Panj & Milāpa
Both works are at the heart of the practice — weaving live music, psychedelic rock fusion, storytelling, and video. Panj traces five pivotal moments in a Punjabi Sikh family's history. Milāpa follows a path from exile to return, with music and movement at its core.
5ive — A Cultural DiVersion
A livestream performance featuring original psychedelic rock fusion compositions and spoken word. Drawing on Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Sikh devotional music, and Carlos Santana — the full range of influences that shaped my musical voice. The recording is available free. The performance begins at the 8 minute 45 second mark.
Festival Accès-Asie
I am a founding member and past board member of Festival Accès-Asie (originally the Montréal Asian Heritage Festival), Canada's oldest uninterrupted Asian Heritage Month festival. I performed in the inaugural show in 1995 and have been a regular participant, presenter, and MC over the years.
Welcome to Canada
Invited to compose the soundtrack for this NFB feature drama — the story of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees who find sanctuary in a Newfoundland outport. Recorded at the NFB's 24-track studio, the tracks featured improvised sitar textures and programmed rhythms, evoking a culture in transition.
Composed and performed music for Roger Sinha's Burning Skin (1992–1994), which toured internationally and was featured on CBC's Adrienne Clarkson Presents. Also created music for transgender performance artist Atif Siddiqi through the 1990s.
Composed soundtracks and provided technical support for numerous theatre productions from 1985–1995, including The Great Celestial Cow, The Komagata Maru Incident, and The Death of Abbie Hoffman, performing in Montréal, Toronto, and Vancouver.
Co-founder and participant in Montréal's South Asian Queer Artist Collective through the 1990s and 2000s — creating work that explored the intersections of culture, identity, gender, and race through music and performance.
TV5 — Chassés croisés, Histoires de froid — In April 2023, I was interviewed by Sophie Fouron for this TV5 series about chance encounters and the stories beneath surface appearances. We explored grief, queerness, and the silence between a father and son.
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