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{{short description|American singer-songwriter}} | |||
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1945|2|4}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1945|2|4}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], India | | birth_place = [[Bombay]], India | ||
| genre = [[Jazz music|Jazz]], [[Pop music|pop]], disco, electronica | | genre = [[Jazz music|Jazz]], [[Pop music|pop]], [[disco]], [[electronica]] | ||
| occupation = Singer | | occupation = Singer | ||
| years_active = 1970–present | | years_active = 1970–present | ||
| label = CBS/Sony, [[PolyGram]], [[TK Records|TK]], Autobahn, Top of the World | | label = [[Columbia Records|CBS]]/[[Sony]], [[PolyGram]], [[TK Records|TK]], Autobahn, Top of the World | ||
| website = {{URL|theashaputhli.com}} | | website = {{URL|theashaputhli.com}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Asha Puthli''' is a singer-songwriter, producer, and actress | '''Asha Puthli''' is a [[singer-songwriter]], [[Record_producer |producer]], and [[actress]] born on February 4, 1945, and raised in [[Bombay]], [[India]]. She has recorded solo albums for [[EMI]], [[Columbia Records|CBS]]/[[Sony]], and [[RCA]].<ref name=":0">{{cite news|last=Pareles |first=Jon |title=Asha Puthli, an Indian Singer Who Embraces Countless Cultures |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 12, 2006 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/12/arts/music/12puht.html |accessdate=4 August 2018}}</ref> Her recordings cover [[blues]], [[Pop music|pop]], [[Rock music|rock]], [[Soul music|soul]], [[funk]], [[disco]], and [[techno]] and have been produced by [[Del Newman]] and [[Teo Macero]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Mandel |first=Howard |title=Reclaiming Singularity: Asha Puthli |magazine=[[DownBeat]] |date=February 2007 |volume=74 |issue=2 |page=26}}</ref> | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Puthli was born | Puthli was born into a [[Hinduism |Hindu]] family. She is a niece of [[Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay]].<ref name="Asha Puthli: jazz legend comes to Mumbai to spellbind music lovers">{{cite news |last1=Kothari |first1=Sunil |title=Asha Puthli: jazz legend comes to Mumbai to spellbind music lovers |url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-asian-age/20181029/281852939564547 |access-date=19 March 2021 |publisher=The Asian Age |date=29 October 2018}}</ref> Her father was a businessman, and her mother was a homemaker.<ref name="Asha Puthli: Lady sings the blues">{{cite news |last1=Khurana |first1=Suanshu |title=Asha Puthli: Lady sings the blues |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/lady-sings-the-blues-5574449/ |access-date=19 March 2021 |publisher=The Indian Express |date=10 February 2019}}</ref> Like many upper-middle-class Hindu children at the time, she attended [[English-medium education#India|English-speaking]] [[Catholic schools]].<ref name="Asha Puthli Is In The Studio Recording Once Again">{{cite web |last1=Montague |first1=Joe |title=Asha Puthli Is In The Studio Recording Once Again |url=http://www.rivetingriffs.com/Asha%20Puthli.html |website=Riveting Riffs |publisher=Riveting Riffs |access-date=19 March 2021}}</ref> | ||
Puthli began training at an early age in [[Indian classical music]] and opera. She listened to jazz and pop music on the radio, which led to her interest in fusion.<ref name="Marmorstein">{{cite book |last1=Marmorstein |first1=Gary |title=The label: The story of Columbia Records |date=2007 |publisher=Thunder's Mouth Press |isbn=978-1-56025-707-3}}</ref> At thirteen she won a contest in which she sang "Malagueña". The victory encouraged her to begin improvising with a jazz band at local tea | Puthli began training at an early age in [[Indian classical music]] and [[opera]]. She listened to jazz and pop music on the radio, which led to her interest in [[Jazz_fusion |fusion]].