Salt Rain (CD)

Music for Crocodiles; is Sheela Raman's 3rd album. Her first, Salt Rain, was sensationally nominated for the finals of the Mercury Music Prize and has gone on to become a massive hit in France where TV advertisers have fallen in love with the sensuous grooves. He follows up, love Trap came out in 2003. Since her debut in 2001 she has been growing and learning as both a singer/songwriter but also as a performer. She recently played to a sold-out Shepherds Bush Empire (supporting extravagant French star, M) with just the guitar of Sam Mills, her producer, writing partner and now husband. She was rapturously received and showed just what an amazing, confident and sexy performer that she is. Er mixture of Indian Caryatid tradition with jazz, African and European influences IS totally unique and has tremendous appeal across the board. She is guaranteed to find support within the press and at radio and she will be playing live throughout the year. Although this is not a review, we have this from influential Times journalist Nigel Williamson on hearing this album: emm/narada 2005.