Sheila Chandra (b. 1965) is a singer of Indian descent and British national… Read Full Bio ↴Sheila Chandra (b. 1965) is a singer of Indian descent and British nationality.
Born on the 14th March 1965, as a teenager she formed the band Monsoon, and created a fusion of Western and Indian pop styles. She married Steve Coe, who became the band's producer, and along with Martin Smith, the band became a trio. They made a single album, Third Eye, in 1982, from which they had a surprise hit single "Ever So Lonely". However, resenting pressure from their record company over musical direction, Monsoon as a band dissolved and Coe and Smith set about promoting Chandra as a solo artist on an independent label.
Chandra went on to release a number of albums in the 1980s, experimenting with her voice as an instrument. In the 1990s she released three albums on Peter Gabriel's Real World label, although Martin Smith ceased to be actively involved.
In 1996 she provided vocals for a cover of Prodigy's hit "Smack My Bitch Up". In 2002 she performed the song "Breath of Life" with Howard Shore for the Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers soundtrack.
She is no longer able to record, having developed "burned mouth syndrome" in 2010, which makes speech and singing so painful that she is effectively mute.
Born on the 14th March 1965, as a teenager she formed the band Monsoon, and created a fusion of Western and Indian pop styles. She married Steve Coe, who became the band's producer, and along with Martin Smith, the band became a trio. They made a single album, Third Eye, in 1982, from which they had a surprise hit single "Ever So Lonely". However, resenting pressure from their record company over musical direction, Monsoon as a band dissolved and Coe and Smith set about promoting Chandra as a solo artist on an independent label.
Chandra went on to release a number of albums in the 1980s, experimenting with her voice as an instrument. In the 1990s she released three albums on Peter Gabriel's Real World label, although Martin Smith ceased to be actively involved.
In 1996 she provided vocals for a cover of Prodigy's hit "Smack My Bitch Up". In 2002 she performed the song "Breath of Life" with Howard Shore for the Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers soundtrack.
She is no longer able to record, having developed "burned mouth syndrome" in 2010, which makes speech and singing so painful that she is effectively mute.
Speaking In Tongues I
Sheila Chandra Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Sheila Chandra:
All You Want Is More The album Out on My Own (1984). I Give you the…
Blacksmith Oh a blacksmith courted me nine months and better He fairly…
Breath Of Life Uich gwennen na 'wanath ah na dhín An uich gwennen na…
Ever So Lonely Ever so lonely Ever so lonely without you Ever so lonely S…
Ever So Lonely / Eyes / Ocean Ever so lonely Ever so lonely without you Ever so lonely Si…
Ever So Lonely/Eyes/Ocean Ever so lonely Ever so lonely without you Ever so lonely S…
Lament of McCrimmon It's not the way you look It's not the way that…
Lament of McCrimmon / Song of the Banshee Round Cuillin's peak the mist is sailing The banshee croons …
Om Namaha Shiva Om Namaha Shiva Om Namaha Shiva Om Namaha Shiva Om Namaha Sh…
Prema Shanti Dharma Satya kami pramuka indonesia manusia pancasila satyaaaaa ku kuudar…
Shanti Shanti Shanti Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti, Om Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti, Om …
Song To The Siren Long afloat on shipless oceans I did all my best to…
Speaking In Tongues II Alrite.aha... yeah Speaking in tongues Yabba dabba dabba da …
The Enchantment He said my pretty fair maid I'm glad to meet you…
Waiting Chiru navve navvuthuu naakosam vasthavani, Chigurase reputhu…
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@maaikegee
Speaking in tongues... I guess it's just the title ;-) Probably because ithe source of this beautiful piece stems from improvisation and inspiration, rather than a preset piece of music.
Interestingly, there's a whole area in linguistics that researches the sound systems of drum languages in various cultures: Indian pakhawaj (bols) and tabla (konnakol) for instance, or African drum languages (the latter are actually used for communication, even though they don't have words).
And what's remarkable is that drum languages show many similarities to spoken languages in their phonological system. That is, in describing pakhawaj sounds, there's a comparable sound-classification-system as in natural language (dha - ta corresponds to voiced - voiceless in hindi/sanskrit, and in different places of articulation on the drum). So true, there may be no meaning that's conveyed in bols or konnakol (and therefore, it's not a proper language), but the sound systems can be described in a phonological framework, making it a linguistics subject in its own right.
And you're right, there's a musical genre called scat. It has its origins in the very music that Ms. Chandra is singing here ;-)
@BarbaraJLitchfield
She is so beautiful and her voice is clear!
@viniciusramos9316
Clear message, clear structure, easy to understand, thank you
@user-ob1sd2lw5l
Pure art , its. amazing , thank you very much ❤❤❤
@annrenee3265
So beautiful.. This is the music I love & your voice is sublime Sheila
@gatgatfester
I'll always remember the first time I heard this. Just incredible. Thank you, Sheila and Real World for sharing this.
@adamXVI
Beautifully done Sheila✨❤️❤️❤️✨
@riccardomusiu510
Wooow!!! Sheila you're amaziiiiiing!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😉✌💖💖💖👍👍👍😄😄🇮🇹🇮🇹
@helmutsecke3529
Oh aye, she’s grand and so she is now.
@damedecoeur6557
Pure Art , thank you !
@Vakubli
Flying on her voice.