Gurpreet Chana

Gurpreet Chana is a Toronto based musician, engineer, composer, and performer. Informed by the language of the tabla while drawing from ancient and contemporary technologies, he integrates the ergonomics of the traditional with the possibilities of the digital to create new modes of artistic expression. His multi-instrumental practice seeks to engage melody and rhythm as a way of supporting cross-cultural and interpersonal communion. In addition to a solo career, Chana has collaborated and performed with musicians around the world, including Kiran Ahluwalia, Bombay Dub Orchestra, DJ Starting from Scratch, Jorane, Robert Mason (kLoX), Niyaz, Abida Parveen, UK DJ/Producer Bally Sagoo and Tanya Tagaq.