the Albion Voice live show, conceived by her creative partner Matthew Hardern, Bishi will perform with kaleidoscopic visuals projected over and around her, awash in a dazzling, ever-shifting display of shapes, lines and colour. The album has a mixture of western and eastern musical and vocal styles. What's your own musical background? I was trained as a pianist and a singer, but in my teens I learned to play the sitar, bass, and ukulele, and I formed a deep passion for vintage synths and electronics. Where did the idea for Albion Voice come from? Albion Voice was inspired by a Michael Bracewell book called England Is Mine. In this cultural analysis of all things British, I realised there were very few women and hardly any Asians included in the book. I thought I'd add something to this debate with a lot of love. There are traces of everything from medieval folk music to avant-garde composer Gyrgy Ligeti on the album. What were your main musical influences on Albion Voice? The album was recorded over three years in London, Wales, upstate New York, Los Angeles and Buenos Aires. How did this affect the resulting album? There are a number of ideas, musical styles and concepts that had to come into orbit on Albion Voice. Making the album over a number of years and locations allowed the record to develop with more maturity and come to greater fruition. The album begins with you reciting part of The Canterbury Tales in Middle English.