Quirks & Queries with
SHEFALI ALVARES
How important are artist collaborations to you ? How have you leveraged the same over the years ?
Collaborations are some of the funnest parts of working in music . It ’ s very important for musicians to constantly hone their art . I ’ ve personally spent most of 2020 leveraging the opportunity and collaborating with so many different producers and singers like ‘ Beishqi Galliyan ’ with Benny Dayal and ‘ Aadat ’ with Raajeev V Bhalla . For me to have found success in Bollywood the way I have also stems from experimenting away from my jazz music background . So yeah , I ’ m clearly all for it .
Your biggest music learning experience since the time you started
Never stop exploring . Never stop learning . Never stop experimenting .
What is your music practise routine like ?
Coming from a musical family , I of course spend a lot of time training my kids . So I spend a good three hours in the morning with them and training has never been more fun .
Importance of maintaining vocal health according to you and how do you do it ?
Oh my god - so necessary . People often think singing is an inherent skill , but it ’ s very much like any bodily exercise that needs routine practice , especially to be able to perform live .
If there were artists you would like to collaborate with , who would they be ?
Definitely would love to collaborate in Hip-Hop . Of all the experimenting I ’ ve been up to , that ’ s one I ’ ve not dabbled with and that could be really fun . So yeah , Badshah , Divine or Raftaar .
Dream venues to perform in
I ’ d love to do a stadium show . It would be a dream to perform at Wembley alongside my father .
Upcoming projects
I ’ ve got a whole new project in the works which is sounding so good . That ’ s something the world will be seeing soon . I also have been working with more producers and keeping the engine hot , so yeah you can expect a lot for this year .
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