Priya Darshini
Biography Priya Darshini
Priya Darshini
Born in Chennai, raised in Mumbai, and based in New York, Priya Darshini blends her Indian Classical roots with global influences to create music that is elegant, tranquil, and intricately layered. Her debut solo album, Periphery (Chesky Records), earned a nomination for Best New Age Album at the 63rd GRAMMY® Awards. Inspired by her immigrant journey, it was recorded live with a single microphone in a Brooklyn church, and showcases her ability to push compositional boundaries while reflecting deeply personal experiences.
Named one of Variety’s “10 Grammy-Nominated Women to Know” and Tatler Asia’s “Six Asian Women Changing the Face
of Music,” Darshini has collaborated with celebrated artists including Victor Wooten, Roy Futureman Wooten, Pearl Jam, Karsh Kale, Jake Shimabukuro, and Edmar Castaneda.
Beyond her music career in the US, Darshini is a chart-topping Bollywood playback singer, actor, environmental advocate, and ultra-marathon runner. She serves on the Board of Directors for the International Wildlife Coexistence Network, is a trustee for Jana Rakshita - a non-profit supporting underserved pediatric cancer patients and education for girls in India - and was the first Indian woman to complete the Himalayan 100-mile ultramarathon.
“Between the columns, a window opens to another world, to the unimaginable, and that wonderful voice of Priya Darshini!” - Hi Fidelity Magazine
“Priya Darshini takes a Bjork-sized leap into minimalist, vocal-led experimental music” - Rolling Stone India
