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Darbuka Siva

Born on March 13, 1982, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Darbuka Siva is Indian film composer, actor, and director whose music blends Indian traditions with global influences. He played drums as a teenager and began making Baul-inspired music with his first band, Oikyotaan, in 2000. One of his bandmates, future playback singer, Bonnie Chakraborty, became his mentor, encouraging the young Siva to expand his approach to the drums by also playing percussion instruments like congas, djembe, timbales, and udu. Darbuka Siva then formed the band Zahrra with Tanvi Shah in 2003. Two years later, h...