Ch’Lu

“A beautiful, captivating and delicious chanteuse.” 

- Chris Hawkins, BBC 6Music

Eclectic art-pop artist Ch’Lu continues to mesmerise with the release of of her enchanting album The Goddess Within, out 9th June 2023 in celebration of Global Wellness Day (10th June 2023) and funded by Arts Council of England and Help Musicians.

Composed, performed, recorded, mixed and produced by Ch'Lu in her home studio, this immersive, expansive and uplifting album is a fusion of binaural field-recordings, hypnotic Sanskrit vocals, classical guitar arpeggiation and underscored electronic soundscapes. It is using the ancient Sanskrit texts of the Mandukya Upanishads, which create the experience and journey of Aum ( known as “Om”) - the vibration of the universe and all things living. It is the ultimate sound medicine, returning the nervous system to a place full of potential, releasing stress, toxins and negativity.

A polyglot polymath, Ch’Lu has been studying Sanskrit for the last thirteen years, alongside her teaching and practice of Vedic meditation, which fuels her drive to expand consciousness through creativity and performance. Indeed the name Ch’Lu itself is derived from Sanskrit, given to Ch’Lu by her Jyotish (Vedic Astrology) mentor; her artistic direction is intuited by the energy of “Ch’Lu”. As ninja warrior and artist, Ch’Lu wants to entertain you into feeling less alone, anxious or stressed and more like the best version of yourself: connected, fulfilled and eager to get out of bed each day.

Ch’Lu - aka Camilla Mathias - trained as a classical guitarist, singer and actress and has been picking up languages since she learned to speak. Career highlights include playing an intimate East London gig hosted by BBC 6music’s Chris Hawkins, recording with film composer Yann McCullough (Spectre:Bond, Grand Budapest Hotel), contributing guitar to an episode of Channel Four’s award-winning Unreported World series, and composing and performing her OFFIE-nominated music in the latest London stage adaptation of Lorca’s Blood Wedding directed by George Richmond-Scott (Everyone’s Talking About Jamie).

Catch Ch’Lu live for her album launch on 14th June 2023 at London’s Piano Smithfield - Tickets

The Goddess Within is due for release on 9th June 2023 in celebration of Global Wellness Day.