance (2xCD, Comp) Excerpt From ABoneCron... Disky 2001
Gifted: Women Of The World (CD, Comp) Song To The Siren, Eve... Real World Records 2001
Musiques - Hiver 2001 (CD) Mien Les Inrockuptibles 2001
Pure Moods III (CD, Comp, Sli) Ever So Lonely Virgin Records America, Inc. 2001
The Karma Collection Sunrise (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) True Ministry Of Sound 2002
Best Of Narada World (2xCD, Comp) Shanti, Shanti, Shanti Narada World 2003
Chilled Out (3xCD) Excerpt From AboneCron... EMI Gold 2003
Chilled In The Sun (CD) Ever So Lonely/Eyes/Ocean EMI Music (Germany) 2004
Pure Moods Celestial Celebration (CD) Crescent Silver Scythe Virgin Records America, Inc. 2004
Electrounique Vol. 3 (LP, Comp) Prema, Shanti, Dharma,... Electunes 2006
The Imagined Village (CD, Album) 'Ouses, 'Ouses, 'Ouses... Real World Records 2007
Heroes Original Soundtrack (CD, Comp, Ltd) ABoneConeDrone 3 (Exce... NBC Records 2008
The History Of Indipop - The First Ten Years - 1981 - 1991 (CD) Quiet! (Excerpt), Corr... Great Expectations  
Unofficial Releases:
Electric Funky Afro Sound Vol. IV (LP) Quiet 6 - Quiet 4 Electric Funky Afro Sound Records  
Electric Psychedelic Sitar Headswirlers Vol 5 (CD, Comp) Storm Trance, Lament O... Purple Lantern Records  
User Reviews:
cthulhu303, Aug 26, 2002

Sheila doesnt really belong here, but she sure has one of the most sampled female vocals. Think about RMBs "Love is an ocean"? Sheila Chandra.
Visions of Shivas "How much can you take"? Sheila Chandra.
Andrew Brixs "Piano Euphoria"? Sheila Chandra.
She was even asked to perform the vocal on The Prodigys "Smack my bitch up", but refused when realised the vulgarity of the track itself.
Shes the One!

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