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SIMRIT
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SIMRIT is creating waves with packed theaters and concert halls, chart-topping albums, and raving fans… all powering a palpable musical movement. Transcending genres, the SIMRIT experience centers around lead singer-songwriter Simrit Kaur, who is of Greek and Egyptian origin.
Born in Athens, Greece, adopted by Greek-Americans into South Carolina as a toddler, she comes from a long line of Greek matriarchal singers that span from her birth mother to her great grandmother, Tula Demetriou, who was a famous Greek singer and actress. At only 16 years old, Simrit’s birth mother was forced by her family to give Simrit for adoption. Over time, growing up steeped in the rich musical traditions of many cultures…Simrit’s own musical sensibilities emerged from a multiplicity of diverse influences, starting with the dark, heavy, and mystical chanting of the Greek Orthodox church choir, in which she sang starting at age five. During this same time period, Simrit began studying piano (where her piano teacher simultaneously instructed her in snare drum). Later, she studied West African drumming and toured with the Odunde Drumming Company during her education at the College of Charleston in South Carolina.
Alongside her band, Simrit creates vibrationally powerful and healing music to impact both positive internal and external change. Inspired by her ancient Greek and Egyptian lineages and her love of slow and vintage fashion…before each tour, Simrit collaborates with visual artists to design headpieces(and dresses) with influences from her ancient lineages to wear on stage— each commanding a strong presence and invoking incredible power.