Shelia Chandra's guest appearances

Shelia Chandra

C86 Show - Indie Pop

Redd Kross

Patti Smith

Steve Howe

James Butler

Lucy Porter

Lou Reed

Jim Jones

David Thomas

Dave Hopkins

James Dean

Ron Johnson

David Clark

John Gill

Michael Grecco

Lesley Woods

OwlTail

Shelia Chandra special - Monsoon, The Imagined Village, Ancient BeatBox - in conversation with David Eastaugh   As a teenager she formed the band Monsoon with Steve Coe (who became the band's producer) and bassist Martin Smith. Monsoon created a fusion of Western and Indian pop styles. The band recorded its only album, Third Eye, in 1982 from which it had a hit single, "Ever So Lonely", which peaked at No. 12 in the UK Singles Chart.[1] Monsoon followed-up with the single "Shakti," which peaked at No. 41, but this was to be the band's final charting single. The album also includes a cover of the Beatles' "Tomorrow Never Knows", featuring the distinctive EBow guitar sound of Bill Nelson. Resenting pressure from their record company over musical direction, Monsoon dissolved in 1982 and Coe and Smith set about promoting Chandra as a solo artist on independent Indipop Records.

Shelia Chandra special - Monsoon, The Imagined Village, Ancient BeatBox - in conversation with David Eastaugh As a teenager she formed the band <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsoon_(band)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Monsoon</a> with Steve Coe (who became the band's producer) and bassist Martin Smith. Monsoon created a fusion of Western and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_pop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Indian pop</a> styles. The band recorded its only album, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Eye_(Monsoon_album)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Third Eye</a>, in 1982 from which it had a hit single, "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ever_So_Lonely" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ever So Lonely</a>", which peaked at No. 12 in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UK Singles Chart</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheila_Chandra#cite_note-Larkin80-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">[1]</a> Monsoon followed-up with the single "Shakti," which peaked at No. 41, but this was to be the band's final charting single. The album also includes a cover of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the Beatles</a>' "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomorrow_Never_Knows" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tomorrow Never Knows</a>", featuring the distinctive <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EBow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EBow</a> guitar sound of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Nelson_(musician)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bill Nelson</a>. Resenting pressure from their record company over musical direction, Monsoon dissolved in 1982 and Coe and Smith set about promoting Chandra as a solo artist on independent Indipop Records.

Shelia Chandra special - Monsoon, The Imagined Village, Ancient BeatBox