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Draft:Sonam Kalra

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{{Short description|Indian singer, composer and creator of The Sufi Gospel Project}}

{{Draft topics|women|music}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Sonam Kalra

| image =

| caption = Kalra performing in 2023

| birth_place = New Delhi, India

| genre = Sufi, gospel, world music, Hindustani classical

| occupation = Singer, composer, motivational speaker

| years_active = 2009–present

| label = Independent

| associated_acts= The Sufi Gospel Project

| website = {{URL|https://www.sonamkalra.com}}

}}

Sonam Kalra is an Indian singer, composer and creator of The Sufi Gospel Project, a musical initiative that blends Sufi poetry with gospel hymns, Hindustani classical idioms and world-music instrumentation.{{cite news |last= |first= |title=Sonam Kalra blends Sufi and Gospel |url= |newspaper=Rolling Stone India |date= |access-date=}} She has performed in more than 30 countries, including shows at the Sydney Opera House, Cairo Opera House and MTV’s Coke Studio.{{cite news |last=Shankar |first=Jyoti |title=Soul music |url= |work=Indian Link |date=22 September 2016 |access-date=}}

Early life and education

Kalra was born and raised in New Delhi. She studied Hindustani classical music under Shubha Mudgal and Pandit Sarathi Chatterjee, gospel and jazz with Ashley Clement in Singapore, and classical opera with the Korean tenor Hur Chul Young.{{cite press release |title=Artist profile: Sonam Kalra |date=2024 |publisher=Sonam Kalra |url= }}

Career

= The Sufi Gospel Project =

Launched in 2011, *The Sufi Gospel Project* interweaves verses by mystic poets such as Bulleh Shah, Kabir and Amir Khusrow with Christian hymns like “Amazing Grace”, creating what Kalra calls “one universal voice of faith”.{{cite news |last=Nayak |first=Shivali |title=Sonam Kalra: Unifying many voices of faith |url= |publisher=ABC Australia |date=10 October 2016 |access-date=}}

= International performances =

  • 2016 – Confluence: Festival of India tour, Australia (including Sydney Opera House).
  • 2018 – ASEAN-India Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas, Singapore.
  • 2022 – Invited voting member, Recording Academy (Grammys).{{cite web |title=Music's Bold New Generation |url= |website=Recording Academy |date=2022 |access-date=}}

= Other projects =

  • Partition: Stories of Separation – a multimedia production reflecting on the 1947 partition of India and Pakistan.

Activism

Kalra regularly performs at charity concerts supporting cancer treatment, child-protection NGOs, animal-rights groups and women’s empowerment initiatives. She is also a frequent TEDx and conference speaker, including Tina Brown’s Women in the World summit.{{cite news |title=Women in the World Delhi: Sonam Kalra performance |url= |work=The New York Times |date=2015 |access-date=}}

Awards and honours

  • **Global Music Awards 2023** – Gold (Best Protest Song, “Bol”); Gold (Best Female Vocalist); Silver (World Music, “Alfat”).{{cite web |title=Global Music Awards 2023 winners |url= |website=GlobalMusicAwards.com |date=2023 |access-date=}}
  • **REX Karmaveer Chakra Award** (2023).
  • **L'Oréal–Femina “Women of Worth” Award** (2015).{{cite magazine |title=Women of Worth |magazine=Femina |date=2015 |url= |access-date=}}

Discography

  • “Man Manam” – Coke Studio India (Season 3, 2013)
  • “Bol” – single, 2020
  • “Alfat” – single, 2022

See also

External links

  • {{Official website}}
  • {{YouTube channel|UC...}}

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