The promotional launch of Sivamani’s first album Mahaleela took place on 10th Dec’08 at the Hard Rock Cafe in Mumbai.

Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain and Shankar Mahadevan performed at the event. Nina Manuel, Leslie Lewis were also there to wish Sivamani luck on the launch of his album.

‘Mahaleela’ is purely based upon Sivamani’s journey over the last thirty years of playing music. The compilation of music is global fusion.

The album comprises 12 tracks with a mix of vocal and instrumental, each dedicated to emotional moments of his life and some composed while jamming with great Indian classical artists. Veterans like Zakir Hussain, Vikku Vinayakaram, Louis Banks, Hariharan, Shankar Mahadevan and Neeladri Kumar have contributed towards compilation of Mahaleela.