"Bhiman's songs would be remarkable from anybody: He's a penetrating melodist as well as an accomplished guitarist and a striking singer." -National Public Radio
"Wry and subversive, the writing and performances here are first-rate folk-based and undeniable unique."
-The Washington Post
News
Crime of Passion - Pocket Show
Bhi performing Crime of Passion! Filmed by Oresti Tsonopoulos in a Brooklyn brownstone.
Take What I'm Given - Pocket Show
Bhi performing Take What I'm Given! Filmed by Oresti Tsonopoulos in a Brooklyn brownstone.
HERE AND NOW
Bhiman interviews with Robin Young for NPR's Here and Now
HEAR YA
Hear Ya calls 'BHIMAN' "one of the best debuts of the year."
NOTRE DAME OBSERVER
A Breath of Fresh Americana
"The album is like Forrest Gump's box of chocolates - you never know what you're going to get."
INDIA WEST
Sri Lankan American Singer-Songwriter Earns Raves
"His powerful voice, which has a wide vibrato and low range, recalls Richie Havens; while his songs have been compared to compositions by Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan and Randy Newman."
PERFORMER MAGAZINE ALBUM REVIEW
Sri Lankan American Singer-Songwriter Earns Raves
Performer Mag gives 'BHIMAN' two thumbs up, writing "Each song is delicate balance of punny rhymes, appealing melodies and powerful vocals, with a folky undertow that haunts the entire record."
ST. LOUIS RIVER FRONT TIMES
Talking St. Louis, Baseball, Country Blues and Crooning With Bhi Bhiman
Read Bhi's interview with his hometown paper, The Riverfront Times. Writer Roy Casten calls 'BHIMAN' "an album that twists and turns and sometimes sails through Americana conceits, in part on the strength of Sam Kassirer's (long-time partner of Josh Ritter) adventurous production and Bhiman's wild, ripe vocal power. He has a voice made to croon, but he mostly lets it wail over his serious, country-blues-trained guitar chops."
AMAZON'S ARTIST ON THE RISE!
This month, Bhi is one of Amazon's Artist on the Rise! Download BHIMAN today for only $3.99!
WASHINGTON POST EXPRESS
Standing Up for a Message: Singer Bhi Bhiman finds humor in world issues through song
"A distinctive voice informed as much by early 20th-century country blues as by songwriters such as Bob Dylan and Warren Zevon." -Stephen M. Deusner
POPTOMOETRY
The Music Snob's New Music Guide: February 2012
"A Sri Lankan-American who is Sri Lankan by name and American by his music, Bhi Bhiman is as smart as they come. His second album of easy-going folk is wistfully accessible, and brimming with melody. When he's not tackling the troubles with love, as he does on the sparkling "Time Heals", he's busy exploring social injustice in songs like "The Cookbook", a haunting protest against Wall Street come complete with an ominous horn section. But for all the introspection to be found, the most direct line is delivered with a hiccup on "Atlatl". 'You talk alot about about killin' killin' / But then there's bein' killed too.'" -Jon R. LaFollette
SF WEEKLY FEATURE
Finding worldly humor and compassion in the songs of S.F.'s Bhi Bhiman
"A soul vibe weaves throughout the entire record, thanks to Bhi's emotive delivery and powerful, deep voice." -Rae Alexandra
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE'S TOP PICKS
The Chronicle includes Bhi's album release show in their top picks!
"What a coming-out party: The Bay Area singer-songwriter should be feeling pretty swell about the flurry of critical praise surrounding his new LP, "Bhiman." All seems justified, as one wanders through Bhiman's opening ode to train-jumping Indian urchins ("Guttersnipe"), cabbage-laced backcountry blues ("Kimchee Line") and the lazy-day "Take What I'm Given." What ties together this distinctive update of the American blues-folk tradition is the Sri Lankan American musician's unabashed, open-hearted soul." -Kimberly Chun
SF BAY GUARDIAN: LOCALIZED APPRESH
SFBG's Noise Blog features Bhi in their Localized Appreesh column this week!
"His songs have an inherent sadness to them, which only makes more intriguing that irreverent style of telling socially conscious stories with lyrics you just wouldn't quite imagine there in another time period." -Emily Savage
BHIMAN REVIEWED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES
"This electric album is full of songs that are socially astute and a little wry and delivered with the panache of old standards, a melange of 1920s blues, 1960s folk and 1970s soft rock."-Brian Caramanica
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES GIVES BHIMAN 4 STARS
"BHIMAN is a record brimming with easily recognizable dilemmas, both economic and romantic, poured out through confident, simple musicianship and one of the most arresting voices you'll hear all year." -Thomas Conner
PASTE ALBUM REVIEW
"BHIMAN is a feast. Track after track is fulfilling, evocative and tender in all the right spots. The album is just as much about the tonality as it is about the lyrics. These two elements are brought together with soulful ease, sprawling style, and compelling stories in a full 11 tracks." -Kristen Blanton
THE MORTON REPORT
"For lovers of Neal Cassady's ramblings, Jack Keroauc's writing, and John Prine's songs, listen to Bhi Bhiman. He has a time-worn spirit that clearly won't quit, and in a world that too often seems at war with itself maybe that's just what is needed."-Bill Bentley
Daytrotter Session
Check out Bhi's Daytrotter Session! It includes Guttersnipe, Equal in My Tea, Kimchee Line, and his cover of Crazy by Gnarls Barkley.
