Out of chaos comes resolution. Chaos seems an apt description for the antecedent state of affairs in the days before Khem Kharan. In 1995, after a five year hiatus, Kenneth Kemkaran had returned to Canada from Ireland where he had been studying the art and science of medicine as well as Irish poetry and music.

Five gruelling years of medicine, residency, incessant transatlantic travel, relocation, recording dates and everything in between had finally taken their toll on this young composer/producer/physician. He finally decided to throw in the towel on a six year commitment to Alchemy, a project fraught with fledgling dreams, endless personnel changes and unkept promises. It all ended in silence.

Kemkaran, disheartened yet determined to hear his dreams come to fruition, gradually met with the players who now comprise the working lineup of Khem Kharan. He was introduced to Steve Broadhurst who introduced Kemkaran to Barry Player who brought Derek Gottfried into the fray. Various different players from the endless pool of talent in Winnipeg, including Brent Scott who co-wrote “Finding Time” with Kemkaran, made their way through the doors of the recording studio to lend a hand to the process. When master bassist Ken “Spider” Sinneaeve entered into the picture, magic began to happen on a regular basis. Encouraged by what he had been hearing Kemkaran conscripted Randy Hiebert and Randy Booth along with Murray Pulver who provided the final ingredients which would culminate in an album of songs entitled “Language of the Heart”.

Cementing this allegiance was producer/ engineer, Paul James. James had also paid his fair share of dues working with artists like Snoop Dogg, Bjork, Crash Test Dummies among many alumni from Deathrow Records.

This process of finding the final lineup took 18 months of trial and error. Kemkaran, by then an emergency physician, had found the pace frenetic. Between shifts and recording sessions, progress often came at the expense of sleep. Songs and music often had to be written on the fly, sometimes in the last few moments before sessions were about to begin. Eventually what was to evolve was a fusion of Rock, Pop, Folk, Jazz and Classical forms.

In May, 2000 “Language of the Heart” was officially released on The “A Channel” on the Big Breakfast Show in Winnipeg. Later that day the band would perform an inspiring set at The Meeting Place.

Over the next few months various members set out on their respective journeys to explore their own territories. Later in the year, Kemkaran would find out that “Language of the Heart” had been nominated for Outstanding Production at The Prairie Music Awards.

Encouraged by the response to “Language of the Heart” Kemkaran set out to challenge previously set boundaries and conscripted Sinnaeve, Broadhurst, Pulver, Scott, Hiebert and a new face, Pat Wright on guitar. Currently they are working on “Idle Hands” a conceptual collection of songs detailing life in the “Eye of the Storm”. Kemkaran has high hopes and will be insisting on pure live performance to push the limits of this ensemble. “Idle Hands” is due for release early 2003 with MP3’s available HERE at Khemkharan.com.