Kiran Ahluwalia is a Canadian singer-songwriter who infuses Indian music with African desert blues and Western styles. Ahluwalia won the 'Newcomer' category in the inaugural Songlines Music Awards (2009) – announced 1 May 2009 – the new 'world music' awards organised by the UK-based magazine, Songlines.
Personal life Ahluwalia was born in Patna, grew up in Delhi and moved to Toronto at the age of nine. After completing her MBA at Dalhousie University, she returned to Toronto with the plan of being in the financial services industry, she changed her mind and went back to India to study music and then returned to Toronto to build her career as a musician.
Ahluwalia is married to guitar player and co-arranger Rez Abbasi, and currently lives in New York.
In 2016, Ahluwalia was one of the recipients of the Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards presented by Canadian Immigrant magazine.
Discography Title Release Record label Awards Kashish — Attraction 2000Kiran Music: 2002 Juno Award for Best Global Album Beyond Boundaries 2003Kiran Music: 2004 Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year Kiran Ahluwalia 2005Triloka Records Wanderlust 2007 Four-Quarters Entertainment: 2008 Juno Award for World Music Album of the Yearwinner of 2009 Songlines/WOMAD Best Newcomer Award Aam Zameen – Common Ground 2011 Kiran Music (Canada), Avokado Artists Recordings (United States, Europe, Australia): 2011 Canadian Folk Music Award for Best World Solo Artist : 2012 Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year Sanata : Stillness 2014–15ARC/Magenta 7 Billion 2018Six Degrees Records Comfort Food 2024Kiran Music With Rez Abbasi Things to Come (Sunnyside, 2009)
Featured by Delerium Indoctrination (from Nuages du Monde) (Nettwerk, 2006)
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Kiran Ahluwalia performing on NYC Radio LIVE! Kiran Ahluwalia Interview at allaboutjazz.com