Autorickshaw | |
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Origin | Toronto, Canada |
Genres | World music |
Years active | 2003–present |
Labels | Tala-Wallah Records |
Members | Suba Sankaran Ed Hanley Dylan Bell |
Website | autorickshaw |
Autorickshaw is a Canadian world music band that performs a blend of Indian Carnatic and Hindustani music with Western pop, funk, and jazz. [1] Formed in 2003 in Toronto, the group consists of vocalist Suba Sankaran, tabla player Ed Hanley, and bassist and beatboxer Dylan Bell. [1]
They are three-time Juno Award nominees for World Music Album of the Year, receiving nominations at the Juno Awards of 2005 for Four Higher, [2] [3] at the Juno Awards of 2008 for So the Journey Goes, [4] and at the Juno Awards of 2018 for Meter. [5] [6]
The band has regularly toured both Canada and India. [7] [8]
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