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“Have you ever heard a song and imagined the last scene of an epic film? … Maybe it’s the beautiful strings, Anju’s serene vocals, or the combination of it all that make the the song feel simple, yet so grand” - Natalia Toledo, The Current

Anju for Cloud Cafe

“I see the song as this seed came out of me, but then all these other people watered it and tended to it. I wish there was a way in the industry for us to see it in its wholeness. If I weren’t into music I don’t think I would appreciate the team around the music that I experience. Now that I'm building my own team I’m wondering how it can be recognized as a team- built garden.”

South Asian Artist Anju Releases Stirring Folk-Pop Single ‘Cicada’

The Minneapolis singer-songwriter recounts a warm summer evening in New York City with fond metaphors of nature and urban life -Anurag Tagat, Rolling Stone India

Sounding Out Sanctuary

“Sanctuary and diaspora are the bones of Anju’s music.” -Stephanie Fernández, TIDES Magazine

“Anju Makes Intimate Folk-Pop for Herself and Her Communities”

“Someone once told singer-songwriter Anju that when they heard her music, they could feel their ancestors joining them in the room.” -Ruth Jiang, Bandcamp Daily

Watch This Week’s Outstanding Entries From The Tiny Desk Contest

Anju Madhok builds an altar to lost love and the creative spirit that takes its place in her entry, "Invocation”…With her delicate lyrics and open books, she wraps herself in the safety of a personal spirituality. -Stefanie Fernández, NPR Music

Peel Back Anju’s Latest Album “Rind + Seed”

“Too often, we are taught to split our lives in two: past and present, male and female, good and evil, young and old. Anju’s latest album, “Rind + Seed,” challenges those binaries.” -Jasleena Grewal, KajalMag