From their early days busking in Melbourne to becoming a globally celebrated multi-instrumentalist and loop-pedal virtuoso, Tash Sultana began their musical journey early, receiving their first guitar from their grandfather when they were three years old. This sparked a lifelong passion for music, and over time, they taught themselves to play many instruments including guitar, bass, drums, saxophone, flute, trumpet, piano and more.
Their initial rise to fame was powered by raw performance and digital word-of-mouth… a home-recorded video of Jungle, that exploded online in 2016 and became a calling card. Breakout tracks Jungle and Notion featured on their debut EP, also titled Notion, and further propelled Sultana into the public sphere.
Followed-up by 2018's debut studio album via their own label Lonely Lands Records, Flow State, showcased Sultana’s one-person-band genius; finessed looping guitar, drums and vocals layered to build entire songs live in the studio.
This looping mastery isn’t a gimmick; it’s the skeleton key to Sultana’s creative world. It allows them to be a multi-instrumentalist, producer, and conductor all at once, they are an entire band compressed into a single, restless human-being. That authenticity lit a fuse. Suddenly, festival stages around the world weren’t big enough to hold them, and fans got to experience Sultana's joyous live shows - a place where musical concerts, spiritual gatherings and jam sessions combine.
Terra Firma was released in 2021, marking a new, more introspective chapter in their songwriting, while maintaining signature loops and multi-instrumental experimentation.
Since then, 2023's Sugar EP continues to challenge their creativity, with new lyrical themes and fresh sounds. Return to the Roots (2025) reflects a raw, back-to-basics vibe and reconnects with their original busking and looping style.
Sultana cites inspiration from nature, forests and the ocean. Their sound influenced by Carlos Santana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jimi Hendrix, Dub FX and Erykah Badu.
There’s a vulnerability woven through Sultana’s work. They’ve been open about their struggles with mental health, and that honesty bleeds into the music and stands as a reminder that the most powerful thing a musician can be is themselves; pure, unfiltered, and unapologetically unconventional.
More than a looping pioneer or a multi-instrumentalist prodigy, Sultana has become part of a new wave of artists redefining what it means to create, share, and connect through music. Their journey from bedrooms and busking to global-acclaim is an anthem for every self-taught misfit who has ever picked up an instrument and hoped someone, somewhere, might hear them.
And now you can… Catch Tash Sultana live in March 2026 at their biggest UK show to date at London's OVO Arena, Wembley.
Full details and dates below.
Don't miss your chance to see Tash Sultana live in London at the OVO Arena Wembley in March.
