“Obsessed! Obsessed! OBSESSED!” - Honey Dijon

“flawless” - Complex UK

APRA Professional Development Awards 2022 - Hip Hop / Rap / R&B / Soul - Winner
AIR Award 2020 - Best Independent Soul/R&B Album or EP  - Nominee
The Corner Award 2019 - Nominee

TIANA KHASI emerges from a powerful period of chrysalis, introducing listeners to her most vibrant and engaged creative chapter yet. With a voice as “venomous as it is honey-sweet” (Happy Mag) and sonic palette as bold as her heritage, the Samoan-Indian powerhouse is rewriting the rules of contemporary R&B, jazz, and soul with a flair that’s impossible to ignore.

Regarded as one of Australia’s bright lights of contemporary soul/R&B; Khasi began turning heads internationally early in her career scoring global praise with her “flawless” (Complex UK) debut single, “Nuketown”. Catching the ear of BBC6 tastemaker Gilles Peterson, the “Solange-like trance” (Pilerats) was handpicked for the 13th instalment of the renowned Brownswood Bubblers compilation. True to the UK’s reputation for unearthing emerging global talent, Tiana went on to co-headline her debut London performance personally invited by BBC 1XTRA host Jamz Supernova for a showcase under the Future Bounce label's banner.

Her debut EP, Meghalaya – titled for Meghalaya, India, the land of the Khasi tribe whose name Tiana proudly bears – signalled the arrival of an artist with both the clarity of vision and the talent to back it up. “Nailing both songwriting and aura” (Rolling Stone), Khasi sold out her distinct yellow & crimson 12” vinyl and first headline tour. The “divine offering” (Bandcamp) received nominations for 2019’s prestigious Corner Award, and an AIR Award nod for Best Independent R&B/Soul Release, a testament to the power in her storytelling and ability to weave themes of family, self-empowerment and identity into the contemporary vernacular of Australian music.

Extending beyond accolades and borders, Meghalaya served as a portal, introducing and reconnecting Tiana globally with community including Khasi descendants, who reached out to express pride and representation within her music – gestures that stand as career highlights for the artist.

Like many artists on the brink of their international breakthrough in 2020, trajectories were abruptly cut short as borders closed around the world. At a time where accepting defeat would have been an acceptable response to a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic, Tiana harnessed the resources of time and community to slow cook an impenetrable sense of self, laying the foundations for a lifelong career, guided by her ancestors. 

As her catalogue of music solidifies itself with over 11 million streams to date, Tiana continues to cement her status as a dynamic live performer in her own lane. Handpicked to open for pioneering artists such Masego, Kaiit, Pip Millett, Mildlife, Fatima, Cecile McLaran Salvant and arresting festival audiences nationwide (Splendour In the Grass, Falls Festival, WOMADelaide, Vivid Sydney, a festival called PANAMA and Dark MOFO) - Tiana is on your favourite artists’ radar, defying genre limits in pursuit of legacy on & off the stage.

Arriving at the precipice of a new creative chapter, 2024 will see the highly anticipated return of Tiana's music. A new era driven by self-determination, cultural and artistic nourishment, more than ever before.  Unafraid to push herself into new sonic territory, Khasi is poised to once again captivate global audiences and redefine the boundaries of contemporary sound emerging from so-called ‘Australia’.