Swati Natekar
Singer, Songwriter, Composer & Producer
Indian, Spiritual, World Music & Jingles
Published Highlights:
1. The Voice on Jakatta American Dream (Ministry of Sound)– a Dance track which reached at the top of the U.K Mainstream Dance charts and appears on more than 20 Dance compilations.
2. Vocals on tracks “Beyond Skin” & “Nadia” from Nitin Sawhney’s album Beyond Skin which was nominated for the top-most Mercury music award in the U.K.
3. Vocals on Dance Track “Prayer for a God” by DJ Producer Darren Tate.
4. 4 tracks on latest Universal International B.V Music Compilation “Incredible India”.
5. Co-written Popular Track “Khwaab” with Niraj Chag – Album “Along The Dusty Road” – Lots of airplay on Radio ClubAsia & BBC Asian Network.
Discography: Dhanak – The Rainbow, Anjuman, Birha, Surmohee, Destiny Chakra
Collaborations: Craig Armstrong -Nitin Sawhney - Talvin Singh - Zakir Hussain - Keyvan Chemirani - James Asher - Geoff Wilkinson - Niraj Chag - The Superswamis - Muzaffer Ali - Sonu Nigam – The Nasha Experience
Film Soundtracks:
“The In-Laws” (Warner Bros) - “ Kiss of the Dragon” - “ Republic of Love” - “Peace One Day” Documentary.
Performances: U.K (Barbican, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Bull Theatre, Alexandra Palace) WOMAD-Reading U.K, Glastonbury, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Portugal, South Africa, The Caribbean, India, Pakistan, TV Channels – MTV, Zee, B4U, VH1.
Recent Tours: “Les Dangereuse” by the Asian Music Circuit, U.K with Juliet Robert and Babani Kone ( 5 cities in the U.K including at Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank, Recent tour (France & Portugal) with Keyvan Chemirani & his team of Iranian, Greek & French musicians) & the recent “Destiny Chakra” tour with her own Band.
Jingles: Lead Vocals on the latest Sharwoods Go-East Campaign on U.K Mainstream TV Channels + Shortlisted finalist for 2005 Walker Crisps Campaign + Many other international Jingles & Session assignments + lead vocals & co-writing on the recent Commonwealth (2010) theme song, specially recorded for BBC.
Roles: Singer,Songwriter, Composer, Producer & Session Vocalist on a number of TV & Radio Jingles. Indian Music Teacher.