Autorickshaw (band)

Autorickshaw
Origin	Toronto, Canada
Genres	World music
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Tala-Wallah Records
Members	Suba Sankaran Ed Hanley Dylan Bell
Website	autorickshaw.ca

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]}

Band members

• Suba Sankaran – vocals
• Ed Hanley – tabla
• Dylan Bell – bass, beatboxing

Discography

• Autorickshaw (2003) ^[9]
• Four Higher (2004) ^[10]
• So the Journey Goes (2007) ^[11]
• The Humours of Autorickshaw (2013) ^{[12] [13]}
• Meter (2017)

References

1. "Tune into Carnatic, jazz and Hindustani beats of Canadian band Autorickshaw". Hindustan Times , December 9, 2017.
2. D'Souza, Jerry (April 24, 2005). "Autorickshaw: Four Higher, Apr 2005". allaboutjazz.com. All About Jazz. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
3. "Juno nominations". Kingston Whig-Standard , February 8, 2005.
4. "Juno nominees". Times & Transcript , February 6, 2008.
5. Timar, Andrew. "Meter - Autorickshaw, Nov 2017". thewholenote.com. The Whole Note. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
6. "Juno Awards Reveal 2018 Nominees". Exclaim! , February 6, 2018.
7. Timar, Andrew. "Autorickshaw Tours South Asia, Dec 2014". thewholenote.com. The Whole Note. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
8. "Canada in India (High Commission of Canada)". facebook.com. Facebook. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
9. "Autorickshaw – Autorickshaw". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
10. "Autorickshaw – Four Higher". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
11. "Autorickshaw – So The Journey Goes". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
12. "Autorickshaw – The Humours of Autorickshaw". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
13. "Customer Review, The Humours of Autorickshaw". amazon.com. Amazon. Retrieved January 17, 2022.

External links

• Official website