Raashi Malik's soulful voice is probably mostly associated with Wellington super-dub band Rhombus, having collaborating with them on all 3 albums and having featured on their singles, Tour of Outer Space and So Close. But recently she has been working on her own solo project whose style can be described as a mixture of soul fusion & traditional Indian folk.
A New Zealander of Indian decent - she is an accomplished musician and songwriter who has been writing her own music for the last 10 years. Locally she is better known for her work with Wellington band Rhombus in which she has incorporated Indian music into the bands eclectic musical style.
Raashi’s voice has been likened to Sade (“in a different orbit”) with her “graceful”, “honeyed silken tones”.
Raashi Malik EP
In 2006, Raashi spent 3 months in India with now husband, composer & producer, Rhian Sheehan, recording local musicians in Mumbai and Delhi for her distinctly Kiwi-Indian debut solo EP, Raashi Malik EP. The EP features 6 original tracks including an adaptation of a Nepali folk song, Ubo Jhada, which Raashi has made her own.
Produced by Malik and Sheehan, mixed by the meticulous ears of Simon Rycroft of Rhombus and mastered by Calyx in Berlin, this EP features the local talents of Rhian Sheehan, Thomas Voyce (Rhombus), Steve Bremner (Strike), Karnan Saba on soprano saxophone & Tim Beals. Raashi is also accompanied by the backing vocals of Andy Hummel (Woolshed Sessions, Rosy Tin Tea Caddy) & Jess Chambers (Jess Chambers Project, Woolshed Sessions).
In India, Raashi was fortunate enough to work with Murad Ali who plays sarangi on Ubo Jhada. He has also worked with the likes of Sting and Anoushka Shankar. She also recorded with top student of Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Partha Sarkar, kiwi ex-pat, Jarrod Wood, Musarrat Ali, Praveen Sethi, Shailendra Kumar & Sajjad Ahmed.
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