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 "A sound like Raga meeting Aretha Franklin, Miss Puthli's singing is equally
extraordinary. There is just enough Indian training left in he style to give it
and indescribable fluid quality. Her alternation of timbre from the breathiest
of sighs to gospel derived moans is unique. She improvises off an impressive
range and generally walks through the album with the assurance of a master
performer" - Robert Palmer |
"...a fusion pioneer" - Ann Powers,
The New York Times
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"... a multi-talented individual who has not yet received the proper attention
due to her in the US" - Tom Moulton
"An angelic voice" - Barry Lederer |
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"Puthli, a native of Bombay, has the sensuality, vocal technique, and range to
deliver Henry Threadgill's thematic obsession in 'My Rock' which is part
contemporary, part song, part timeless torch song" - Kevin Lynch |
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"What's
more, she sings them quite superbly with a warmth, a directness and
power that cuts through the flummery and identifies her for what she is
- a total pro" - Philip Oakes |
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"Her
voice has the matt smoothness of a sugared almond, and the rustling
flexibility of heavy silk. There are dark contralto notes at one end and
a less frequently used rear soprano register with a copper sheen: at the
other, she has a sense of dynamics which makes the quieter, more
intimate phrases sound like an erotic woman breathing a name on a
mirror. If you are in tune with Miss Puthli, I can practically guarantee
goose simples" - Peter Clayton |
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"Top glamour in the past year has come mainly from the powder, paint and glitter
brigade led by Bowie. Balon, and Glade. Now the girls are fighting back. Our new
lady of pop is putting glamour right where is belongs. She is Asha
Puthli as talented as she is outrageous. Her voice purrs and soars" -
Don Short |
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"Classy
singer (who) has built up an enviable pedigree which in itself suggests
a large talent." "She sings with liquid effortless grace, at exotic,
slinky & soulful" - Andrew Bailey |
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"Expressing verbal feelings with a directness and purity that will leave you
breathless" -Robert Palmer |
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"A musical trailblazer - some of her albums contain songs many critics called
precursors to the disco movement" - Hugh Wyatt |
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The ability to manipulate her voice and to introduce certain glissando effects
embellishments and textures descend directly from Asha's training in the Indian
classical idiom. Her improvisations are the envy of the best instrumental
technicians in jazz and is an added quality commonly found in the greatest jazz
musicians: and aestheticism transcends the band to the spiritual" - Niranjan Jhaveri
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