<ref name="Marmorstein">{{cite book |last1=Marmorstein |first1=Gary |title=The label: The story of Columbia Records |date=2007 |publisher=Thunder's Mouth Press |isbn=978-1-56025-707-3}}</ref> At thirteen, she won a contest in which she sang "[[Malagueña_(song) |Malagueña]]". The victory encouraged her to begin improvising with a jazz band at local [[tea dance]]s. [[Ved Mehta]] described her singing in his book ''Portrait of India''.<ref>Jhaveri, Niranjan, "Features" in ''Jazz Forum: The Magazine of the European Jazz Federation'', No.17 (3/72), June 1972, page 69.</ref> She went to a university in Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Puthli, Asha|url=https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-1002276309|access-date=2021-05-18|website=Grove Music Online|year=2015|language=en|doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2276309|last1=Murchison|first1=Gayle|isbn=978-1-56159-263-0}}</ref> | ||
==Music career== | ==Music career== | ||
After receiving her degree, Puthli worked as a [[British Airways]] flight attendant. For her training, she spent two months in [[London]] where she later recalled she "would get to hear real jazz". While vacationing in America, she auditioned for a dance scholarship from [[Martha Graham]], which she received. She resigned from British Airways and relocated to New York. [[John H. Hammond]] at [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] had read Ved Mehta's portrait of her in ''Jazz in Bombay''.<ref name="Marmorstein"/> After hearing a rough demo, he signed her to [[Columbia Records|CBS Records]]. She sang lead vocals on the [[Peter Ivers]] Blues Band's cover version of "Ain | After receiving her degree, Puthli worked as a [[British Airways]] flight attendant. For her training, she spent two months in [[London]], where she later recalled she "would get to hear real jazz". While vacationing in America, she auditioned for a dance scholarship from [[Martha Graham]], which she received. She resigned from British Airways and relocated to New York. [[John H. Hammond]] at [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] had read Ved Mehta's portrait of her in ''Jazz in Bombay''.<ref name="Marmorstein"/> After hearing a rough demo, he signed her to [[Columbia Records|CBS Records]]. She sang lead vocals on the [[Peter Ivers]] Blues Band's cover version of "[[Ain%27t_That_Peculiar |Ain’t That Peculiar]]", which was reviewed favorably in ''[[Cashbox_(magazine) |Cashbox]]'', ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', and ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. The single, released in 1971, entered the [[Billboard charts]]. ''Take It Out On Me'', the band's album featuring Puthli, was finally released in 2009.<ref>Frank, Josh, and Charlie Buckholtz. ''In Heaven Everything Is Fine: The Unsolved Life of Peter Ivers and the Lost History of'' New Wave Theatre. New York: [[Simon & Schuster]], 2008, p. 80.</ref><ref name="Asha Puthli Is In The Studio Recording Once Again"/> | ||
Hammond sent her to audition for avant-garde jazz saxophonist [[Ornette Coleman]], who was looking for a singer for his album ''Science Fiction'' (1971).<ref name="Huey">{{cite web |last1=Huey |first1=Steve |title=Science Fiction |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/science-fiction-mw0000537516 |website=AllMusic |accessdate=20 September 2018}}</ref> For the album, Puthli sang on two songs, "What Reason Could I Give" and "All My Life".<ref name="Marmorstein"/> For her work on ''Science Fiction'', she shared the '' | Hammond sent her to audition for avant-garde jazz saxophonist [[Ornette Coleman]], who was looking for a singer for his album ''[[Science_Fiction_(Ornette_Coleman_album) |Science Fiction]]'' (1971).<ref name="Huey">{{cite web |last1=Huey |first1=Steve |title=Science Fiction |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/science-fiction-mw0000537516 |website=AllMusic |accessdate=20 September 2018}}</ref> For the album, Puthli sang on two songs, "What Reason Could I Give" and "All My Life".<ref name="Marmorstein"/> For her work on ''Science Fiction'', she shared the ''[[DownBeat]]'' Critics' Poll award for Best Female Jazz Vocalist.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
