Susheela Raman is a London-born, globally acclaimed singer and composer known for her captivating voice and adventurous approach to music. Drawing from her South Indian roots and Australian upbringing, she blends an array of genres and collaborations, from Sufi Qawwals and Indian Classical to Javanese Gamelan and African rhythms. With eight albums to her name, including the Mercury-shortlisted Salt Rain, Susheela has earned recognition as someone blazing her own unique musical path. Described as “that rarity: a true original” by The Guardian, her performances often explore cross-cultural collaborations and deep music traditions in disruptive, transformative ways. A force on stage and in the studio, she has worked with a range of extraordinary musicians and for her most recent work she sings the poetry of radical mystic poet and artist William Blake (1757-1827), a major inspiration for free-thinking musicians and artists such as Bob Dylan and Jim Morrison and countless others.