Karma - The EP by Farita

As expected from a "good Indian girl" university followed but intially unbeknown to her parents she also began vocal coaching with Lucy D'limpio of Harmony School of Voice and Music. Instrumental in her decision to pursue a musical path, it was D'limpio who encouraged her creativity and passion for music.

Not long after Farita was signed to a now defunct, rather questionable record label. The cruel reality of the music business set in. When the contract expired some serious soul searching was required. It seemed a constant uphill battle with little support or encouragement from those around her but Farita resolved to stay focused on her dream.

She began to perform in bands, competitions, at functions and clubs in her hometown of Perth but soon realised that as a local there was little scope to pursue original commercial R&B/Pop music. She wanted more than to just perform cover material. Her determination began to pay off when Farita was introduced to UK writers and roducers "Cube", consisting of Dean Hopkins, a musician who'd been performing & writing in London since the mid 80's, now living in Perth and a co-writer he worked with at the time.

As a vocalist Farita recorded several tracks with Cube. "Boyfriend", which reached and remained number 1 for several weeks on the mp3.com.au charts as well as performing their track "Be What U Wanna Be" at a national song competition in Melbourne, Australia where she was chosen as a finalist out of nearly 150 acts. The tracks also received airplay on local radio stations.

Farita soon realised she wanted something more unique to her sound and wanted to forge her own identity both personally and professionally. She approached Dean with the concept to bring her ethnic side into her music and an exclusive Indian-R&B project was born.

Their first collaboration, "Don't Tell Me That You're Sorry" reaching No.2 on the mp3.com.au charts & remaining in the R&B top 20 for over a year!

New tracks followed with the creation of "Karma" - a spicy mix of R&B/Pop, with an ethnic world sound which was selected as a finalist in the Urban category of respected WAM Song of the Year Competition. Karma also went to No.1, in The Next Big Hit - a New York based internet broadcast reaching thousands around the world.

Over 2006/2007 Farita's tracks have enjoyed success in the USA Broadjam.com Top 10 Charts including the Pop Top 10, Contemporary R&B Top Ten, Production (Other & Mid temp) Top 10, The Female Vocal Top 10, The Australian Top 10 , The California Top 10, and more - often with two tracks dominating a single Top Ten chart at any one time. She has also had several number one hits on the Broadjam charts.

Her track "Giving It Up" also entered American Idol Underground at number 3 on the Pop charts.

Working between Australia and the USA, Farita is working on her debut album which is set to include a collaboration with Deeps Pabla, a producer well known for his Urban/R&B collaborations with South Asian artists.

FARITA: "I am really only at the beginning of my career. There is so much I want to achieve professionally and it is a gift to be able to have the opportunity to share my music. My goal is to create an 'international fusion' something different and unique and I hope people are open to that. I want to create my own vibe, something that most definitely says Farita!"

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