Puthli's popularity grew not in the U.S. but in Europe<ref name="Bush">{{cite web |last1=Bush |first1=John |title=Asha Puthli |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/asha-puthli-mn0000663643 |website=AllMusic |accessdate=20 September 2018}}</ref> where she signed a record deal with CBS. Her solo albums reflected her interest in pop, rock, soul, funk and disco. She gravitated toward the glam world of [[Elton John]] and [[T. Rex (band)|T. Rex]]. Her self-titled debut was produced by Del Newman, and it included cover versions of songs by [[JJ Cale]] and [[Bill Withers]]. She hired Pierre LaRoche (makeup designer for [[David Bowie]] and [[Freddie Mercury]]) and photographer [[Mick Rock]] to shoot the cover.<ref name="Pareles">{{cite web |last1=Pareles |first1=Jon |title=Asha Puthli, an Indian Singer Who Embraces Countless Cultures |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/12/arts/music/12puht.html |website=The New York Times |accessdate=20 September 2018 |date=12 August 2006}}</ref> The album included a disco version of "I Am a Song" by [[Neil Sedaka]].<ref name="Jurek">{{cite web |last1=Jurek |first1=Thom |title=Asha Puthli |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/asha-puthli-mw0000849758 |website=AllMusic |accessdate=20 September 2018}}</ref> | Puthli's popularity grew not in the U.S. but in Europe<ref name="Bush">{{cite web |last1=Bush |first1=John |title=Asha Puthli |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/asha-puthli-mn0000663643 |website=AllMusic |accessdate=20 September 2018}}</ref> where she signed a record deal with CBS. Her solo albums reflected her interest in pop, rock, soul, funk and disco. She gravitated toward the glam world of [[Elton John]] and [[T. Rex (band)|T. Rex]]. Her self-titled debut was produced by Del Newman, and it included cover versions of songs by [[JJ Cale]] and [[Bill Withers]]. She hired Pierre LaRoche (makeup designer for [[David Bowie]] and [[Freddie Mercury]]) and photographer [[Mick Rock]] to shoot the cover.<ref name="Pareles">{{cite web |last1=Pareles |first1=Jon |title=Asha Puthli, an Indian Singer Who Embraces Countless Cultures |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/12/arts/music/12puht.html |website=The New York Times |accessdate=20 September 2018 |date=12 August 2006}}</ref> The album included a disco version of "I Am a Song" by [[Neil Sedaka]].<ref name="Jurek">{{cite web |last1=Jurek |first1=Thom |title=Asha Puthli |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/asha-puthli-mw0000849758 |website=AllMusic |accessdate=20 September 2018}}</ref> | ||
==Film and fashion== | ==Film and fashion== | ||
During the 1970s, Puthli starred in lead roles in [[Merchant Ivory]]'s ''[[Savages (1972 film)|Savages]]'' and [[Bruno Corbucci]]'s ''[[The Gang That Sold America]]'' (Italian title:''Squadra Antigangsters'').<ref name="Pareles"/> Her sense of fashion brought her visibility. A headliner at [[Studio 54]], she was dressed by designers [[Michaele Vollbracht]] and [[Manolo Blahnik]] and photographed by [[Richard Avedon]] | Her first film was shot with Indian director [[Mani Kaul]] in 1968. During the 1970s, Puthli starred in lead roles in [[Merchant Ivory]]'s ''[[Savages (1972 film)|Savages]]'', which was screened at the [[1972 Cannes Film Festival]], and [[Bruno Corbucci]]'s ''[[The Gang That Sold America]]'' (Italian title:''Squadra Antigangsters'').<ref name="Pareles"/> She also appeared in a [[Louis Malle]]<ref>Name=“Long, Robert Emmet” James Ivory in Conversation,2005 “University of California Press” pg 124</ref> | ||
''[[Cinéma_vérité |cinéma vérité]]'' film as “Nadja” based on [[André Breton]]’s [[Nadja_(novel) |novel of the same name]], and German documentary “Reden meine Droge – Singen mein Sex ...“ for [[Norddeutscher Rundfunk]] on her life. | |||
Her sense of fashion brought her visibility. A headliner at [[Studio 54]], she was dressed by designers [[Michaele Vollbracht]] and [[Manolo Blahnik]] and photographed by [[Richard Avedon]], [[Andy Warhol]] and [[Francesco Scavullo]], appearing in the [[centerfold]] of the last's book of photographs 1948-1964. | |||
