Earlier in the week, American Tamil artist @ganavya made her UK television debut on the award winning “Later with Jools Holland,” performing her single “Forgive me my,” accompanied by mridangam and harp. Ganavya Doraiswamy, is a New York-born, California based and Tamil Nadu-raised critically acclaimed vocalist, scholar, Carnatic musician and multidisciplinary creator. A soundsmith and […]
READ MOREYalpanam, the second studio album by Norwegian Tamil folk rock band 9 Grader Nord (9 degrees north), has picked up a Spellemaansprisen – the Norwegian equivalent of the Grammy. The group consisting of sisters Mira and Dipha Thiruchelvam, Jakob Sønnesyn and Jakob Sisselson Hamre offers a mix of genres, such as baila, flamenco, jazz and […]
READ MOREBrimming with joy are Shakti band members Shankar Mahadevan, V Selvaganesh and Ganesh Rajagopalan, who won a Grammy for Best Global Music Album. The Indian fusion band was up against the likes of Susana Baca, Bokante, Burna Boy, and Davido for the prestigious award. Released in June 2023, the 2024 Grammy award winning album, “This […]
READ MOREPrito Itiacandy is a London based music producer and choreographer, who shot to fame on social media with his popular remixes of nostalgic AR Rahman classics that have racked up millions of views. TIPS Music, an Indian based music label who own the rights to many of the Tamil and Hindi hits he has worked […]
READ MOREYaazh Gaanam 2023, a first of its kind multi-artist Tamil music festival, took place last night in Jaffna. The Santhosh Narayanan concert, headlined by the popular South Indian music composer and his troupe of musicians, also provided a much needed platform for local and diaspora Tamil independent artists to perform in Jaffna. Many of the […]
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