Kula Shaker

Kula Shaker are an English psychedelic rock band. Led by outspoken frontman Crispian Mills the band came to prominence during the Post-Britpop era of the late 1990s. In addition, the band's debut album, K, reached #1 on the UK Albums Chart

The band are known for their interest in traditional Indian music, culture, and mysticism, with a number of their most famous songs, including "Tattva" and "Govinda", featuring lyrics written in the Hindu sacred language, Sanskrit. The name Kula Shaker was itself inspired by King Kulasekhara, an Indian emperor from the 8th century. In addition, many of the band's songs feature traditional Indian instruments, such as the sitar, tamboura, and tabla, juxtaposed with guitar-heavy, Western rock instrumentation. While the band's interest in all things Indian was partly inspired by a pilgrimage to Indian that Mills undertook in the early 1990s, it was also born out of a love for the Indian influences present in the music of The Beatles and other late 1960s acts. hurt the band's sales. but reformed in 2004 for sessions for the School of Braja compilation album. The band's third album, Strangefolk, was released in 2007 and their fourth, Pilgrim's Progress, will be released in 2010.

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