Kiran Ahluwalia

Kiran Ahluwalia
Kiran Ahluwalia performing (2010)
Background information
Born (1965-07-01) 1 July 1965
Patna, India
OriginToronto, Canada
OccupationsSinger and composer
Years active2000–present
Websitewww.kiranmusic.com

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.[1]

Personal life

Ahluwalia was born in Patna, grew up in Delhi and moved to Toronto at the age of nine.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

Discography

Title Release Record label Awards
Kashish — Attraction 2000 Kiran Music Nominated: 2002 Juno Award for Best Global Album
Beyond Boundaries 2003 Kiran Music Won: 2004 Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year[5]
Kiran Ahluwalia 2005 Triloka Records
Wanderlust 2007 Four-Quarters Entertainment Nominated: 2008 Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year
winner of 2009 Songlines/WOMAD Best Newcomer Award
Aam Zameen – Common Ground 2011 Kiran Music (Canada), Avokado Artists Recordings (United States, Europe, Australia) Won: 2011 Canadian Folk Music Award for Best World Solo Artist[6]
Won: 2012 Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year
Sanata : Stillness 2014–15 ARC/Magenta
7 Billion 2018 Six Degrees Records
Comfort Food 2024 Kiran Music

With Rez Abbasi

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References

  1. ^ "Songlines - Music Awards 2009 - recognising outstanding talent in world music". Songlines. 29 May 2009. Archived from the original on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. ^ Rizvi, Anam (11 July 2014). "Indo-Canadian Singer Kiran Ahluwalia Epitomises "Two Cultures in One Person"". southasianobserver.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Kiran Ahluwalia Pursues the Beloved: The Nexus of Ghazal Love Poetry, Canadian Celtic Fiddle, and Time-Honored Pick Up Lines 2005 Album". rockpaperscissors.biz (Press release). 8 February 2005. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Canadas Top 25 Immigrants 2016". Canadian Immigrant (Press release). June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  5. ^ Fulghum, Sherrill (5 April 2004). "CARAS Scores A Hi4 With 2004 Juno Awards". soulshine.ca. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Results 2011" (Press release). Canadian Folk Music Awards. 4 December 2011. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2025.


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