Secondary menu Search form Sonic Cinema: Bishi on her Albion Voice live show Samuel Wigley Tuesday, 13 November 2012 Rooted in both ancient and modern musical styles, acclaimed performer Bishi's Albion Voice live show is an ode to an ever-changing England. "I'm Indian in skin, but English at heart", sings performer Bishi on the title track of her new album Albion Voice. Acclaimed by the New York Times as the 'New British Diva', Bishi's ambitious sound reaches deep into England's mythic past, bearing the influence of medieval folk music and plainsong, and featuring incantations from Chaucer and Milton. But the ancient and the modern co-exist in Albion Voice, and these folkloric sounds rub up against electronic textures, glacial soundscapes reminiscent of the Cocteau Twins or the art-pop of Laurie Anderson . There are sitars too, and lyrics derived from Indian bard Rabindranath Tagore . Bishi's music featured in Julien Temple's recent film London --  The Modern Babylon (2012), and the nation she maps out within the lyrics and textures of Albion Voice bears comparison to Temple's Babylonian capital -- a Sceptred Isle that is forever changing, renewed and re-energised by its migrant populations. British-born to Bengali parents, Bishi will perform her album in its entirety as part of Sonic Cinema, BFI Southbank's strand drawing out the links between film and live musical performance. Bishi previously performed at the BFI when her score to the 1923 silent film Salome featured as part of the Bird's Eye View Festival in 2009. During