Shankar Sahney

Singer

Shankar Sahney is a professional singer based out of the capital city of India, New Delhi. He has promoted Indian folk music in different part of the world as well as in India and shared the stage with Vengaboys, a famous band.

He is a proponent of the Kirana Gharana and was initiated in the world of Sur and Taal at the green age of three.

He was trained under the watchful eye of his father, Prof Tej Bahadur Sahney, the head of the music department, Govt. College. Since the age of five, Shankar has been performing on several Doordarshan and radio shows. In the ensuing years, his raw talent was honed by countless hours of Riyaaz. After finishing school, however, he studied to become a chemical engineer, and embarked upon finding a place for himself in the same field.

However, the seed of music, sown too deep in his being, he was back to his first love, music. A large part of his college years was spent in studios, recording as a guitarist and a singer in over 500 albums.