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NPR's All Things Considered Reviews BHIMAN
"Singing blues in a voice that suggests a more modest Nina Simone would be an unusual formal choice for any young person in 2012. For a second-generation Sri Lankan-American who grew up on grunge, it seems like a heroic act of will. But Bhiman's songs would be remarkable from anybody: He's a penetrating melodist as well as an accomplished guitarist and a striking singer."
The Washington Post Reviews BHIMAN!
Bill Friskics-Warren of the Washington Post had this to say about Bhi's new record - out Tuesday, January 24th!
"What strikes you first about Bhi Bhiman's music is his voice - a keening, gender-neutral yawp that's as earthy as it is ethereal, as puckish as it is wise...Wry and subversive, the writing and performances here are first-rate, folk-based and undeniably unique."
PRI's The World
Check out Bhi's interview and performance on PRI's The World with Marco Werman.
National Geographic Features Guttersnipe!
Nat Geo posted "Guttersnipe" as one of their featured online videos!
POPMATTERS Live Review
PopMatters posted a great review of Bhi's recent show at Joe's Pub for the APAP Conference in NYC.
"When you catch him solo, you will get a showcase of Bhiman's vibrant voice and experience each tongue in cheek tale freshly picked from his bed of pearls."
MLB.COM Interview
Bhi had the chance to talk to MLB.COM about Cardinals baseball and his love for Albert Pujols (the day before he bolted for the Angels).
"Time Heals" video premieres on IFC.COM!
IFC.com exclusively premiered the video for "Time Heals" today. The video was created by Liam Hurley and Sam Kassirer using two dimensional stop animation (Kassirer also produced the BHIMAN album).
"On his forthcoming album, "BHIMAN," he sings a song about a North Korean prisoner in"Kimchee Line," but it sounds as if it were written while sitting on the Mason-Dixon Line and his song "Guttersnipe_" was turned into "Darjeeling Limited" meets "Slumdog Millionaire" video, but the song's just as fitting for train jumping Bay Area hobo."
Occupy this Album
Bhi's song "The Cookbook" has been selected for Occupy This Album - a new record to benefit the Occupy Movement. He is among artists like David Crosby, Yo Lo Tengo, and Jackson Brown, who have also lent their music to the record, due out this March.
AOL's Spinner.com posts "Guttersnipe" as Video of the Day WATCH NOW »
NBC's Nonstop Sound
NBC's Nonstop Sound sat down with Bhi at Public Assembly in Brooklyn.
"Bhiman takes his audiences on little voyages via forgotten characters in his lyrics in hopes of creating memorable folk music for a new generation."
My Old Kentucky Blog posts "Guttersnipe"
"In the great tradition of epic vocalists whose genderless, creator-of-the universe pipes that rock you to the very core of your being, comes Bhi Bhiman. From the very first street-wise, strummy notes on his acoustic, to the moment this man unleashes his chakra-aligning set of lungs on yer ears, his song Guttersnipe will transfix you into that special kind of lump-in-the-throat, moist-eyed stupor of utter gratitude that this song, and this singer, even exists. It's that good."
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American Songwriter premieres "Guttersnipe"
American Songwriter exclusively premiered of the new video for "Guttersnipe" - the lead track on BHIMAN.
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Videos
NBC Sound
Official Video
Guttersnipe
Official Video
Time Heals
Official Video
Atlatl
Official Video
It's Cold Out Here
Official Video
Eye on You
Official Video
Photos
Contact
Management
Katie Ross at Tough Love katie@thisistoughlove.com
Booking
Mike Leahy at Concerted Efforts mike@concertedefforts.com
Press
Andy Silva at Shore Fire Media asilva@shorefire.com
Retail
Lori Miller at Redeye lori@redeyeusa.com
Web Design
Boonie Blues www.boonieblues.com
Store
Lyrics
BHIMAN was produced and mixed by Sam Kassirer at The Great North Sound Society.
The bulk of the record was engineered by Jay Pellicci at Tiny Telephone in San Francisco. Additional recording by Sam Kassirer at the Great North Sound Society in Parsonsfield, ME and by Bhi Bhiman at his home in SF
Mastered by Jeff Lipton and Maria Rice at Peerless Mastering
All songs by Bhi Bhiman (Stringhopper Music / BMI)
© BooCoo Music, 2011.Manufactured and distributed by Redeye Distribution
