Jagori Tanna (born ''Andrew Koshowski'', in

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) is a Canadian musician. Together with his brother,

Christian Tanna Christian Tanna is a Canadian drummer and music event organizer based in Peterborough, Ontario. He is best known for his work with the band I Mother Earth. Early life Tanna was born Christian Koshowski in Hamilton, Ontario. His family moved to Pe ...

, he formed

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around 1990. He wrote almost all of I Mother Earth's music, and produced much of it as well. He won a

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in 2000 for Best Recording Engineer (with

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) for the band's singles "Summertime in the Void" and "When Did You Get Back From Mars?". Tanna produced music for bands such as Clarknova and dodger at 'The Mother's Hip' in

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, and he owns the record label UpperLeftSide Music, now based out of Peterborough, Ontario. He has also co-produced

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's album '' The Baroness'' and her recent EP ''

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''. His latest projects are the production of his own IFC Canada show, '' The Rawside Of...'' and INXS singer J. D. Fortune's solo album, ''

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''. In early 2010, he made several comments via his personal Facebook page that he is working on new I Mother Earth material. On January 24, 2012, Tanna announced via the band's official website that the most recent lineup would reunite for two live performances in Toronto. They have gone on to play additional shows and have released a new song.

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