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"Shashi's soul and heart shine through her music, an eclectic, captivating blend of Wonderful. You'll want to keep listening to this CD."
-- Scott Robinson, Dualtone Music (Guy Clark, The Lumineers, Delta Spirit, The Felice Brothers)
"Shashi Light's beautiful performances express her deeply held respect and admiration for all cultures and peoples. She emanates
Love through the language of music!"
-- Cathleen, a fan in FL
"Beautiful! Want to listen to your CD over and over again!"
-- Ashley Dorff (Nashville Music Publisher, top ten billboard charts with The Dixie Chicks, etc.)
"Beautiful melodies and superb lyrics."
-- Jonell Polanski (Nashville Producer)
"Your energy and presence and music have fed my soul."
-- Rose, a fan in FL
"Your music has me crying in ecstasy - it has me blissed out! You are so gifted!"
-- Patricia, a fan in TN
Shashi Light concocts a unique blend of ethnic sounds to create what she calls Folk Fusion.
Having been immersed in indigenous music since childhood, she developed an early appreciation for the entrancing sounds of East Indian, Native American, African, and other unique flavors of music, as well as early Americana. These influences color her proclivity towards the sounds of The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, John Denver, Buffy St. Marie, Joanne Shenandoah, Mary Youngblood, Jewel, Tommy Emmanuel, Muriel Anderson, Deva Premal, Keb Mo and others.
Her passionate love for Mother Earth, her desire to see equality for all peoples, and her explorations into a variety of art forms have cultivated her ever-evolving sound.
Shashi was nominated for an Encore Award (1992)
for Best Director of a Play, in Indianapolis, IN,
for Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part i.
She has been published in a few periodicals, including, Arts Indiana,
and her poetry has won several awards, including
Best Poem, Butler University 1991,
The National Golden Poet Award, 1995, and other local poetry awards.
She was featured in, Send My Mail to Nashville, a documentary about singer/songwriters, produced by Stacey K. Black of Los Angeles (with directorial credits including: the TV series,
Major Crimes, The Closure, Station 19, All Rise, and many more).
Shashi Light has played music all over the United States, including Los Angeles, Texas, Florida, New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, New York, and Tennessee.
Above:
Shashi Light in Dream Girls, (winner of 6 Tony Awards),
Indianapolis, IN, with LA/NY Director, David Thome; original Broadway choreography by Michael Bennett and Michael Peters.
Shashi Light and her daughter, Joy, sang and danced their way through Cabaret, a musical comedy, at Royce Hall, UCLA, where they shared the stage with an all-star cast including: John Ritter, Henry Winkler, Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Mark Hamill, Jim Belushi, and others.
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