In the twenty-first century, she sang on | In the twenty-first century, she sang on ''Asana Vol. 3'' by [[Bill Laswell]] and ''Hey Diwani, Hey Diwani'' by Dum Dum Project. In 2005, she returned to the UK charts with "Looking Glass" from the album ''Fear of Magnetism'' by Stratus. | ||
Her song "Space Talk" from the 1970s, a popular tune with [[David Mancuso]]'s ''The Loft'' crowd, has been sampled by [[P.Diddy]], [[The Notorious B.I.G.]], [[Dilated Peoples]], Governor featuring [[50 Cent]], and [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]]; and her cover of [[George Harrison]]'s "[[I Dig Love]]" was sampled in 2005 for the chart-topping track "Reload It" by UK | Her song "Space Talk" from the 1970s, a popular tune with [[David Mancuso]]'s ''The Loft'' crowd, has been sampled by [[P.Diddy]], [[The Notorious B.I.G.]], [[Dilated Peoples]], Governor featuring [[50 Cent]], and [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]]; and her cover of [[George Harrison]]'s "[[I Dig Love]]" was sampled in 2005 for the chart-topping track "Reload It" by UK [[MOBO_Awards |MOBO Award]]-winner [[Kano (rapper)|Kano]]. She has co-writer credits with [[Jay-Z]], [[P.Diddy]], [[The Neptunes]], [[Jermaine Dupri]], [[SWV]], and [[The Notorious B.I.G.]] on the track "The World is Filled" from the multi-platinum album ''[[Life After Death]]''.<ref name="Pareles"/> | ||
In August 2006, she headlined Central Park Summerstage in New York City on an eclectic bill with [[DJ Spooky]], [[Talvin Singh]], Outernational, and [[Prefuse 73]], and special guests [[Dewey Redman]] and [[Dres (rapper)]] of the hip-hop group [[Black Sheep (group)|Black Sheep]].<ref>Sisario, Ben | In August 2006, she headlined [[Central Park]] Summerstage in New York City on an eclectic bill with [[DJ Spooky]], [[Talvin Singh]], Outernational, and [[Prefuse 73]], and special guests [[Dewey Redman]] and [[Dres (rapper)]] of the hip-hop group [[Black Sheep (group)|Black Sheep]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Sisario, Ben|title="Listings: Asha Puthli, Prefuse 73, Talvin Singh (Sunday)"|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=August 11, 2006|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/11/theater/11thea.html}}</ref> | ||
==Praise by critics== | ==Praise by critics== | ||
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===As guest=== | ===As guest=== | ||
* ''[[Science Fiction (Ornette Coleman album)|Science Fiction]]'', Ornette Coleman (Columbia, 1971) | * ''[[Science Fiction (Ornette Coleman album)|Science Fiction]]'', [[Ornette Coleman]] (Columbia, 1971) | ||
* ''Mirror'', Charlie Mariano (Atlantic, 1972) | * ''Mirror'', [[Charlie Mariano]] (Atlantic, 1972) | ||
* ''Squadra Antigangsters'' ([[Cinevox]], 1979) | * ''Squadra Antigangsters'' ([[Cinevox]], 1979) | ||
* ''[[Easily Slip Into Another World]]'', [[Henry Threadgill]] (Novus, 1989) | * ''[[Easily Slip Into Another World]]'', [[Henry Threadgill]] (Novus, 1989) | ||
* ''Export Quality'', Dum Dum Project (Times Square/Groovy, 2001) | * ''Export Quality'', Dum Dum Project (Times Square/Groovy, 2001) | ||
* ''Mpath - Wanderer'', Gardner Cole (Triloka, 2003) | * ''Mpath - Wanderer'', [[Gardner Cole]] (Triloka, 2003) | ||
* ''Accerezzami'', Fausto Papetti (2003) | * ''Accerezzami'', [[Fausto Papetti]] (2003) | ||
* ''Asana Vol 3: Peaceful Heart'', Bill Laswell (Meta, 2003) | * ''Asana Vol 3: Peaceful Heart'', [[Bill Laswell]] (Meta, 2003) | ||
* ''Fear of Magnetism'', Stratus (Klein, 2005) | * ''Fear of Magnetism'', Stratus (Klein, 2005) | ||
* ''Asana OHM Shanti'', Bill Laswell (Meta, 2006) | * ''Asana OHM Shanti'', [[Bill Laswell]] (Meta, 2006) | ||
* ''Asha's Kiss'', [[Raveena Aurora| Raveena]] ([[Asha's Awakening]], 2022) | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060804062133/http://ashaputhli.com/ Official Site] | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060804062133/http://ashaputhli.com/ Official Site] | ||
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